Radio frequency identification and time-driven activity based costing:RFID-TDABC application in warehousing

Purpose: This paper extends the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) data for accounting of warehouse costs and services. Time Driven Activity Based Costing (TDABC) methodology is enhanced with the real-time collected RFID data about duration of warehouse activities. This allows warehouse managers to have accurate and instant calculations of costs. The RFID enhanced TDABC (RFID-TDABC) is proposed as a novel application of the RFID technology. Research Approach: Application of RFID-TDABC in a warehouse is implemented on warehouse processes of a case study company. Implementation covers receiving, put-away, order picking, and despatching. Findings and Originality: RFID technology is commonly used for the identification and tracking items. The use of the RFID generated information with the TDABC can be successfully extended to the area of costing. This RFID-TDABC costing model will benefit warehouse managers with accurate and instant calculations of costs. Research Impact: There are still unexplored benefits to RFID technology in its applications in warehousing and the wider supply chain. A multi-disciplinary research approach led to combining RFID technology and TDABC accounting method in order to propose RFID-TDABC. Combining methods and theories from different fields with RFID, may lead researchers to develop new techniques such as RFID-TDABC presented in this paper. Practical Impact: RFID-TDABC concept will be of value to practitioners by showing how warehouse costs can be accurately measured by using this approach. Providing better understanding of incurred costs may result in a further optimisation of warehousing operations, lowering costs of activities, and thus provide competitive pricing to customers. RFID-TDABC can be applied in a wider supply chain

Model Proses Implementasi ICT untuk Logistics Service Providers

Teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (ICT) memainkan sebuah peranan penting dalam mendukung pengelolaan. layanan logistic. Meskipun beberapa literatur menyoroti manfaat dari penggunaan ICT bagi Logistic Service Provider (LSP), namun gap antara apa yang diharapkan dari ICT dan kepuasan atas kinerja LSP tetap terjadi. Sehubungan dengan hal itu artikel ini mengusulkan sebuah proses implementasi ICT untuk LSP. Sebuah model teoritis dibangun, berdasarkan identifikasi model implementasi ICT sesuai literatur yang ada dan requirement dari LSP atas penggunaan ICT. Model tersebut disesuaikan menurut perkembangan teknologinya dan praktek manajemen perubahan dalam organisasinya. Sebuah studi multi-case deskriptif itu dilakukan untuk mengevaluasi kesesuaian model dalam praktek implementasi ICT, dimana diusulkan model implementasi untuk LSP yang menggabungkan aspek teoritis dan penelitian empiris. Output hal ini adalah model implementasi yang terdiri dari 39 kegiatan, dimana 32 kegiatan tersedia di dalam literatur dan 7 sisanya merupakan kegiatan baru

Strategies to Minimize Perishable Food Loss in the Retail Grocery Business

Supply chain managers in the retail grocery industry face significant challenges in reducing the wastage of perishable food. Perishable food spoilage and deterioration in the retail grocery industry result in a significant loss of profitability and consumer satisfaction. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies that supply chain managers in the retail grocery business used to minimize perishable food loss. The perishable inventory theory was used as the conceptual framework. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with 6 Pennsylvania retail grocery supply chain managers who implemented strategies to minimize perishable food loss and from organizational documents. Data analysis was carried out using Yin\u27s 5-step process of compiling, disassembling, reassembling, interpreting, and concluding data. The 3 emergent themes resulting from data analysis were inventory strategy, logistics and deliveries strategy, and information technology strategy. Member checking occurred after transcription and summarization of the interview data. The findings indicated that supply chain managers use first-in-first-out approaches to inventory management, rotation, replenishment, information sharing, and on-time purchasing to minimize perishable food loss. The findings and recommendations of this study might be valuable to supply chain management and retail grocery leaders to create strategic solutions to mitigate the loss of perishable food. The findings of this study might contribute to positive social change through the reduction of perishable food loss, an increased supply of food, lower retail prices to the consumer, and improved customer satisfaction