Adoption of RFID in Supply Chains: A Motivation and Ability Perspective

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Author(s): Chin Boo Soon (The University of Auckland, New Zealand)and Jairo A. Gutiérrez (Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar, Colombia)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 10
Source title: Supply Chain Optimization, Management and Integration: Emerging Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): John Wang (Montclair State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-135-5.ch004

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / Operations and Service Management / Supply Chain Management

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Recognizing radio frequency identification (RFID) as a disruptive technology unearths interesting facts that could help managers decide how to approach their RFID projects. RFID for the supply chain (RFID/SC) has attracted global attention and many firms are already using RFID in their business processes. It was found that the uptake of RFID in New Zealand supply chains has been slow. Following on our previous work that used the motivation/ability framework to describe RFID/SC, this paper looks at the motivation and ability of New Zealand supply chains to explain the slow adoption rate. Case studies are used to illustrate the principles of the motivation/ability framework. The objectives of this paper are: (1) to equip managers with the knowledge of disruptive technology in the context of RFID/SC, (2) to highlight the need to assess an organization’s motivation and ability for adopting RFID/SC, and (3) to propose actions industry can take in the adoption of RFID/SC.

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