An Exploratory Study of REID Benefits for Apparel Retailing

의류소매업에서의 RFID 이점에 대한 탐색적 연구

  • Kim, Hae-Jung (School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management, University of North Texas) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Young (School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management, University of North Texas)
  • Published : 2006.12.31

Abstract

Relentless advances in information technology are constantly transforming market dynamics of the retail industry. RFID is an emerging innovative technology that can reduce labor costs, improve inventory control and increase sales by effective business processes. Apparel retailers need to recognize the benefits of RFID and identify critical success factors. By focusing on apparel retailers, this study attempts (1) to identify the reality of RFID associated with benefits; and (2) to prospect the implementation of RFID in apparel retailing. We conducted a focus group interview with selected six panels who were experts of retail industry in the United States to obtain data regarding RFID attributes. Content analysis was used to generate related excerpts and classify 31 attributes of RFID benefits from the meaningful 173 responses. For experience of RFID, retailers were familiar with RFID technology and expressed the belief that RFID basically would support an existing retail system for speed to markets. However, retailers addressed the level of experience with RFID technology that they were still in the early adoption stage among few innovative companies. The content analysis identified five dimensions of RFID benefits for apparel retailing: Visibility and Velocity, Revenue Enhancement, Customer Service, Security, and Employee Productivity. This result lends support to the belief that RFID has a significant potential to streamline supply chain management, store operation and customer service for apparel retailing. This study provides intellectual and managerial implications far practitioners and researchers by postulating the effective use of RFID in the apparel retail industry.

최근 정보기술 분야에서 새로이 부상하고 있는 RFID는 기존의 노동비용을 절감하고 재고관리를 개선하며, 또한 효율적인 사업모델 창출을 통해 판매를 증가시킬 수 있는 혁신적인 정보기술로 소개되고 있다. 따라서, 이 새로운 정보기술의 채택이 의류소매업에 가져올 수 있는 이점은 무엇이며, 또한 무엇이 RFID 기술을 실용화하는 데에 성공적 요인이 될 것인지를 생각해 볼 시점이다. 본 연구는 RFID기술에 대한 의류소매업자의 현실적 인식수준과 그들이 예측하는 RFID잠재적 이점을 탐색하고자 하였다 또한 이를 통해 의류소매업에서 RFID 실행가능성을 예측해 보고자 하였다. RFID 기술에 대한 경험적 연구가 매우 드문 시점에서, 본 연구는 미국 내 소매업자들을 대상으로 집중집단면접(Focus group interview)를 실시하였다. 질적 내용 분석 결과, 총 150개의 RFID관련 문항이 도출되었고, 이는 다시 다섯 개의 RFID 이점 차원에 따라 31개의 속성으로 분류되었다. RFID 기술과 그의 이점에 대해 소매업자들은 이 기술이 현존하는 유통 공급망 체계를 보다 신속, 효과적으로 만들 것으로 인식하고 있었다. 그러나 실제 이 기술에 대한 채택은 아직까지 소수의 혁신적 기업만이 시도하는 초기 채택단계 이전에 머무르고 있었다. 한편 의류 소매업자들이 인식한 중요한 RFID 이점은 다섯 차원, 즉 (1) 물류 및 재고관리의 가시성과 가속성, (2) 수익률 향상, (3)고객 서비스, (4) 보안성, (5) 고용생산성으로 밝혀졌다. 이러한 결과는 RFID가 신속하고 효율적인 유통 공급망의 관리, 매장 운영 및 관리의 개선, 그리고 고객서비스 강화에 중요한 잠재력을 지닌다고 제시한 선행연구들의 이론적 가설 및 제언을 지지하였다. 따라서 본 연구는 의류소매업에서 RFID 기술에 대한 학문적 연구 및 실무적 접근 방향을 위한 기초자료를 제시하고 있다.2%, Bacillus cereus가 0.0%에서 29.4%, Clostridium perfringens는 0.0%에서 23.1%, Escherichia coli는 0.0%에서 35.0%로 검출되었다. Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Listeria monocytogenes, Yersinia enterocolitica, Campylobacter jejuni는 검출되지 않았다. 이 연구는 신선한 야채에서의 병원체에 대한 기초 자료로 활용 가능할 것이라 기대된다.m}1.82$로서 명도와 황색도가 다소 낮게 나타났다. 청국장은 각각 $35.62{\pm}2.05,\;6.31{\pm}0.37$$13.50{\pm}0.78$로 나타나 명도와 황색도에 있어서 다소 낮게 나타났다.m25$에 9.4%를 나타내었다. 신체발달점수에서 남대생은 68.3%가 $75\sim85$이었고, 86 이상이 25.3%로 나타난 반면, 여대생은 표준범위가 63.6%의 분포를 나타내었다. 여대생의 나트륨 섭취는 연령과 0.082의 유의성을 나타내었고, 남대생의 복부 지방률은 연령과 0.011의 유의적 차이를 나타내었으며, 여대생의 체단백질랑은 나트륨섭취와 -0.276의 음의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 따라서 본 조사에 의하면 탄수화물:단백질:지방 비율이 $46\sim54:16\sim17:30$ 이상의 수준이었고, 섬유소는 권장량의 20%, 칼슘은 권장량의 $77\sim83%$, 나트륨은 권장량의 $2\sim3$배를 섭취하였는데, 이러한 섭취경향은 체성분에서 특히 남대생 94%가 체단백질량이 표준이상인 반면 남대생 86.4%가 체무기질량이 표준이하를 나타내었으며,

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