简介:OneofthekeychallengesforimplementingRFIDsystemsinsupplychainmanagementisthedifficultyineconomicjustification.Suchdifficultyisfurtheramplifiedbyitspublicparticipationnatureasmultipleself-interestbeneficiariesmayreceivediversepaybacks,andtheirincentivestojointhesystemaredifficulttoalign.Thispaperaimstoaddresstheseproblemsbyacollaborativedesignfromtwoaspects.First,weproposetointroduceacentralizedplanningmechanisminthechaintofacilitatetheparticipation,sothatthecostoftheoverallsystemcanbeminimized.Second,weproposetoanalyzethemulti-faceteconomicreturnfrommulti-purposeapplicationstoachievethefullpotentialofRFIDsystems.Toillustrateourapproach,itsapplicationforinventoryinaccuracyandproductrecallinRFIDsystemispresented.