critically evaluate the various use of RFID in global retail industry
II. To determine key factors for the successful application of RFID technology in retail supply chains?

III. To determine the readiness of UK retail industry for the deployment of RFID in UK retail industry using JD Sports as a case study organisation.
IV. To establish anticipated outcomes of deploying RFID technology in the JD Sports, the case study retail organisation in this project.
Questionnaire Survey

1. Are the businesses increasing their awaereness levels on the implementation of RFID into their supply chains?
a) Yes, the awareness levels are increasing
b) Cannot Justify
c) No, awareness levels are low
Technology of RFID is not new. However, the implementation and usage of this RFID into businesses and most importantly into supply chain activities is new. This questuion attempts in finding out the levels of awareness in RFID.

Chart 1: Awareness levels on RFID in supply chains
RFID in supply chain management is been into discussions these few years. The interpretation made on the results of survey from the supply chain employes has revealed that, the awareness levels on the supply chain mangement integrtaing the technology of RFID is been more significant and the awareness levels of the businesses are increasing in the higher rates.

2. What are the key drivers for the retail industries in integrtaing RFID into their supply chain?
a) Benefits offered
b) Mandate Compliance
c) Technology drivers
d) Anti-counterfieting
Adoption and integrtaion of RFID into supply chain of retail industries is seen increasing since few years. this question attempts in seeking and realizing the key drivers behind this increased integrtaion.

Chart 2: Key drivers of RFID
This question is equally important in the study. within the increased significance and implementtaion of RFID in the supply chain management, the research has to identify the reasonsn behind this increased implementation.
It is been identified that equally all the given points are responsible and the drivers of RFID incresed implementation.

Mostly, the successful benefits offered by this technology and the mandate compliance are behind this implementation.
3. Does this ability of RFID in supply chains affect the business process in offering right services to consumers?
a) Yes, the businesses would be affected
b) The affect would not be considerable
The end users and providing the right products and services in right time is the main target for the supply chain logistics in organizations.

Chart 3: Ability of RFID and affect on businesses
The pie chart representtaion shown above is indicating the key results of the question.

The capabilities of the RFID technology when integrtaed with the operations and activities of supply chain are changing the way the businesses are being operated. This is truly derived from the insights of the employees. And the businesses are completely being affected due to this implementtaion of RFID.
4. The application of RFID in Supply Chain Mangement has vast potential in improving effectiveness and efficiencies in solving supply chain problems. Do you agree with this statement
a) Strongly Agree
b) Agree
c) Neutral
d) Disagree
e) Strongly Disagree

The potential of RFID technology in supply chain management is been the main objective of the stuyd to be accomplished. In the course, the research has strcutured the same point as question in identifying the employee perceptions to gather eviodences.

Chart 4: Potential of RFID in SCM
Supply Chain Management is all about the managing of distarcations, risks and issues relating within. And efficiency of supply chain comes from the better management of all these issues. the graphical representtaion is given by the study based on the results obtained from the staff working on supply chain integrtaed with RFID technology.

It is been identified that, the technology of RFID has the complete potential and capability in solving these problem in supply chain management and this would enhance the efficiency of Supply chain.
5. Do you agree with the statements below on the capability of RFID.
True False
a) Improves efficiency of store operations
b) Improves accuracy, speed and efficiency of operations
c) Enhnaced visibility of orders and inventory
d) Realtime tracking
e) Improved accuracy in packaging and shipment
f) Improved productivity and sales
g) Reduced costs

The question plays a key role in determining the real time evidences on the theortical backdrops of the RFID efficiency.

Chart 5: Capabilities of RFID
The graphical presenttaion shown above is indicating the industry evidences on the capabilities of RFID. The study has revealed from the responses of the partakers that, all the statements given above are true based on the perceptions of the partakers. Vene though there are percentages who disagree with these statements, the lessernumbers makes this not considerabe

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6. Among the given below, what are the areas of capabilities of RFID in Supply Chain?
a) Monitoring Supply Chain Disruption
b) Quick Response to Disturbances
c) Enhanced decision making
d) All the above
The main intention of the project is to make a detailed analysis on the role and impact of RFID technology in the Supply Chain management. Within the same line, this question is aiming to get revealed the capabilities of RFID.

Chart 6: Capabilities of RFID

The chart represents the complete capabilities of RFID as given through the perceptions of the supply chain employees in UK retail sectors. When given with the three available options, the partakers’ opinions are as shown above. Interpreting these results has made the study realize that, RFID is highly capable of monitoring the distractions and disturbances of supply chain, to respond quickly to these faults and finally in taking good and appropriate decisions on the same.
7. What are the different segments in Retail Supply Chain that could be benefitted by RFID implementation?

a) Operational efficiency
b) Security
c) Visibility
d) Customer Service Levels
e) Information Access
f) Sales
g) Reduced Costs

In dealing with the efficiency of RFID, the study has chosen the segment of UK Retail sector to analyze and evaluate the same. This question attempts at focusing light on areas that could be benefitted by RFID.

Chart 7:

Retail Supply Chain Segments benefitted from RFID
The above chart is showing a representation of the overall segments in the retail sector’s supply chain which can be truly benefitted by making an implementation of the RFID technology into it. The percentages and the interpretation made on these results has shown that, all the options given are been benefitted by RFID.
Implementing RFID has resulted in increasing of sales, visibility, security, customer services, and access to information and on a whole the operational efficiency. Besides on these improvements, the overall costs were identified to be reduced.
8. In UK Retail Industry, can bar codes be replaced by RFID tags?
a) Yes
b) Can’t Justify
c) No

There are many literatures laying stress on the point that, RFID tags has the ability to outpace the barcodes in coming years and this question has attempted in seeking the real time opinions and evidences on this statement.

Chart 8: FRID Replacing Barcodes?
The graphical presentation made on the responses obtained from the survey is clearly showing the majority of the supply chain staff and employees agreeing on the fact that, RFID implementation are much capable in many areas. And also, within few years, the retail sector in United Kingdom would certainly allot the place of barcodes for RFIDs.

9. Is RFID technology effective in managing the risks or disruptions in supply chain?
a) Yes, RFID is more efficient
b) No, it is not effective
The main focus of the study is to evaluate the significance and impact of the RFID technology in Supply Chains and managing the supply chain activities and risks. The ability of RFID in attaining the same is been pointed here.