Determinants of RFID Adoption in Supply Chain among Manufacturing Companies in China: A Discriminant Analysis

Abstract

The growth of China's economy hinges to a large extent on the ability of the industry to operate more efficiently and effectively in the global supply chain system. China's manufacturing companies should pay attention to adopt more efficient supply chain technologies to provide better services for their customers. China has initially carried out research and development and industrialization of technology related to RFID and begun to apply in some areas in recent years. This article studies the determinant factors of the RFID adoption by manufacturing companies in China.

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