How Does RFID Relate Closely To The Clothing Industry?

1, Japan's "U-Japan" plan and the development of the Internet of things.

Japan proposed in 2004

The national informatization strategy is called "U-Japan".

The term "U" refers to the English word "Ubiquitous", which means "ubiquitous and ubiquitous".

The idea of U-Japan strategy is to realize the connection between people and people, things and objects, between people and things, namely 4U (Ubiquitous, Universal, User-oriented, Unique).

The strategy is to generate a new generation of information technology revolution and realize the ubiquitous convenience society. Internet of things technology is an important part of realizing the "U-Japan" strategy.

In Japan，

Technology has penetrated into people's clothing, food, shelter and travel.

For example, the home appliances network system launched by Panasonic Corp can download the recipes through the mobile phone for the owner to view the food stored in the fridge, so as to determine what dishes to buy, and even allow the cooker to cook rice automatically through the Internet.

Japan advocates digital housing, through the cable communication network, satellite TV's digital television network and

No matter in the house, outside or in the car, people can freely enjoy all kinds of information services.

The clothing industry is no exception.

The technology of Internet of things (IOT) has been widely used in the collection, design, processing, distribution and marketing of apparel industry.

This article focuses on research.

Internet of things technology in Japan

Application.

2. Application mode of RFID Internet of things in Japanese apparel industry

Basic concepts of RFID

RFID is a non-contact automatic identification technology. It automatically identifies target objects and gets relevant information through radio frequency signals. It can accurately identify moving objects in various states, such as static, mobile or even harsh environments without manual intervention.

The technology has the characteristics of small volume, large capacity, long life, penetrating power, reusable, fast reading and writing, location and long-term tracking. It has great potential in food safety, quality management, manufacturing supply chain management, intelligent pportation and so on.

The function of the tag is much stronger than that of the bar code, and the reading speed is faster and the reading quality is more precise.

Technology is widely used in the field of manufacturing management.

In this workflow, RFID technology is adopted from manufacturing links, distribution links to retail links, and the information of each object can be reflected in the information base in time. This mode of information pmission has greatly improved the enterprise.

Operational efficiency.

Implementation plan of RFID implemented by METI, Japan's Ministry of economy and Industry

(1) the new situation facing the development of Japanese apparel industry.

In the new situation of increasing imports, expanding retail space and increasing customer preferences, the Japanese apparel industry is facing more new challenges. How to manage a thriving industry has become a top priority.

First of all, the trend of industrial globalization makes

Supply chain management is becoming more and more complex. To some extent, it is almost impossible for us to know where a particular garment is produced. Secondly, with the continuous expansion of retail stores, the probability of poor management of commodities is greatly increased. Thirdly, the changing elements of Japanese apparel industry are changing rapidly, and diversified and personalized demand is increasing.

These are destined to the development of the garment industry has strong instability and challenges.

(2) METI promotes the application of RFID in the apparel industry.

Facing the new international economic situation, the Japanese economic and industrial province (METI) vigorously promotes RFID technology.

Its application, combined with the gold products company, has appointed its RFID application experiment to improve the IT efficiency of the textile industry through standardized RFID system.

In addition, METI also promotes RFID programs to many industries.

The gold products company has participated in the large-scale IOT technology application test in Japan's clothing and textile industry.

The company has the right environment for running the RFID system.

It is a large enterprise with millions of dollars in assets, dedicated to import and export of steel, machinery, metals, textiles and foodstuff, and has various sales channels, including branch warehouses, specialized warehouses and multiple retailers.

The gold product is trying to find a better RFID plan, which integrates the existing information system installed at the distribution center, store and enterprise headquarters.

Through the RFID application experiment, finally, Sebes chose the "RFIDAnywhere" as the gold product, because it can integrate the existing system of the company, and will not change the existing application function in the process of joining with all kinds of RFID devices.

(3) based on

The SPA scheme.

The SPA (SpecialtyStoreRetailPrivateLabelApparel) mode, "the clothing industry" which runs the exclusive brand specialized shop, is an integrated way that the enterprise owns its own brand and is responsible for the planning, design, production and retail from the commodity planning. It has the characteristics of "direct paction with the final consumers and real-time mastery of market demand information".

It was put forward by the American GAP company and was successfully applied and promoted in Japan world clothing corporation.

The key of SPA mode is "having perfect information and logistics network". Therefore, IT system is an essential technical support for the development of SPA, and based on RFID

The information system of technology is also becoming an important support and key technology of SPA in garment industry.

Global supply chain management of garment enterprises based on RFID Internet of things technology

(1) analysis of logistics service characteristics of different commodities.

Different goods have different characteristics of logistics service.

According to the specific characteristics and scale of the goods to be supplied, Japanese clothing enterprises choose different supply modes to better improve the visibility and punctual delivery rate of supply chain management.

Generally speaking, according to the quantity of supply commodities and the visibility of supply chain, the daily main commodities can be divided into 4 categories.

For example, electronic products, watches, jewellery and other commodities are of high value, small volume and low delivery time requirements.

Commodities such as popular objects and vegetables have the characteristics of high quantity and high delivery time. The supply service of such commodities can adopt the "direct replenishment mode of distribution centers" to better ensure timely delivery and accuracy.

(2) Japan

The structure of the global supply chain.

The supply chain structure is an open-loop structure, from the "foreign factories customs inspection - domestic distribution centers - shops or branches" throughout the process, each link of the supply chain has been applied RFID technology.

Every garment made in Japan's overseas factories is labeled with a single grade label at the time of leaving the factory. After being packaged into a box, it is labeled as a package grade label. After customs inspection, it can reach the consumers in Japan through pportation, warehousing, sorting, distribution, distribution and sales activities.

In the entire operation of the supply chain, enterprises can collect a large number of related information of clothing circulation, which is processed through the "single level RFID tag information -RFID database - Data Mining and retrieval" process.

First of all, the RFID tag information collected from a large number of single garments is stored in the RFID database, and then various effective state information of clothing is obtained through data mining, which can provide help and support for business intelligence. In addition, it can also efficiently search and obtain rich information resources.

3, IT system architecture diagram of Japanese garment enterprises

Through the IT device, customers can complete the cashier payment process on their own, and get the coupons in real time, automatically accumulate points to membership cards.

In addition, the invoice printer can automatically identify customer's shopping documents and automatically complete the invoice printing service.

This greatly reduces the waiting time of customers queuing, improves customer satisfaction, and reduces the labor intensity and efficiency of workers.

This self financing way is a win-win development mode for businesses and customers.

Visibility and efficiency of supply chain have been greatly improved.

RFID technology plays an important role in the integrated management of apparel supply chain, product inventory management, location tracking and POS computing.

Through RFID

Technology, the important node enterprises in the apparel supply chain can quickly and effectively get the effective information of clothing, realize the visual management of all links in the supply chain, improve production efficiency, reduce logistics cost, and optimize the allocation of resources.

After the implementation of RFID technology, all members of the supply chain, such as suppliers and retailers, can benefit from it, and closer cooperation and efficiency will also be enhanced.

In recent years, RFID has been given to Japan.

It has brought great benefits and remarkable performance improvement, mainly in the following aspects.

(1) for raw material manufacturers, it means faster inventory turnover and better supply capability; (2) for manufacturers, it means efficient processing, faster capital flow, faster pportation speed and better service for customers; (3) for distributors, it means higher pport efficiency, more accurate delivery capability, stronger cargo tracking level and great cost savings; (4) for retailers, it means faster processing process, less out of stock phenomenon, more intelligent and concise operation process and better customer service level.

In particular, in response to the backlog caused by the backlog of goods, they will negotiate with suppliers to take measures such as returns.

(5) for the staff of an enterprise, no matter what color and volume the product is, it can instantly acquire its status information by using RFID, which can reduce labor intensity and save time.

Nowadays, the application of RFID technology is everywhere. In the apparel operation management system, it is used to process and allocate data between "internal distribution management system" and "store management system".

Each item in distribution center

They were labeled with RFID tags. The pport inspectors scanned and inspected each part of the clothing according to the replenishment order from the distribution management system. The shipping inspector scanned the batch of clothes with the touch-screen computer and the specialized reading device, and scanned an average of 5 clothes every time. He should pay attention to the clothes in the package.

Print the packing list and put it into the garment packaging box. The new RFID label is attached to the packing box, and then pported and distributed.

Through RFID devices distributed everywhere, the enterprise information management system receives tens of thousands of clothing data information every day, which is pmitted to the information management subsystem of the relevant stores.

Therefore, shops, distribution centers equipped with RFID devices and

In the label system, no matter where the clothing is in the supply chain, it can be positioned quickly and accurately.

RFID technology in

The application is continuously improving the logistics flow and efficiency management of clothing.

The goal of intelligent business management is realized.

RFID Internet of things technology can help enterprises to achieve intelligent management of business, so as to maximize the profit of enterprises.

The warehouse management system can automatically get information about the utilization rate and operation cycle of different warehouses, so as to help warehouse managers formulate the best inventory and supply plan for goods.

Intelligent sales management.

A professional store sensor is often placed between the front and rear parts of a store to track activity information of each garment.

The sales system can automatically obtain when clothes are on the shelves, where they have arrived, what status they are in, when they replenish their goods, etc., and automatically issue early warning according to the sales situation; meanwhile, the sales manager passes the statistics.

In the different location of shopping malls, the customers' concerns, the effects of trying and buying, and the different sales conditions can be made, and the clothing layout scheme that can help better sales can be worked out so that the shop assistants can timely adjust the position and space level of the clothing placement.

In addition, through the RFID system, manufacturers and designers can understand.

The user experience effect, statistics of the actual sales of popular styles; statistics of a certain paragraph.

The probability of customers trying and buying; analyzing a particular item.

The reason why the subjects were crossed but not bought eventually helped designers understand their customers' psychology and design clothes that are more suitable for the market.

The efficiency and satisfaction of customers choosing clothes are constantly improving.

It is also more convenient for customers to try on clothes in smart fitting rooms.

When customers try it on

When you are not satisfied with the style or size, you can search for a more suitable style, size or stock information through the smart screen in the fitting room, and you can communicate with the outside clerks so that you can choose and try out the satisfactory ones.

To improve the efficiency of purchasing.

For example, the fitting room of the Flandre store in Japan makes all customers feel fresh and exciting, surrounded by glass curtain walls. In fact, these glass curtain walls are all electronic display screens.

When the customer enters the virtual fitting room, a virtual appears on the wall of the electronic screen.

Greeting him, designers help customers to analyze the characteristics of body, skin color and temperament, provide matching clothing, and real-time display on the electronic curtain wall.

When the customer chooses the curtain wall, the overall image of the customer wearing the matching clothing will appear on the electronic screen, so that customers can see the overall effect after trying on their clothes without having to bother to strip and dress.

Such smart fitting rooms attract many brands to join in order to improve customer satisfaction.

The accuracy and efficiency of inventory management are significantly improved.

Having high accuracy and efficiency is the key to enhance inventory management capability and enterprise decision.

So far, some examples show that

It has played an important role in promoting the accuracy and efficiency of enterprise inventory management.

RFID technology has improved the accuracy of inventory, reduced the number of sold out or unsalable goods, reduced the amount of buffer stock, optimized the critical value of repeat orders, and saved a lot of shelf space.

Warehouse implementation of RFID technology is not implemented.

The sales volume of the technology warehouse is up to 3-8%, the inventory speed of the retailer is increased by more than 20 times, and the inventory data accuracy has increased by more than 30%.

The implementation of RFID technology has greatly improved the accuracy of enterprise inventory management, and improved the punctuality, efficiency and accuracy of customer service.

At the same time, a good inventory management level has directly stimulated the growth of sales volume, and has a positive impact on the development of enterprises.

Whether in spot stores or online stores, they are faced with how to control inventory effectively.

In replenishment, warehouses can be informed in real time.

Coding information, mastering accurate market demand information, forecasting scientifically, and obtaining reliable data support.

When the inventory level is low, the warehouse can automatically generate replenishment orders, ensure efficient warehouse operation, and provide dynamic control for warehouse inventory control according to market demand.

The whole track of single and finished garments is more convenient.

The electronic chip is installed on every garment in the production process with the clothing label as the carrier, and the labels of each garment can be covered.

System tracking, therefore, clothes can be queried quickly and timely in the shop display rack or in the packing box of the storehouse.

As long as the customer needs it, the salesperson can quickly learn the color, style, size, location of the target clothing and other information through the electronic code reader, so as to provide more considerate service for the customers.

All kinds of related information of products can be conveniently and timely acquired through RFID technology. This makes the operation efficiency of enterprises and their global branches from production, distribution, circulation to inventory control greatly improved.

For example, Japan Sanjing group uses

The technology automatically tracks the location of clothes, speeds up the garment making process and avoids the occurrence of shortage.

The FlexNet system was installed and integrated by San Yang management technology (ToyoBusinessEngineering) in 2007 for Sanjing group.

Foreign manufacturers of garments, Japanese stores, warehousing and receiving, the entire process of RFID encoding information is scanned through a reader and pmitted to a computer connected to the FlexNet platform.

After the customer orders, the garments are ironed, snailed, checked, swept again, and a series of work processes, and then enter the delivery area.

If the clothes are inspected, they will be returned to the return area, and the coding information will be eliminated.

When loading from the delivery area to the pport vehicle, it is necessary to sweep the code again to get the state information of the garment.

The entire logistics process of clothing is in the monitoring and tracking of RFID system. Retailers can directly place orders and check the state of goods directly. The system saves a lot of time for employees of Sanjing group.

Diversified and personalized service capabilities further expand

In modern sales, members, points, promotions, promotions and discounts are changing rapidly.

When customers enter the retail shop, it indicates that the purchase probability is greatly improved. Timely delivery of the latest information to customers can rapidly increase the rate of single purchase.

When customers are interested in trying clothes, the system can prompt customers' consumption history, such as brand, preference style (sports and occupation), personal basic information, such as suitable clothing size, and so on, to help sales staff better serve customers.

After the customers leave, the shopping mall system can continue to communicate effectively with customers. When the goods of suitable customers are present, notify the customers in time.

For example, when customers wear Prada clothes through their stores, the RFID system will control the display in the store and play the model on the T stage.

Picture.

The use of this technology greatly increased the sense of accomplishment of consumers after purchasing Prada products.

When providing these services, department stores will also consider the customers' feelings. If customers do not need the information, they can choose their own configuration and close the prompts.