Systems architecture for pervasive retail

George Roussos, Mike Pryzbliski, Panos Kourouthanasis, Diomidis Spinellis, George Kalpogiannis, Eugene Gryazin, George Giaglis

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    Abstract

    Recent developments in mobile technologies and associated economies of scale via mature manufacturing processes have made possible the construction of pervasive systems in specific application areas. In this paper we discuss a novel type of retail service based on wireless and mobile technologies for the automated replenishment of home product supplies. The primary motivation for this work is the optimization of the efficiency and effectiveness of the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) supply chain: rather than terminating the supply chain at the supermarket checkout, it is now possible to extend its reach in the consumer home. This situation has significant effects both on the consumer perception of the shopping experience and on the internal as well as the intra-organisational business processes of the supply chain partners. In this paper, first we discuss in detail our motivation for the development of this service architecture and then describe its functionality in terms of user application scenarios. We discuss the different architectural elements of the service, including back end integration, middleware, shopping cart, mobility and home systems. Finally, we discuss future directions of this work.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
    EditorsG. Lamont
    Pages631-636
    Number of pages6
    Publication statusPublished - 2003
    EventProceedings of the 2003 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing - Melbourne, FL, United States
    Duration: 9 Mar 200312 Mar 2003

    Other

    OtherProceedings of the 2003 ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityMelbourne, FL
    Period9/03/0312/03/03

    Keywords

    • Electronic identity
    • Middleware
    • Mobile commerce
    • Pervasive computing
    • Radio frequency identification
    • Retail
    • Transcoding

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