The potential benefits of reducing labor and increasing sales from deploying an item-level RFID operation at American Apparel were clear. And given the control it has over its manufacturing, distribution and retail operations, American Apparel's plan was not only to reap the benefits of RFID on the retail floor, but throughout its closed loop supply chain. The company was eager to test the current capabilities of RFID for accuracy, performance and adaptability to American Apparel's business processes, with four clear goals for process improvements:

• Increased stock visibility
• Improved accuracy/reliability of inventory counts
• Decreased labor costs and human errors associated with inventory
• Sales floor stock levels maintained at virtually 100%