RFID in supply chain management
RFID in supply chain management has the capacity to revolutionise global logistic chains and improve overall efficiency by automating the identification processes. Major retailers and their suppliers are already tagging pallets, cases and other returnable transport items (RTIs) like plastic crates used for fresh foods.
BENEFITS OF RFID IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Manufacturer
- Better customer service
- Superior processes
- Faster billing
- Easier creation of advanced shipping notices
- Higher shipping accuracy
- Faster more reliable deliveries
- Better tracebility
- Greater cost savings
- Faster processes
- Less out of stocks
- Better customer service
RFID is used in postal environments to improve item tracking during sorting and delivery. Because RFID doesn’t require a line of sight for information transfer, postal items can be routed without concerns over their physical orientation.
RFID technology reduces the time needed to process mail bags and boxes because the RFID tags can be tracked automatically as they move through various stages in the processing cycle. Multiple items can be read simultaneously.
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT RFID SUCCESS STORIES
METRO GROUP
RFID is helping one of the most important international international retailing companies to get better control over the global movement of goods.
ABB
ABB, a leading power electronics and automation group, is improving its management of outbound goods streams by using RFID.
