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Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can provide measureable benefits in the cold storage and refrigerated warehousing industry. If RFID is integrated with a warehouse management system, the system will indicate if product requires crossdock movement. RFID can be used to help manage the flow of goods into the warehouse, improve throughput speed of product at the receiving dock and enable greater efficiencies in conveyor systems. When RFID is used, there is no need to place product and pallets in specific assigned locations. RFID minimizes “honeycombing” and helps create a more flexible storage environment. Using RFID with a WMS can help measure productivity in the warehouse, facilitate the return process of damaged or unsellable goods, and improve dock utilization and putaway rates. In addition RFID can enhance fulfillment accuracy, worker productivity and accuracy of the shipping process. RFID can also be used to eliminate the need for physical inventory counts and can reduce cycle counts. Using RFID in the cold storage warehouse reduces the chance of an out-of-stock situation due to misplaced inventory. Cold storage and refrigerated warehouses also benefit from using RFID through reduced employee thefts and errors in shipment placements. In cold storage warehouse operations, it is common to use a two-step putaway process. RFID portals positioned in locations within the warehouse such as at the entry to freezers and an RFID interrogator positioned in the aisle to capture inventory movement helps improve labor productivity, errors due to misplaced inventory and greater operational efficiency. Datex has developed middleware, software that reads RFID tags and relays data to the warehouse management system including the tag location, time and date stamp on entry to the WMS. In business since 1978, Datex has provided software, hardware and service solutions to warehousing, distribution, third party logistics, cold storage, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and other industries across the globe.
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The Benefits of RFID in the Cold StorageWarehouse
By Laura OlsonDirector of Sales and Marketing
RFID and Receiving
• Improves throughput speed of product at receiving dock
• Eliminates need to physically check Bill of Lading and/or packing slip
• If RFID is integrated with WMS, system will indicate if product needs a cross-dock movement
• Helps manage the flow of goods into the warehouse
• Can significantly reduce labor hours spent on managing the damaged good process
• No need to place barcode face up or on top of box to be read
• RFID can be read regardless of position
Benefits:
• Reduced labor cost
• Improved worker productivity
• Improves speed of product flow through the warehouse
RFID Provides Greater Efficiencies in Conveyor Systems
RFID Improves Temporary Storage in the Warehouse
• No need to place product and pallets in specific assigned locations
• Helps create a more flexible storage environment
• Minimizes “honeycombing” (large empty rack slots that exist among filled slots in a racked warehouse)
• Can be used to identify product compatibility problems to alert employees to move incompatible or hazardous products away from each other
RFID Benefits for Cold Storage Warehouses
When RFID readers are integrated with WMS the system can:
• Ensure correct item and amounts are picked
• Help measure productivity in the warehouse
• Confirm each item is placed onto the correct outbound vehicle
• Facilitate the return process of damaged or unsellable goods
• Improve quality control on order integrity
• Increase putaway rates
• Improve dock utilization
• Help reduce employee theft
• Improve accuracy of the shipping process
• Increase worker productivity
• Enhance fulfillment accuracy
• Minimizes errors in placement of shipments
• Eliminate the need for physical inventory counts
• Reduce cycle counts
• Reduce the likelihood of a stock-out due to misplaced inventory
• Enhance safety stock levels
• Improve order cycle times and cycle service levels
RFID Benefits for Cold Storage Warehouses
Eskimo Cold Storage, Gainesville Georgia
RFID PROJECT OBJECTIVE
• Help prevent misplaced inventory using a combination of Jamison RFID portal and Datex middleware
METHODOLOGY
• Eskimo Cold Storage uses a two step putaway process
• RFID portal positioned at entry to freezer and RFID interrogator positioned in the
aisle to capture inventory movement
• Datex middleware reads the RFID tag and provides tag location, time and date stamp on entry to WMS
About Datex
In business for 35+ years
Corporate headquarters in Clearwater FL and Montreal Canada
Serves clients throughout North America, the Middle East and Latin America
Leading developer of innovative Microsoft based Supply Chain software solutions including WMS for Cold Storage
Provides “One Stop Shop” services including: supply chain software Hardware purchase, installation and configurationProfessional servicesManaged services
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