RFID technology simplifies distribution
Toronto, ON, November 2006 – There are many applications of how RFID systems help manufacturers and warehouse operations; these apps can be as unique as the business they help. However, there are some common areas in these industries related to their logistics of getting the finished product to the customer or to another distribution center. The goods bottleneck at the gate has implications for the costs of shipping goods, reducing revenue when there are fewer goods shipped to invoice, and holding back the productivity gains you’ve made in other areas of the business.
As product is moved onto pallets, cases, boxes or whatever means to prepare it for shipment, an RFID tag attached to the pallet, for example, is read. With the appropriate application software, all the relevant data is transferred to the label, the inventory of the product, which customer it is for, the delivery information, the method of transport, etc.
Once the pallet passes a specific point on a shipping dock, the tag is read and the content of the previously uploaded data is processed in the business software. This, in turn, will generate invoices, initiate courier tracking, adjust inventories, initiate material purchasing, to name just a few of the effects RFID can have on your day-to-day business. Gone are also many of the headaches associated with bottlenecks in the shipping process, such as checking shipments against the packing list while drivers queue for their pickups, the possibility of human error when placing the wrong product in the wrong truck.
The ability to ship manufactured or stored products efficiently and at lower costs is what RFID technology can offer your business. For more information, contact GAO RFID Inc. at [email protected] or visit our website at http://www.gaorfid.com.
About GAO RFID Inc.
GAO RFID Inc., a member of the GAO Group, was spun off from GAO Tek (formerly GAO Engineering) in July 2006 as a result of its rapidly growing RFID business and additional strong investment in this exciting market. GAO RFID has established itself as one of the world’s most influential providers of RFID products, particularly RFID tags, labels and readers. GAO emphasizes product quality. Read more…