The application of RFID technology in warehouse management and inventory

At present, more than 70%-80% of the companies in China still use traditional manual recording or bar code technology for management of logistics warehousing, which is not only time-consuming but also requires a lot of manpower in daily management, and manual errors lead to inaccurate data and other problems. With the development of information technology, more and more companies have begun to apply RFID technology to manage warehouses, effectively solve the potential problems in the traditional warehouse management of goods warehousing, goods inventory, goods query, goods sorting and other logistics warehouse processes, and improve the efficiency and management quality of warehousing logistics management.

The application of RFID technology in warehouse management and inventory

RFID technology is a non-contact automatic identification technology, compared with one-dimensional bar code, has the advantages of multi-target simultaneous identification, identification distance, fast speed, large storage capacity, strong anti-interference ability, combined with RFID technology management, RFID electronic labels are affixed to the packaging of each goods. In the label to write the specific information of the goods, storage location and other details, when the goods in the storage of all aspects of the operation of the RFID handheld machine automatically collect the relevant information and record. Regarding the specific use of RFID technology in warehousing management, you can understand it through the three steps of warehousing, warehousing and inventory counting.

Warehousing process

The person in charge of the warehouse prepares the empty space for the arriving goods in advance, and binds the initialized RFID tag to the goods in the warehouse process. After the goods enter the warehouse door, the fixed reader at the entrance reads the label information of the goods, and at the same time sends the cargo location information to the terminal equipment of the loading and unloading truck. When the truck arrives at the designated cargo space, the truck fixed reader reads the cargo space label information, matches the cargo information, and automatically updates the cargo inventory information at the same time.

In the process of RFID monitoring the warehousing process of goods, the fixed reader of the truck identifies the RFID tag of the goods, finds the information content of the corresponding items in the database, and automatically enters the RFID inventory management system. It can also adjust the selection of the goods location according to the inventory information, and give a scientific and reasonable choice of goods location. These aspects of traditional warehouse management involving personnel operation records can be automatically managed, which is accurate and saves time and labor.

Outbound process

The outbound flow is the inverse operation of the inbound flow. The warehouse manager delivers the goods according to the requirements of first-in-first-out, and the loading, unloading and handling staff arrive at the corresponding shelves according to the driving route provided by the system. The on-board RFID reading and writing device reads the goods label of the goods that have been picked up, which is consistent with the accurate goods before unloading, and updates the cargo inventory at the same time.

Stock count

The warehouse manager can regularly check and inventory, scan the goods in a fixed area with a fixed reader, or scan the goods with an RFID mobile phone, and check with the information in the database. When the goods are moving, they can also be automatically transmitted to the system by scanning the RFID information and updating the inventory information simultaneously. By using RFID technology, the inventory information can be accurately grasped in real time, the average inventory can be reduced, and the inventory management ability can be improved.