Factors to Consider When Implementing RFID

There are several factors to deciding factors for the implementation of RFID:

• To optimise inventory management, preventing out-of-stocks and reducing excess inventory and authentication.

• Phenomenal savings on labour costs delivered through reduced manual supply chain and stock management processes.

• Improve real-time visibility of stock and tracking the information.

• Enhanced responsiveness across the supply chain.

• Reduction of demand-supply cycles.

• Enhanced customer satisfaction.

• Reduction in shrinkage, theft, and counterfeit purchases.

• Increase the reading distance of a product in a large warehouse with RFID.

• Fast information update needed in high throughput warehouse.

• Warehouse that stores variety of odd shapes and different sizes products.

• For warehouse that stores food, they have to consider the ingredients of the products and the environment in which the products are being packaged.

• If the warehouse wishes the track the products and the forklift truck when the products are on their way to the storage area, FRID readers can be placed on the forklift truck to read tags on the pallets of goods.