Wholesale distributors today manage virtual trading networks with inventory at partner/supplier depots, on the road, on the loading dock and inside the four walls. For wholesale distributors, process improvements across these virtual networks mean profits. RFID technology can enable these new workflow process improvements and the associated savings can be applied directly to the bottom line. Motorola’s RFID solutions for warehouse distribution systems can enhance the efficiency of companies engaged in all facets of warehouse distribution, from shipping and receiving, to inventory control to picking, put away, and cross-docking.
For wholesale distributors, significant competitive advantage is realized by maintaining up-to-the- second inventory, reducing safety stock from more accurate demand models, and improving data integrity and accuracy from the time inventory is received to the time it leaves the shipping dock.
This ideal scenario is becoming more commonplace as distributors replace point-and read, labor-intensive operations with RFID systems that track RFID-tagged pallets, cases, cartons and individual items for leaner inventories, increased automation and anywhere, anytime visibility.
Reduce labor costs
Primary warehouse worker functions can be reduced with RFID from inventory and pick/pack/ship to put away.
Increase inventory accuracy
Improve receiving efficiency and accuracy; increase picking and ordering accuracy.
Reduce inventory stock levels
Improve stock and demand generation visibility.
Reduce unsaleable and out-of-stock items
Leaner and lower levels of inventory mean faster inventory turns and less stagnant stock
Improve customer satisfaction
Ensure the right goods reach the right customer at the right time.
