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RFID, Supply Chain & ERP

RFID, Supply Chain & ERP. Radio Frequency Identification a method used to identify, store, and remotely retrieve data using radio waves. Data is stored on tags that are attached to materials or merchandise and can be scanned. Tags transmit data via radio waves to a database.

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RFID, Supply Chain & ERP

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  1. RFID, Supply Chain & ERP • Radio Frequency Identification • a method used to identify, store, and remotely retrieve data using radio waves. • Data is stored on tags that are attached to materials or merchandise and can be scanned. • Tags transmit data via radio waves to a database. • Tags contain information such as product type, quantity, or suggested price.

  2. Major Retailer Wal-Mart • Required suppliers to apply RFID tags to all shipping containers, whether individual boxes or pallets, shipped to its warehouse facilities. • This would allow all relevant information to be transferred into Wal-Mart’s inventory database while it passed through the doors of the warehouse.

  3. Supplier: Haier • Wanted solution that would • be cost-effective • integrate with its ERP software • be expandable

  4. Solution: outsource to VAI* • Designed integrated modification to existing ERP software • Program uses identification markers in “ship-to” files to identify when order requires RFIP tag • Tag automatically printed • User queried box or pallet

  5. Additional Benefits • Increased coordination and higher level of efficiency among Haier’s distribution facilities and Wal-Mart • Easy to add additional retail customers’ RFID requirements • Can use RFID internally

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