Kerry Logistics – Item-level RFID Tagging
The Hong Kong company is testing the use of EPC Gen 2 tags to track Canon cameras and lenses as they are packed and shipped to local retailers.
http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/8037/1/1/
Until the RFID system was launched monthin mid-2010, verifying that an order was filled correctly required employees to look up each product’s serial number and associated stock-keeping unit (SKU) number, in order to confirm that the items being packed matched the order, and to then scan the bar-coded number printed on the packaging and corresponding to the product’s serial number. While workers rarely make mistakes, Lee says, the process is slow. RFID, he notes, should reduce the time spent ensuring the proper items are being packed.
Time will tell, but this type of application should continue to provide immediate ROI. Ensuring order accuracy has always been a time-consuming part of the fulfillment process. With relatively high-cost products like camera electronics, errors can be quite costly, and as a result, companies don’t take any chances, putting systems in place to verify order accuracy very meticulously. RFID should provide a very effective alternative with the wave of a wand.
