Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can provide measureable benefits in the cold storage and refrigerated warehousing industry. If RFID is integrated with a warehouse management system, the system will indicate if product requires crossdock movement. RFID can be used to help manage the flow of goods into the warehouse, improve throughput speed of product at the receiving dock and enable greater efficiencies in conveyor systems. When RFID is used, there is no need to place product and pallets in specific assigned locations. RFID minimizes “honeycombing” and helps create a more flexible storage environment. Using RFID with a WMS can help measure productivity in the warehouse, facilitate the return process of damaged or unsellable goods, and improve dock utilization and putaway rates. In addition RFID can enhance fulfillment accuracy, worker productivity and accuracy of the shipping process. RFID can also be used to eliminate the need for physical inventory counts and can reduce cycle counts. Using RFID in the cold storage warehouse reduces the chance of an out-of-stock situation due to misplaced inventory. Cold storage and refrigerated warehouses also benefit from using RFID through reduced employee thefts and errors in shipment placements. In cold storage warehouse operations, it is common to use a two-step putaway process. RFID portals positioned in locations within the warehouse such as at the entry to freezers and an RFID interrogator positioned in the aisle to capture inventory movement helps improve labor productivity, errors due to misplaced inventory and greater operational efficiency. Datex has developed middleware, software that reads RFID tags and relays data to the warehouse management system including the tag location, time and date stamp on entry to the WMS. In business since 1978, Datex has provided software, hardware and service solutions to warehousing, distribution, third party logistics, cold storage, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and other industries across the globe.

1. The Benefits of
RFIDin the
Cold Storage
Warehouse
ByLauraOlson
DirectorofSalesandMarketing

2. RFID and Receiving
• Improves throughputspeed of product at receivingdock
• Eliminates need to physically checkBill of Lading and/or packing slip
• IfRFIDis integrated with WMS, system will indicate if product needs a cross-dock movement
• Helps managethe flow of goods into the warehouse
• Cansignificantly reduce labor hours spent on managing the damaged good process

3. • No need to place barcode face up or on top of box to be
read
• RFIDcan be read regardless of position
Benefits:
• Reduced labor cost
• Improved workerproductivity
• Improves speed of product flow throughthe warehouse
RFID Provides Greater Efficienciesin Conveyor Systems

4. RFID Improves Temporary Storage in the Warehouse
• No need to place product and pallets in specific assigned locations
• Helps create a moreflexible storage environment
• Minimizes“honeycombing” (large empty rack slots that exist among filled slots ina rackedwarehouse)
• Canbe usedto identify product compatibility problems to alert employees to moveincompatible or
hazardous products away from each other

5. RFID Benefitsfor Cold Storage Warehouses
When RFID readers are integrated with WMS the systemcan:
• Ensurecorrect item and amounts arepicked
• Help measure productivity in the warehouse
• Confirm each item is placed onto the correct outbound vehicle
• Facilitate thereturnprocess of damaged or unsellable goods
• Improvequality control on order integrity
• Increaseputaway rates
• Improvedock utilization
• Help reduceemployeetheft

6. • Improveaccuracyof the shipping process
• Increaseworkerproductivity
• Enhancefulfillment accuracy
• Minimizes errors inplacement of shipments
• Eliminate the need for physical inventorycounts
• Reduce cyclecounts
• Reduce thelikelihood of a stock-out due to misplaced inventory
• Enhancesafety stock levels
• Improveorder cycletimes and cycleservice levels
RFID Benefitsfor Cold Storage Warehouses

7. Eskimo Cold Storage, Gainesville Georgia
RFID PROJECTOBJECTIVE
• Help prevent misplaced inventoryusing a combination of Jamison RFIDportal and Datex middleware
METHODOLOGY
• Eskimo Cold Storage uses a two step putaway process
• RFIDportal positioned at entryto freezer and RFIDinterrogator positioned in the
aisle to capture inventorymovement
• Datex middleware reads the RFIDtag and provides tag location, time and date stamp on entryto WMS

8. About Datex
Inbusiness for 35+ years
Corporateheadquarters inClearwater FL and Montreal Canada
Serves clients throughoutNorth America, the Middle East and Latin America
Leading developer of innovativeMicrosoft based Supply Chainsoftware solutions includingWMSfor Cold Storage
Provides “One Stop Shop” services including: supply chainsoftware
Hardware purchase, installation and configuration
Professional services
Managed services

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