The document discusses the use of RFID technology in logistics and warehouse management. It defines RFID as using radio frequencies to transfer data wirelessly to track tagged objects. The document suggests using RFID tags to track inventory, assets, vehicles, and other items in warehouses and distribution centers. It describes how RFID can improve receiving, inventory accuracy, order picking, and reduce costs compared to barcodes. RFID is presented as an effective tool for automatic identification and tracking of goods throughout the supply chain.

1. Use of RFID in HYDN
By: Sambit Biswal
ASBM, BHUBANESWAR

2. What is RFID?
• Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the wireless
use of electromagnetic fields to transfer data, for the
purposes of automatically identifying and tracking tags
attached to objects.
• The tags contain electronically stored information.
• Unlike a barcode, the tag does not necessarily need to
be within line of sight of the reader and may be
embedded in the tracked object. RFID is one method
for Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC).

3. Example of Use of RFID
• Small RFID chip, here compared to a grain of rice, is
incorporated in consumer products, and implanted
in pets, for identification purposes

4. What I suggest to do in HYDN….
• The RFID tag can be affixed to an object and used to
track and manage inventory, assets, people, etc. For
example, it can be affixed to cars, computer
equipment, books, mobile phones,dockects etc.
• RFID offers advantages over manual systems or use
of bar codes. The tag can be read if passed near a
reader, even if it is covered by the object or not
visible. The tag can be read inside a case, carton,
box or other container, and unlike barcodes, RFID
tags can be read hundreds at a time. Bar codes can
only be read one at a time using current devices.

5. An EPC RFID tag used by Wal-Mart.
EPC- Electronic Product Code

6. Specially in Logistics Sector
• RFID provides a way for organizations to identify
and manage tools and equipment (asset tracking) ,
without manual data entry. RFID is being adopted
for item level tagging in retail stores or warehouses.
• This provides electronic article surveillance (EAS),
and a self checkout process for consumers.
Automatic identification with RFID can be used for
inventory systems.

7. Transportation and logistics
• Yard management, shipping and freight and
distribution centres use RFID tracking. In the
railroad industry, RFID tags mounted on
locomotives and rolling stock identify the owner,
identification number and type of equipment and
its characteristics. This can be used with a database
to identify the lading, origin, destination, etc. of the
commodities being carried.
• Some countries are using RFID for vehicle
registration and enforcement. RFID can help detect
and retrieve stolen cars.

8. This is how we will also implement in
HYDN..
• Imagine going to the grocery store, filling up your
cart and walking right out the door. No longer will
you have to wait as someone rings up each item in
your cart one at a time. Instead, these RFID tags will
communicate with an electronic reader that will
detect every item in the cart and ring each up
almost instantly.
• The reader will be connected to a large network
that will send information on your products to the
retailer and product manufacturers. Your bank will
then be notified and the amount of the bill will be
deducted from your account. No lines, no waiting.

9. RFID in Warehouse and Distribution
Center Management
• The implementation of RFID technology has
improved operational efficiency and productivity in
distribution centers and warehouses around the
world. RFID technology typically complements data
capture technology (like barcodes) already utilized
in warehouse and distribution centers.

10. Benefits of RFID in Warehouse and
Distribution
• Reduce labour costs Decrease primary warehouse
worker functions including everything from inventory
to pick/pack/ship to put away.
• Increase inventory accuracy Improve receiving
efficiency and accuracy as well as picking and ordering
accuracy.
• Reduce inventory stock levels Improve stock and
demand generation visibility.
• Reduce unsalable 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.

11. RFID in Receiving
• In receiving, items, cases and/or pallets traditionally
used barcodes, which workers had to scan one by
one. With RFID, those items can be read all at once
by a portal reader placed at the dock door as they
are unloaded from the truck.
• Unloading an inbound container, for instance, which
may take about two and a half hours to individually
scan, sort, and count cartons, may now take less
than half an hour with RFID-tagged cartons.
• Using a WMS (warehouse management system),
items can be cross docked for immediate transport
or staged and stored.

12. Item-Level Tagging at the Point of
Receiving at EDC.
• Tagging products at the source of receiving is tasked
with providing more accurate inbound and
outbound information in those distribution centers
as well as more efficient receiving and shipping
processes at external sites.