As the company grew, it faced an urgent need to improve accuracy and efficiency to move the right goods to store shelves quickly, and also to account for this inventory. As merchandise is unloaded from trucks, warehouse workers scan vendor-applied compliance bar code labels.
Workers scan pallet labels and warehouse location labels to record stock movements.
This data dictates which items will be picked from the vast inventory at the warehouse. A scan of a license plate bar code on the carton sends a list of its contents to the company's shipping system. A dot matrix printer produces an accurate invoice and manifest document, and a shipping label and packing list are applied to the outside of each box. The retail chain is already experiencing a notable increase in productivity. Without the RF system, they would not have been able to keep up with their demanding shipping commitments.