Carrucci Shoes Uses RFID Technology to Revolutionize Inventory Management

Carrucci Shoes, a men's footwear brand originating from Los Angeles with a history of nearly 20 years, is well-known for its high-quality dress shoes, casual shoes and Sports shoes. Its products are sold in department Stores and boutiques around the world and are deeply loved by consumers. However, with the continuous expansion of business and the rise of e-commerce, Carrucci Shoes faced huge challenges in inventory management. To meet these challenges, Carrucci Shoes cleverly used RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to achieve a comprehensive innovation in inventory management.

Introducing RFID to Revolutionize Inventory Management

Last year, Carrucci Shoes obtained an RFID technology license from retailers that sell its products. Faced with this technological opportunity, Carrucci Shoes did not simply regard RFID tags as a Tool to meet the requirements of retailers, but chose to deeply integrate them into its own internal inventory management system. By deploying the TagMatiks Wedge solution provided by RFID4U, Carrucci Shoes has achieved full inventory monitoring from production to sales, greatly improving inventory accuracy and operational efficiency.

Before the introduction of RFID technology, Carrucci Shoes' inventory counting work was time-consuming and laborious. Inventory counts in warehouses often took employees half a workday to complete the inventory of one or two shoe styles, so a complete inventory count was never performed. This not only affected inventory accuracy but also increased labor costs. The introduction of RFID technology has completely changed this situation.

Now, every time a new product is packaged and RFID-tagged at the factory, these tags carry a unique ID code and are associated with the product's SKU (stock keeping unit) number. When the product arrives at the Los Angeles warehouse, staff can quickly receive and verify the product using a handheld reader without having to open the cartons one by one. This not only greatly improves the efficiency of inventory counts, but also ensures the real-time accuracy of inventory data.

RFID also helps e-commerce sales

With the rise of e-commerce, inventory accuracy has become particularly important for direct-to-consumer sales. Carrucci Shoes wants to ensure that when customers buy products online, whether they are wholesale customers or retailers, they can be shipped in a timely and accurate manner. The application of RFID technology makes this goal possible. Now, when a new order comes in from a store, Carrucci Shoes staff prepares the shipping cartons and uses a handheld reader to create an automatic record of the shipped goods. If errors occur during packaging, the technology can be identified and corrected in time before the goods are sent to the store, greatly reducing the order cancellation rate and customer refund rate.

In addition to inventory management, Carrucci shoes have also found the potential for the application of RFID technology in other aspects. For example, when a specific pair of shoes cannot be found in the warehouse, the staff can quickly locate the location of the shoes by setting the RFID Reader to "find" mode. This function not only saves workers' time, but also improves the efficiency of warehouse management.

In the future, Carrucci shoes plan to further explore the application potential of RFID technology. They have begun to study the installation and use of fixed RFID readers, such as entrance readers installed on doorways or dock doors, to achieve more automated tag reading and inventory monitoring. With the continuous development and popularization of RFID technology, Carrucci shoes are confident that they can maintain their leading position in the fierce market competition and provide consumers with better and more efficient services.