Clothing warehouse management based on RFID technology

1. Project Background

The characteristics of the clothing industry are the diversity and seasonality of its products. New styles and patterns are launched every quarter, which requires clothing manufacturers to have rapid production, inventory management and distribution capabilities. The demand for personalized services faced by clothing companies is growing, while most companies are still labor-intensive and have a relatively low level of automation, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of information management. The advancement of informatization is not only the key to improving efficiency for the clothing industry, but also an important means to enhance brand value.

The business processes of clothing companies are extremely complex, involving hundreds of inventory units and diversified style management. In supply chain management, companies need to avoid out-of-stock in specialty Stores while solving the problem of inventory backlog in branch and factory warehouses. This requires companies to be able to integrate inventory information of specialty stores, branches and factories in real time to achieve transparent inventory management. In order to strengthen procurement and inventory control, clothing companies need to improve the transparency of supply chain management and accurately track raw materials, processing processes and final products. In addition, reducing channel costs is also the key to companies maintaining competitiveness in the fierce market competition.

The problems faced by traditional clothing enterprise management include packing errors caused by human factors, low efficiency of outbound delivery, untimely and inaccurate inventory data statistics, and the difficult-to-comply first-in-first-out principle. These problems not only affect the production efficiency of enterprises, but also increase the complexity and cost of inventory management.

2. Innovative application of RFID technology in clothing warehouse management

RFID (radio frequency identification) technology is an advanced wireless communication technology that can identify specific targets and read relevant data within a range of several centimeters to more than ten meters without establishing mechanical or optical contact. The application of this technology enables clothing companies to achieve automated, fast and accurate data collection in warehouse management, greatly improving operational efficiency and accuracy.

The application of RFID technology in the clothing industry can not only realize real-time dynamic tracking and query of goods, but also effectively monitor and manage information such as the quantity and sales of goods. This provides enterprise managers with real, effective and timely management and decision-making support information, which helps to reduce operating costs, improve profit margins and market competitiveness.

III. Project Plan

3.1 Refined Operation of Data Binding

During the clothing production process, RFID electronic tags are sewn into clothing or tags with RFID electronic chips are attached. Each tag stores a unique code associated with the product inventory unit. After the tag is bound to the clothing, the RFID Reader is first used to read the tag to ensure that the tag works normally, laying a solid foundation for subsequent inventory management.

3.2 Automated process of production and packing

According to the production task order issued by the system, the label printer retrieves the task order data (such as the name, number of pieces, style, color, etc. of the clothing) and prints the corresponding label according to the number of boxes (for example, 10 products in one box). The label can store the information corresponding to 10 products (including relevant information such as style and color), or it can exist in the form of a number formulated by the manufacturer, which corresponds to the product information in the background database as an information bridge. Carry out the boxing according to the established quantity, and stick the printed label on the box with the clothing to realize the automated management of the packing information.

3.3 Efficient operation of clothing warehousing

The packed clothing is scanned and put into the warehouse through the RFID identification channel machine at the warehouse entrance, and the data of the warehousing is checked to see if it is correct. RFID technology has the advantage of multi-tag identification. Whether it is a single box or multiple boxes, it can realize fast and accurate information collection, and can link the system to check and print the list of products entering the warehouse, greatly improving the efficiency of warehousing.

3.4 Intelligent management of clothing inventory

The inventory can be carried out by high-frequency handheld device or fixed inventory channel. The appropriate inventory method can be selected according to the cost considerations of the enterprise. High-frequency handheld device inventory is more flexible, while fixed inventory channel is suitable for large-scale inventory operations. RFID technology makes the inventory process more efficient, reduces the investment of manpower and material resources, and improves the accuracy of inventory.

3.5 Accurate execution of outbound management

Delivery operations are carried out according to the customer's delivery date. When the product is out of the warehouse, the number of boxes and other information of the outbound product are read through the RFID identification channel system to ensure accurate and fast shipment. Afterwards, the system automatically prints the shipping list and compares it with the customer order to check whether there are any over-packaging, missing packaging, wrong packaging, etc., and verify the shipping data to ensure the accuracy of each transaction.

Through the introduction and application of RFID technology, clothing companies can effectively solve the problems of inaccurate data collection and inefficiency in traditional warehouse management. RFID technology enables all aspects of warehouse management - arrival inspection, warehousing, outbound, transfer, transfer, inventory counting, etc. - to realize automated data collection, ensuring the speed and accuracy of data input. This not only realizes the precise and fast operation of product packaging, storage, and shipment, but also ensures that the company can grasp the real data of inventory in a timely and accurate manner, and reasonably maintain and control the company's inventory. RFID electronic tags give each piece of clothing a unique ID, realize the rapid scanning and reading of products in production, warehousing, logistics, stores, etc., realize product item-level tracking and monitoring in all links of the supply chain, and conveniently manage the batches and sources of goods, improve the response speed of the supply chain, and bring significant efficiency improvements to the company.