RFID technology helps FAW-Volkswagen achieve intelligent inventory management

RFID technology helps FAW-Volkswagen's intelligent inventory management

As we all know, there are many types of auto parts, up to more than 10,000. Receiving goods and warehousing is an important part of inventory management, involving the quantity/quality inspection, identification and information recording of goods, which affects the reliability of inventory and the timeliness of data.

In the warehousing stage, the traditional way of receiving goods is to scan barcodes manually, which requires processes such as stamping, scanning, and tearing off the kanban board. There is serious waste of action and process waiting, which can easily lead to long waiting time for parts at the entrance, and even cause backlogs and cannot be put into storage in time. In addition, the process of receiving goods and warehousing is cumbersome, requiring manual completion of multiple links such as order acceptance, receipt, inspection, and shelving. The warehousing cycle is long, and it is easy to cause problems such as missed scanning and wrong scanning during the process, which leads to inaccurate inventory information and increases inventory management risks.

In response to these pain points, FAW-Volkswagen Foshan Factory applies RFID technology to the receiving and warehousing process, including: binding the barcode identification of the parts on the kanban board to the RFID tag of the equipment or transfer vehicle. When the forklift picks up the parts and equipment through the unloading gate, the ground sensor triggers the antenna to read the RFID tag and send out a radio frequency signal at the same time. The information is decoded and transmitted to the management system to form a warehousing record of the parts and equipment, realizing automatic warehousing after unloading. At present, the Foshan factory has invested more than 20 sets of RFID equipment, covering most of the kanban parts.

In the factory entry process, FAW-Volkswagen Foshan Factory also uses RFID technology to establish an intelligent task scheduling system. The system automatically matches the license plate number of the truck, sorts the tasks, and sends instructions to the dispatch area screen and the driver's mobile phone according to the rules.

Through RFID technology, the receiving process is automated, multiple parts are identified at the same time, and the efficiency of warehousing and storage is improved; and the part recognition rate is effectively improved, the timeliness and accuracy of recognition are guaranteed, and the information such as part batches and warehousing dates are fully recorded, and the batches with priority for outbound delivery are automatically matched, and the "first in, first out" is strictly managed; it effectively solves the problem that paper barcode labels are easily damaged, and manual operations are cumbersome and prone to errors. In the process of receiving and warehousing, it is ensured that a wide variety of parts can be smoothly put into the warehouse, and timely monitoring and tracking can be achieved, which plays a key role in optimizing inventory management.

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Recently, in Madrid, the capital of Spain, a pharmacy named Juan Wendell Farmacia introduced a self-service payment system based on RFID technology. The system integrates UHF RFID technology. During the shopping process, customers no longer need to scan barcodes or touch screens as cumbersomely as before, but can complete the payment process in a completely contactless state. This not only greatly shortens the checkout time, reduces the waiting time and stay of customers in the Store, effectively reduces the physical contact between customers and store staff, provides a solid guarantee for the health and safety of customers, but also creates a more hygienic and safe shopping environment for pharmacies.

The RFID solution includes ultra-high frequency RFID Readers, RFID Antennas, handheld RFID readers, and RFID electronic tags attached to products. This system not only enables self-service checkout, but also gives pharmacies unprecedented inventory management. By real-time monitoring of the flow of goods, pharmacy managers can more accurately grasp inventory information, adjust purchase strategies in a timely manner, and effectively avoid the problem of shortage or backlog of goods.