Motorola collaborates with Stark RFID to implement an RFID solution for Cox Industries, a producer of pressure treated wood products for distribution to building supply market. Motorola’s RD5000 mobile RFID readers are integrated with Stark RFID’s Hacktrac work-in-progress inventory management system. Cox is able to understand the location of its lumber inventory in real-time and is reducing locating and picking process errors. …
… “In need of a system that would reduce inventory errors, Cox turned to Motorola and Stark RFID to automate its manual tracking processes. By implementing Motorola’s RD5000 mobile RFID readers and Stark RFID’s HackTrac WIP inventory management system, the company was able to gain greater visibility into the locations of its lumber package in real-time – reducing loading and pick-ticket errors to achieve a shipping accuracy of 99 percent.
The system also provides customers with new levels of visibility and control over change requests. For example, if a customer calls partway through the process of loading an order and asks to make a change to the order, the information is transmitted wirelessly and sent out to the forklift operator – ultimately increasing productivity and ensuring that the customer change order is accurately filled.
Cox’s forklifts are outfitted with Motorola’s RD5000 mobile RFID readers, which read the RFID tags attached to the lumber packages. When a forklift picks up a package of lumber, the RD5000 reads the RFID tag and the operator views the information regarding where the lumber should be stacked in the yard on a monitor in the forklift.
When the package is stacked, the information is transferred wirelessly, enabling Cox’s management to track a package’s whereabouts, born-on dates and order fulfillment process. “ …
via Motorola: RFID Solution Improves Lumber Distribution Process.
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