Abstract: With the continuous expansion of business and the rise of e-commerce, Carrucci shoes are facing great challenges in inventory management. To address these challenges, Carrucci shoes make clever use of rfid technology to achieve a complete overhaul of inventory management.
Key words: rfid technology
Carrucci Shoes, a nearly 20-year-old men’s footwear brand originating in Los Angeles, is known worldwide for its high-quality dress shoes, casual shoes and athletic shoes. Its products are found in department stores and boutiques around the world and are loved by consumers. However, with the continuous expansion of the business and the rise of e-commerce, Carrucci shoes faced a huge challenge in inventory management. To address these challenges, Carrucci shoes make clever use of RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to achieve a complete revolution in inventory management.
1.Introduce RFID to revolutionize inventory management
Last year, Carrucci Shoes licensed an RFID technology 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 their own internal inventory management system. By deploying the TagMatiks Wedge solution provided by RFID4U, Carrucci shoes enable inventory monitoring from production to sale, greatly improving inventory accuracy and operational efficiency.
Prior to the introduction of RFID technology, the Carrucci shoe inventory was time-consuming and laborious. The inventory in the warehouse often requires employees to spend half a working day to complete the inventory of one or two types of shoes, so a complete inventory is never carried out. This not only affects the accuracy of inventory, but also increases labor costs. The introduction of RFID technology has completely changed this situation.
Now, whenever a new product is packaged in a factory and affixed with an RFID paper tag, 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 warehouse in Los Angeles, the staff can quickly receive and verify the product using a handheld reader, without having to open the carton one by one. This not only greatly improves the efficiency of inventory counting, but also ensures the real-time accuracy of inventory data.
2.RFID can also help 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 are shipped promptly and accurately. The application of RFID technology makes this goal possible. Now, when a new order arrives from the store, Carrucci Shoes staff prepare the cardboard boxes for shipment and use RFID handheld Scanner to create an automatic record of the shipped goods. If an error occurs during the packaging process, the technology can identify and correct the goods before they are sent to the store, greatly reducing order cancellation rates and customer refund rates
3.Warehouse traceability
In addition to inventory management, Carrucci shoes also found the potential of RFID technology in other applications. For example, when a particular pair of shoes cannot be found in the warehouse, staff can quickly locate 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 plans to further explore the application potential of RFID technology. They have begun to investigate the installation and use of fixed RFID readers, such as entry readers mounted on doorways or dock doors, for more automated tag reading and inventory monitoring. With the continuous development and popularization of RFID technology, Carrucci shoes are confident to maintain a leading position in the fierce market competition and provide consumers with more high-quality and efficient services.
Post time: Aug-26-2024