The major warehousing processes include such activities as Receiving, Inventory Management, Addressing, Cycle Counting, Put away/Replenishment, Order Preparation, Order Picking, Cross Docking, Stacking, Staging, Wrapping, Loading and Shipping. Often forgotten, however, is the importance of constantly auditing and revising the processes for the sake of improvement in productivity and accuracy. Is a particular product best suited for using a piece pick method? Or, is it best to use a bulk, fork-lift picking method? Should labels be used or is scanning and manually counting the product enough?
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RFID or Radio Frequency Identification has been in commercial use since the late 1970’s. The early 1990's RFID was implemented on toll roads throughout the US so that tolls could be collected without cars having to stop.
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