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Using RFID to streamline Container Management
Odette has just released its Best Practice Recommendation for the use of RFID in Supply Chain Container Management. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is playing an ever more important role in the automotive sector and, for some processes, radio-based identification is already superior to other identification procedures, such as bar-coding, in terms of process efficiency and quality criteria. RFID technology has been applied for many years in the industry, primarily in closed loop systems, which serve exclusively for the development of internal company processes but the full potential of RFID in the management of Containers or, to be more exact, Returnable Transport Items (RTIs) is only realized when the different elements of the supply chain use the same standards and technologies and information is processed at every stage in an open loop system.
The Odette Recommendation describes an RFID supported process for the optimisation of the management of RTI s in the automotive supply chain.
For this purpose, the necessary data structures, including the identification logic used, as well as requirements for the underlying RFID technology are described.
Another objective of the recommendation is to define uniform interfaces for the exchange of information between different RTI management logistics systems used by partners integrated in the process. The RFID specific functionality as well as the requirements for sharing data have also been considered.
This recommendation concentrates specifically on the automated identification of all forms of RTIs used in the automotive industry. However, many aspects may be easily transferable to other objects, such as components, vehicles or logistics locations.
Learn more by accessing the Recommendation
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