RFID for warehouses: receiving, shipping and stocktaking

Who it is for • Distribution and wholesale warehouses • 3PL operators and fulfillment centers • Raw-material and finished-goods warehouses • Spare-parts and tooling storage Problem Barcode and paper-based processes require line-of-sight scanning of every box. This creates gate queues, mis-picks, shortages and long stocktakes. How it works • UHF RFID tags are applied to items, boxes or pallets • RFID portals at gates capture movements automatically • Handheld readers are used for stocktaking, search and spot checks • BizData software reconciles reads with 1C/WMS documents • Stock and movements are visible in real time Solution components • UHF tags: paper, polymer and on-metal • Gate portals, fixed readers and handheld terminals • Antennas matched to the zone geometry • Operator dashboard, logs, reports and discrepancy alerts • Integration with 1C, WMS and ERP Limitations — clearly • Metal and liquids shield the signal and require special tags and placement • Dense pallets of difficult goods cannot be guaranteed at 100% by physics alone • RFID does not replace WMS or warehouse discipline • A tag per cheap item may not pay off FAQ Does RFID read through boxes? Yes, no line of sight is needed. Metal and liquids are tested separately. Can we start with one area? Yes, a pilot usually starts with one gate or one product group. What is the read range? Several meters for typical gate portals; the exact value is measured during testing. See also • RFID stocktaking — /en/rfid-inventarizatsiya • Asset and inventory tracking — /en/rfid-uchet-tmc • 1C, ERP and WMS integration — /en/rfid-integraciya-1c