RFID: The Oncoming Wave

Returns processing: As customers return merchandise, an RFID-enabled distribution center can allow for several cartons to be read and received at once. This compares with most operations today in which returns are handled one shipment at a time.

Automation: Whether you have photo-eyes or scanners in your workflow, RFID can improve your process. Current technologies require cartons to be in a specific orientation for the scanners to read the boxes, but RFID doesn’t require line of sight and can read packages in any physical arrangement.