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RFID

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In logistics & supply chain, RFID means: Short for radio-frequency identification: technology that uses small tags and radio waves to identify and track items without needing a direct line of sight.

In Turkish: RFID, radyo frekanslı tanımlama

How it is used

Unlike barcodes, RFID tags can be read many at a time and from a distance, which speeds up receiving and stock counts. Common in fashion retail, in pallet and container tracking, and for returnable equipment. Said as letters: R-F-I-D.

Example sentences

  1. With RFID tags, we can count a whole store's stock in under an hour.

  2. RFID gates at the dock record every pallet that leaves the warehouse.

Common collocations

  • RFID tag
  • RFID reader
  • RFID gate
  • RFID tracking
  • barcodeA pattern of printed lines or squares that a scanner reads to identify a product, package or pallet quickly and without typing.
  • visibilityThe ability to see where goods, orders and stock are at any moment along the supply chain, usually through shared real-time data.
  • cycle countA stock check in which a small part of the warehouse is counted on a regular schedule, so that all items are counted over time without closing the warehouse.
  • goods receiptThe process of accepting delivered goods into a warehouse, checking them against the order and recording them in the stock system.

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