In the previous article, we introduced the WalmartRFIDTechnical understanding and product packagingRFIDThe direction of the planned use gives an overall introduction. In the following articles, we will elaborate on Walmart's use of its suppliersRFIDThe standard and scope of use of the technology.

  Walmart has different suppliers for different product categoriesRFIDStandard. This is indeed taking into account that different products have different looks, different sizes, different materials. Therefore, Walmart will give clear instructions on which category the supplier belongs to. It also corresponds to the supplier of this type of product. Walmart will give out their ownRFIDAn instruction manual, as we usually call itRFID Playbook. If you have not received it, you can ask the corresponding Walmart contact person.

   Below we only take Walmart toy suppliers as an example to introduce the explanationWal-MartRFID Technical standard requirements. Other industries can also refer to.

  On request, from2023years1month1From today. All toy suppliers shipping products to Walmart must be includedRFIDtag . If supplied before this time, a hybrid mode can be used to provide identification such as normal bar code labels and bar code tags.

  inWal-MartRFIDIn the standard system. It mainly involves the following parts:

  1. RFIDtag

  RFIDThe label mainly identifies each product

 

  2. RFIDHand data collector

  RFIDHand data collector The role of

  a) Scan, search, and locateSKUThe products of;

  b) Allows you to count all the tapes in an areaRFIDTagged item;

  c) Allows you to verify bar codes andRFIDWhether the encoding of the tag matches;

  3. RFIDMask box

  RFIDFunction of the mask enclosure

  a) In a limited space for isolation and housing fromRFIDThe shell of a device's radio waves;

  b) Allows you to isolate and scan only a specific set ofRFIDTag item;

  4. RFIDDesktop scanner

  RFIDThe role of a desktop scanner

  a) A desktop device that can be used to read labels in boxes or cartons

  b) Allows you to verify the contents of a carton or box

  5. RFIDChannel machine

  RFIDThe role of the channel machine

  a) RFIDThe channel machine can be embedded into the existing conveyor system for direct reading;

  b) Hundreds of boxes or cartons can be read at the same timeRFIDTags;

  c) Allow you to verifyRFIDWhether the marked item matches the box label;

  Wal-MartRFIDAll of the above products in the system are based on UHFUHFThe technology of... Why did Walmart adopt itUHF RFIDUhf technology, becauseUHFCompared with the original bar code technology, it has the following advantages:

  UHFCompared to other RF technologies, especially the commonly used high frequencyNFCTechnology, with the following advantages:

  So from the above technical point of view,UHFGiven what the frequency band can do,RFIDTechnology is indeed Walmart's best bet at this stage.

  From the perspective of Walmart's own business scenario, why does Walmart use itRFIDtechnology? Because it's always on the packageRFIDLabeling toys, in the logistics transportation and receiving links, Walmart can be smart throughRFIDEquipment for efficient and fast batch identification of what products this batch of goods is, what products are contained in the package, and which supplier provides it. Some people may have such a question, such a simple thing, field operators can look at the recorded information. Why go to all the trouble to adopt itRFIDTechnology. This is very common in many of the enterprises we serve at Suzhou Wisdom View Yisheng. So let's do an example and you'll see.

  First, the products have different specifications. For example, small monsters, there are blue, red, purple, green small monsters. Even more, there are little monsters with flying hats, and little monsters with bear hats. These are different product specifications, if you rely on field operators to check, it requires field operators to have very high professional skills in order to distinguish the differences in product specifications.

  Second, toy products are mainly targeted at direct consumers, so it is difficult to place a large number of sustained orders for large industrial products such as TV sets and notebooks. Therefore, the packaging sent to Walmart will most likely not be the same product, but50A little purple monster,30A little blue monster,15A soldier,7It's a doll. Therefore, if you rely on the warehouse field operators one by one carefully identified, classified records. It's very time consuming. It is also easy to register errors through manual work. This will lead to the abnormal chaos of the Walmart warehouse receiving site, and the receiving process time will increase.

  As a result, Walmart is updating the shipping packaging specifications for toy products to make them attachedRFIDTag. In order to greatly improve the efficiency of Walmart's warehouse logistics, management required that any goods received by Walmart's global stores should come with itRFIDTag. That is, the toy supplier is required to paste the toy product well when it is shippedRFIDLabel and submit relevant information to Walmart Logistics.

  Current Walmart toy productsRFIDThe system mainly involves the following parts:

  A) Walmart US stores (including Puerto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii) - national, franchised, licensed and private label;

  B) All season codes (0-4);

  C) Initial Settings;

  D) All replenishment;

  E) Supplier packaging cartons or warehouse packaging plastic bags;

  F) Seasonal items;

  G) All omnichannel and online merchandise (in-store and/Or sell online)

  H) Spot goods/Chase acquisition

  Because Walmart's suppliers are all over the world. Moreover, there are many categories of goods and the number is huge, so it is particularly important to choose a stable and reliable underlying framework. Walmart-ownedRFIDLabel identification, unified use of the worldGS1Organizational identification. In this way, as far as possible, all the products provided by suppliers to Walmart can be achieved one thing, one code. It is convenient for Walmart to operate efficiently in the logistics receiving link, and once product quality problems are found, it can be traced back to the supplier in the first time and carry out product recall&Claim. As a result, Walmart requires suppliers to ensure that there is no double code when providing products, and requires suppliers to submit shipping lists and other information. Suzhou wisdom view Yi Sheng devoted to researchGS1Standard, used for yearsRFIDProduct project implementation experience. Can provide customers with the requirementsRFIDPrinter,RFIDHandheld,RFIDShield frame,RFIDDesktop scanner,RFIDChannel machine and other equipment. Software can also be developed for customers to meet the requirements of the application. We will continue to describe Wal-Mart in the futureRFIDSystem system within the specific products, please look forward to.