RFID-Based Inventory Management Tracking Solution for a Leading Fortune 500 Manufacturer
Overview
The client is a Fortune 500 company with a global chain of fast-food restaurants. They aimed to improve their food inventory management system for real-time information. ACL Digital developed an RFID-based tracking solution to monitor the stock status of food available in the factory. This system ensured the timely delivery of food packets, tracked food usage, and automatically disposed of expired items.
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Challenges
Lack of an automated inventory management system for real-time information on the stock status
Solution
- Developed an innovative solution by inserting RFID tags on the food containers for tracking
- Deployed ACL Digital’s Modular IoT Gateway based on i.MX6UL SOM in the restaurants to gather packets information from RFID tags
- Integrated tags with Ayla cloud software where it is stored & processed using Blockchain technology
- Designed custom gateway firmware for the solution including integration of RFID reader libraries and cloud agent
- Integrated RFID readers (Impinj and Zebra), gateway, cloud, & temp. sensors
- Cloud app for processing & sending the information over Wi-Fi/ Cellular
- Developed algorithms to remove duplicate tags, cloud connectivity & storage of ~100K tags information
Outcomes
- Efficiently manage food inventory with smarter workflows, reduced supply-chain costs, and visibility across all warehouses/locations
- Dispose of expired food in a timely manner to prevent users from accidentally serving it
