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In this automated, multimodal process, picking will be guided by voice.
RFID will track the contents of the entire order via real-time carton and pallet labels.
And barcodes will be used to validate items and storage locations.
The picker selects the order number on the mobile device.
At the time he selects the order, an RFID label tag is printed.
dcLINK® will automatically assign each item picked for this order to this carton label.
He applies the label to the carton and begins the picking process.
A voice command directs him to the first location.
As he picks items for the order,
he scans each to validate the correct item was picked.
When directed that more than one of an item is required,
he verifies that the additional items have been selected.
With dcLINK, this workflow can be easily tailored
to meet specific business process requirements.
A voice queue notifies him when picking is completed for that carton and order.
Throughout the picking process,
dcLINK uses the appropriate integration methods of the Oracle enterprise application
to update the status of each order line and indicate when the order is completed.
He seals the carton and begins picking items for another order.
The cartons are sent down the conveyor toward shipping.
As they move along the conveyor, an RFID portal reads each carton’s tags and,
by utilizing dcLINK, updates the status of the carton in the enterprise system—
indicating that it is moving toward the shipping area.
RFID tags, a forklift-mounted RFID reader
and a forklifted-mounted data collection terminal running dcLINK
are used to build the pallet as the cartons arrive in the shipping and staging area.
The packer receives an audible tone from the data collection equipment
for each carton based on its RFID tag to identify which belong on this shipment.
He receives a negative tone for one carton,
indicating that it does not belong on this particular pallet.
He sets this carton aside and continues until get he gets the final tone,
indicating all cartons for this shipment have been loaded.
All cartons are now associated with this pallet’s RFID tag in the
Oracle enterprise application and the label tag is printed.
The forklift driver completes preparation of the pallet by shrink wrapping
and applying the RFID tag to the outside of the pallet.
Through dcLINK, the fork truck-mounted terminal indicates which dock door
the completed pallet needs to be taken to.
He moves it to the appropriate shipping door.
The pallet is now in the shipping area ready to be loaded onto an outbound truck.
The loader moves pallets onto the truck.
An RFID portal at the dock door is used to verify that the correct pallets are loaded.
As he rolls this pallet of goods through the portal,
he gets a red light, indicating that this pallet does not belong on this truck.
The combination of RFID pallet tags, RFID portal, and dcLINK provide this final verification.
When the complete shipment has been loaded,
dcLINK uses enterprise system integration to record confirmation of the shipment.
The Oracle enterprise application transmits the advanced shipping notification
to the customer for their receiving process.
He selects another pallet and receives a green light
as it passes through the RFID portal and on to the truck.
This pallet belongs on this outbound shipment.
The truck arrives at the customer’s receiving dock and is ready to be unloaded.
The individual pallets of the shipment are unloaded and pulled off the truck
through an RFID portal that is integrated with their enterprise system via dcLINK.
The pallet has been labeled with appropriate RFID compliant labeling,
and the customer has received the advanced shipping notification from their supplier.
This pallet gets a green light, indicating that the RFID pallet tag was successfully read.
Now, all of the items on the pallet have been confirmed as received
in their Oracle enterprise application.
The pallet is staged on the receiving dock for subsequent put-away.
At this point, the material handler is not using an RFID device,
but scans the barcode using a mobile data collection device.
This company uses Oracle’s Warehouse Management System.
After scanning the barcode, he is directed by Oracle WMS
to take this pallet first to the shipping staging area.
There is a carton on this pallet that is on backorder for a customer
and must be cross-docked.
He goes to the shipping staging area,
removes the carton, scans it for confirmation,
and scans it into a specific shipping staging location.
Once this is complete, he receives instructions on the device to take
the balance of the pallet to the appropriate put-away location.
He now arrives in the storage area to put the pallet away.
To complete this transaction, he scans the location barcode
to verify that it is in the correct location
as directed by the Oracle Warehouse Management System.
He receives a positive verification that the pallet is in the correct location
and that put-away for this pallet is complete.
He can then go back to receiving to put away the next pallet.
To learn more about how Data Systems International can optimize your supply chain processes
using voice, RFID and barcode technology,
please contact your DSI representative today.