A barcode, consisting of bars and spaces, is a machine-readable graphic illustration of numerals and characters. Barcodes helps in almost every area of supply chain management and inventory management. They are a perfect identification software tool that helps to monitor, track products and effectively reduce errors.
RFID is an automatic identification tagging method for storing and retrieving data from a distance using RFID tags, which are attached to items and which contain a microchip and an antenna. The information picked up by the reader is passed on to middleware and application software that validates and process the data, so that they can be used to create business value.
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), or Bluetooth Smart, is a wireless personal area network technology designed to provide reduced power consumption and cost as compared with Classic Bluetooth even while maintaining a similar communication range. The tracking platform or application is used for asset tracking.
Wireless networks can achieve particularly large supply chain improvements when they are used to increase efficiency and productivity in pivot processes. Pivot processes are those processes in the supply chain where improvements can significantly enhance the efficiency of the entire extended supply chain.
