RFID Tag technology has been applied in many links of the clothing industry

RFID technology has been applied in many links of the clothing industry, realizing real-time dynamic tracking and query of goods throughout the supply chain, monitoring and managing information such as the quantity and sales of goods, and providing real, effective and timely management and decision-making support information for enterprise managers, thereby reducing operating costs and improving profit margins and competitiveness.

It is understood that in recent years, companies such as Heilan Home, UR, La Chapelle, and Huimei Group have introduced RFID Tag technology in factories, warehouses, stores and other links based on overall supply chain considerations. At the same time, more and more clothing companies are also planning or carrying out such attempts.

A technology is always implemented to solve the practical problems faced by enterprises.

When the finished products arrive at the warehouse from the manufacturer, the warehouse staff will unpack and scan the barcode of each piece of clothing one by one to confirm the received goods, and use the number of barcode scans as the received quantity. After the barcodes of all the clothes in the box are scanned, the order receipt operation is completed in the system. For outbound delivery, the barcode of each piece of clothing is scanned one by one, and the barcode is checked to see if it is consistent with the distribution list. If an error occurs, the distribution staff will be notified to handle it. Scanning barcodes has improved the operation efficiency and accuracy compared to manual judgment, and the data in the warehouse management system is relatively complete and accurate. However, as the business scale of clothing companies continues to expand, the number of shipments continues to increase, more and more styles are added each year, the number of SKUs has increased significantly, and the difficulty of inventory management has increased. At the same time, the method of scanning goods one by one based on barcode recognition technology cannot meet the peak period of delivery and receipt operation efficiency requirements. The distribution efficiency of small batches and multiple batches is low, and the phenomenon of mismatching occurs from time to time.

On the other hand, with the development of information technology, competition in the clothing industry is becoming increasingly fierce. Enterprises have evolved from simple cost competition to competition in production efficiency, logistics, and store intelligent management. As the most important retail channel for clothing companies, stores directly face the final consumers. The management efficiency and customer experience of stores will be directly related to the brand image and competitiveness of clothing companies. At present, large clothing brands such as La Chapelle, UR, Uniqlo, Zara, H&M, and Heilan Home have adopted free-style shopping methods in stores, and the rich and diverse product displays have put forward higher requirements for store product management. Faced with the changes in diversity and the actual needs of store expansion, clothing companies urgently need to use technical means to solve problems such as store inventory, product management, market data collection and analysis, and anti-theft.

Clear advantages

Compared with the commonly used barcode technology, RFID tags have absolute advantages in reading efficiency, recording content, reading distance, service life, etc.

For this reason, RFID technology has been applied in many links of the clothing industry, running through clothing production, warehousing management, logistics transportation, store sales and other links, realizing real-time dynamic tracking and query of goods throughout the supply chain, monitoring and managing information such as the quantity and sales of goods, and providing real, effective and timely management and decision-making support information for enterprise managers, so as to reduce operating costs and improve profit margins and competitiveness.

It can be foreseen that with the increasing maturity of RFID tags and reading technology and the continuous decline in tag costs, the apparel industry is no longer far away from the goal of large-scale application of RFID technology. However, the links and depth of RFID application depend on the needs of enterprises. At the same time, the real implementation of technical solutions cannot be separated from the joint efforts of clothing companies, RFID equipment manufacturers, solution providers and even information system companies.