Automated inventory management system that visualizes the location of items using RFID.
RF Lucas has been offering "Locus Mapping," which allows for high-precision detection of the location of inventory and items with RFID tags through RFID signal analysis, since April 2020. It is already being used in warehouses, factories, and stores of major companies. "Locus Fork" is a system that integrates Locus Mapping with handheld reader scanning on forklifts. A reader and antenna are externally mounted on the forklift, allowing for inventory scanning during operations inside the warehouse. The collected data is analyzed using RF Lucas's signal location identification algorithm, and the inventory results reflecting real locations are displayed on a map. As a result, in manufacturing and logistics environments, tasks such as inventory counting, inbound and outbound management, and location management can be automated, leading to significant time and cost savings in inventory management operations, as well as the ability to obtain real-time inventory information, including location.
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basic information
1) Inbound and Outbound Inventory, Stocktaking, and Location Registration - Work is performed using a forklift, reading inventory and items while patrolling, and reflecting the results of inbound and outbound inventory, stocktaking, and location registration in the system. - It can handle not only nested containers and shelves within the warehouse but also inventory and items placed on the floor. - RFID tags (hereafter referred to as location reference tags) are affixed to nested containers, shelves, and floors, allowing for reading in conjunction with inventory and items. By analyzing with a location identification algorithm, each inventory and item is linked to the nearest location reference tag for location registration. - The display items and search conditions on the inventory search screen can be flexibly configured. - The onboard terminal screen of the forklift highlights the current location of the forklift along with inventory information, including its whereabouts, on a digital map. 2) Digital Map Display - The location of registered inventory and items, as well as the current position of the forklift, is highlighted on the digital map, making it visually easy to understand. - The setup of the digital map is simple: after uploading the floor plan of the warehouse, just specify the sizes of nested containers, shelves, and floor areas for placement, and register the location reference tags. - Moving shelves, resizing, rotating, deleting, and changing shelf numbers are also easy.
Price information
It consists of an annual service fee and initial costs. - Annual service fee: We will discuss flexibly according to the size of the site and the number of locations. - Initial setup costs: Hardware such as RFID tags (around 10 yen each) and readers/antennas (200,000 to 300,000 yen each), and if customization development is requested, costs will be incurred based on the requirements.
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P5
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Major automobile parts manufacturers, etc.
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Company information
We are developing Locus Mapping (an inventory and item management system that visualizes the location of items using RFID) and RFID production and process management systems, addressing labor shortages and improving productivity in retail, manufacturing, and logistics. RFID tags have become inexpensive, costing less than 10 yen each, and can read large quantities instantly, reducing the time for inventory and shipping tasks by 80%. Previously, it was not possible to identify the location of scanned items, but our patented technology (radio wave phase analysis) enables the identification of the location of inventory and items, which can also be utilized for location management.