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Optimize Your Supply Chain with RFID: The Future of Agile Management Is Here

As consumer demands evolve rapidly, businesses need operational agility, responsiveness, and efficiency to stay competitive. To keep pace, the supply chain management (SCM) landscape is undergoing a seismic shift. American Barcode & RFID (AB&R) has partnered with Zebra Technologies to help you navigate this transformation.

RFID: The Cornerstone of Agile Supply Chains

At the forefront of this evolution is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)—a technology that uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. This innovative approach offers numerous advantages over traditional barcoding systems, primarily through real-time data collection and improved visibility across the supply chain.

Let’s explore how the many advantages of RFID could benefit your business.

Enhance Visibility and Traceability to Optimize Oversight

One of the most significant benefits of RFID is its ability to provide enhanced visibility and traceability throughout the supply chain.

  • • Track products from the manufacturing floor to the end consumer
  • • Monitor every step in the process with real-time updates
  • • Identify bottlenecks and optimize inventory levels
  • • Respond swiftly to disruptions

As supply chains grow more complex, this level of oversight becomes critical for sustained success.

Streamline Operations, Speed Workflows, and Improve Accuracy

Agile supply chains require streamlined processes that can quickly adapt to change. RFID supports this by automating key functions:

  • • Inventory management
  • • Shipping and receiving
  • • Order fulfillment

By reducing manual data entry, RFID minimizes human error and accelerates workflows—improving both speed and accuracy, which are essential for maintaining customer satisfaction.

Did You Know?

Manual inventory tracking can have error rates as high as 1%—which translates to 10,000 errors per 1 million entries. RFID reduces that dramatically with automated, accurate data capture.

Satisfy Consumers and Regulators with Cost Efficiency and Sustainability

Though RFID implementation involves an upfront investment, the long-term savings and environmental benefits are substantial.

  • • Reduce operational costs by optimizing inventory and minimizing shrinkage
  • • Promote sustainability through better resource management and less waste
  • • Align operations with growing consumer and regulatory demands for environmentally responsible practices

AB&R and Zebra provide the RFID tools to help your business meet both financial and environmental goals.

Meet Market Demands with Real-Time Analytics and Smarter Decisions

RFID systems generate powerful data that can be leveraged for real-time analytics and agile decision-making.

  • • Gain insight into inventory levels, sales trends, and supply chain performance
  • • Make data-driven decisions quickly
  • • Pivot strategies to meet changing market conditions

In a fast-moving business landscape, real-time data gives your business a critical edge.

It’s Time to Futureproof Your Supply Chain

The future of supply chain management is here. Businesses that embrace RFID today will be better equipped to respond to tomorrow’s challenges.

Did You Know?

92% of warehouse decision-makers say they’re using RFID or plan to deploy it within the next five years.

Futureproof Your Warehouse with RFID from AB&R and Zebra

With automated data capture powered by RFID solutions from AB&R and Zebra, you can:

  • • Save time
  • • Improve information flow
  • • Enable real-time decision-making

From RFID printers, tags, and labels to handheld and fixed readers, portals, and beyond—AB&R and Zebra have everything you need to futureproof warehouse operations.

Talk to the Experts

To learn more, call AB&R at 800-281-3056 or contact us today to find the optimal RFID supply chain solution for your business.

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