In warehouse operations, footwear and apparel companies often face intense logistical challenges: large volumes of cartons, fast turnover, and massive numbers of SKUs. The efficiency of core processes such as receiving, shipping, inventory counting, and returns directly affects response speed and operational cost. When these tasks rely heavily on manual work, issues such as low efficiency, mis-shipments, and missing items become increasingly common.
If you are facing similar obstacles, here’s how a major warehousing and logistics enterprise transformed its operations with RFID and rebuilt a modern warehouse with high efficiency and precision.
Challenges and Pain Points
A leading warehousing logistics provider approached DTB RFID with several pressing problems. Responsible for handling huge daily inbound and outbound volumes for the footwear and apparel industry, the company experienced slow manual processing and frequent errors. They outlined four main challenges:
Massive inbound shipments make rapid, full-quantity counting almost impossible with traditional methods
Heavy reliance on manual item-by-item checking, which is slow and error-prone
Items inside sealed cartons are difficult to inspect quickly, increasing decision-making risk
Return verification requires complicated procedures and significant labor resources
To address these issues, DTB RFID provided a digitalized RFID solution that empowered the warehouse with high-level automation and precision—enabling stable and efficient operations even under extremely high throughput.
Deploying RFID Hardware: Empowering End-to-End Efficiency
To tackle high-volume warehousing, improving automation and data visibility is essential.
For this large-scale footwear and apparel warehouse, DTB RFID delivered a complete RFID solution. By integrating RFID tunnel readers and RFID inventory carts with the Warehouse Management System (WMS), we built a unified smart receiving and shipping platform. The result was instant, large-scale, contactless data capture—pushing warehouse operations fully toward automation and intelligence.
RFID Tunnel Machine: The “Fast Lane” for Inbound & Outbound
As cartons pass through the RFID tunnel, the system can read over 600 items inside a carton within just three seconds. Staff only need to place the cartons on the conveyor belt—product verification is completed automatically without any manual intervention, enabling true assembly-line-style mass receiving and shipping.
RFID Inventory Cart: The “Mobile Counting Specialist”
By placing sealed cartons into the cart, over 200 tagged items can be scanned within 3–5 seconds. It supports full-carton reading and immediately alerts staff if discrepancies are detected. Its mobility allows flexible usage across the entire warehouse and complements the tunnel machine for full-coverage RFID management.
From “Searching for Goods” to Data-Driven Operations
After implementing the RFID solution, the company achieved significant improvements across all warehouse processes:
Dramatic efficiency boost:
Receiving and shipping efficiency increased by 2–5×; a single operator can inventory 400–600 cartons per hour.
Revolutionary accuracy improvement:
Receiving and shipping accuracy reached >99.99%, greatly reducing discrepancies. Dynamic inventory accuracy also improved, providing a solid foundation for refined management.
Upgraded management model:
Higher levels of automation reduced labor costs. Real-time data synchronization enhanced operational visibility and improved decision-making across the warehouse.
DTB RFID Warehouse Logistics Management Solution
DTB RFID provides customized RFID solutions based on enterprise needs, offering one-stop products and services—from RFID tags and hardware to software implementation. We help companies achieve digital transformation from manual management to intelligent management, enabling “one item, one code,” full-process traceability, and data-driven operations.
Make precision the new normal. Smart warehousing is now within reach.
