RFID TECHNOLOGY
Industry start-up
Cargocast believes
RFID is the way to
make a truly digital
asset of cargo.
THE DIGITAL WAREHOUSE
In January, the digital,
RFID-based cargo platform
Cargocast was launched.
The platform enables
freight forwarders, airlines
and ground handlers to
automate their warehouse
operations and gain hands-free
visibility of processes, driving
improvements in quality,
utilisation and door-to-door
time, while reducing costs.
Cargocast’s VP Cargo
Solutions, Mike Morey,
explains the solution – and
why digitalising a warehouse
operation is non-optional.
The solution
To bring the user complete
visibility of their operation,
Cargocast tracks each cargo
adopting some of the bold new
approaches. In the meantime,
it’s as if we go on accepting
that this is just part of doing
business.
“Most supply chain
participants still rely on many
manual processes in the
operations. Naturally, manual
processes are subject to human
error, resulting in increased
handling time and operational
costs. There is an urgent need
to significantly reduce non
value-added costs associated
with recovery from errors
and service failures. The most
common ones relating to piece
counts, cross labelling, missing
or lost pieces and manifest
errors increase the cost of
risk versus contribution,”
piece during build-up, break down, delivery and inventory using
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, pinpointing
cargo in the warehouse within a two-foot radius. Using this
location data, processes that previously required human
interaction, such as goods acceptance, can be fully automated,
helping to prevent error and increase efficiency.
This highly accurate data can also be leveraged to identify
problems in real time, enabling intervention as they occur. When
it comes to what can be tracked, meanwhile, the solution is
flexible, relates Morey. “We design it to track whatever the clients
are working with. That is, either individual pieces, skids or ULDs.
We can aggregate pieces on a skid or ULD if that’s what they want
to work with,” he explains.
An age-old issue
Morey discourses on the reasons behind the development of
Cargocast technology. “Throughout my years in this industry I
have participated in countless discussions and working groups on
possible solutions to the common challenges faced daily in this
business. Everyone would probably agree that there is existing
technology and new developments out there that would resolve
a lot of the current problems, but the industry is still behind in
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