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ITC Limited : Project RFID

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PCQ Bureau
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The biggest challenge plaguing the apparel industry is the constant need to

crunch time-lines as much as possible in order to reduce time-to-market and

consequently minimize losses in sales. The Lifestyle Retailing Business Division

of ITC did an extensive survey across its warehouses in Delhi and Bangalore, to

come up with a detailed report of these concerns which included efficient

material handling and accuracy of books vs. physical stock. After completing the

survey, it was inferred that RFID technology can be effectively used to overcome

most of these hurdles.



During a pilot run on the range of RFID tags, RFID Readers and Antennas were
tested to achieve the stated objectives. Various systems such as RFID tunnels

were conceptualized and fabricated during the pilot to arrive on the final

project components. After the technology was successfully tested, it was

implemented in warehouses in Bangalore and Delhi. These warehouses have

essentially five parts — the receiving bay, the scanning bay, the storage bay,

the segregation bay and the dispatch bay. RFID tagging has enabled the 'book

keepers' to keep a close watch on the status of batches, and reduces paperwork

to a great extent.



Project Specs
Project Head:O

P Bansal,
Divisional CIO

Deployment Location:

NCR and Bangalore

Team Size: Six

Tech Used: Hardware: RFID

Readers & Antennas from Motorola and Intermac

Software: Custom built application software was developed to act

as a middleware application.

Implementation

Partner




Vivek Kamra, ITC Infotech

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