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Avoid loading errors and optimize routes to protect the climate and reduce costs

Digitalize your logistics processes with RFID to effectively reduce both costs and carbon footprint.

Sustainability, Intralogistics, RFID

RFID in supply chains: digital supply chains ensure error-free processes, high ROI and optimum sustainability

Delivery errors in non-transparent supply chains are a problem for all parties involved: the shipper must search for and have missing products subsequently delivered; the recipient must pause or reschedule processes. Logistics and transport service providers must integrate the subsequent delivery into their planning at short notice or organize additional trips. Errors often occur during picking or loading into transport vehicles. A technical solution must therefore reliably monitor both processes without delaying them.

RFID technology with intelligent logistics software reliably prevents delivery errors and quickly pays off for all parties involved in the supply chain: the shipper saves on any recourse costs, searches and administrative costs. The recipient can rely on timely and error-free delivery and plan with confidence. By sending notifications, all parties involved can avoid additional trips and waiting times, which effectively reduces CO2 emissions in the supply chain and thus protects the climate and budgets.

Three levers to improve the sustainability of your logistics

RFID at strategic hubs prevents logistics errors, and minimizes costs and carbon footprint

Shipment verification

RFID-based shipment verification guarantees that shipments are processed correctly and shipping processes are transparent, even at peak times.

Effect on sustainability

Shipping errors result in returns and additional delivery trips, which can be easily avoided with RFID support.

Warehouse management

RFID-based warehouse and inventory management guarantees that goods can be located any all times and stock information is always current.

Effect on sustainability

Precise inventory data enables targeted planning for energy-efficient utilization of production plants and transport vehicles.

Load carrier management

RFID-based management of reusable load carrier pools (RTI — returnable transport items) guarantees permanent transparency and timely provision of RTI.

Effect on sustainability

RTI have a better environmental footprint than disposable packaging. RFID-based pool management of RTI increases this effect by utilizing transport and storage capacities more efficiently.

"Facts, facts, facts": three examples of the positive effect of digitalized supply chains

  • RFID-based supply chains run 81.5 % faster, based on the duration of dispatch, incoming goods and outgoing goods.
    (Source: International Journal of Information Management Data Insights 2/2022)
  • One customer of Turck Vilant Systems reduced the number of lost and incorrectly delivered shipments to almost zero. With around 10,000 shipments per year, this customer saves 28,730 km of unnecessary delivery trips per year.
    (Source: Turck Vilant Systems customer project)
  • Based on a real customer case with 10,000 deliveries per year and a saving of 130 km per shipment, this customer saves 109,174 tons of CO2 emissions — based on 3.8 kg CO2 emissions per kilometer.
    (Source: Figures from Turck Vilant Systems customer project and ICCT data)

Improve your sustainability balance with automation

Even outside of supply chains, automation can make your production more efficient and energy-saving. Find out which solutions we can offer to support you on this journey on our sustainability page.