RFID Framework

Real time inventory tracking, enhanced customer experience, increased store productivity, loss preventions and increased operational efficiency are some of the all-time challenges faced by retailers today. RFID has emerged as a technology of the choice to address these challenges and many more. Increased tag reliability and decreasing cost of RFID tags and devices has resulted in significant adoption of this technology.

MindTree is uniquely positioned in offering both design services and systems integration in the RFID space. With a framework based approach, MindTree enables integration of RFID devices into existing enterprise applications.

Solution Description

MindTree's RFID framework enables integration of RFID devices with existing enterprise applications. It's read and event management system manages the tag reading and records the events. Whenever an event takes place, the event is processed as per local business logic thus enabling enterprise to capture relevant business information. The solution is flexible enough to address the scalability needs of the future.

Relevant data on event information is processed and sent to enterprise applications such as supply chain management, customer relationship management and ERP. Real time integration with enterprise applications can ensure real time inventory tracking, loss prevention as per defined processes.

Why MindTree RFID solutions?

• Improved visibility of products in supply chain
• Reduction of 'out-of-stocks' and maintain 'safety stocks'; more accurately tracks inventory in stock
• Reduction in manual inventory management tasks
• Identification and reduction of shrinkage - real-time product monitoring reduces warehouse shrink and administrative errors
• Improved management and visibility of reusable assets across the supply chain
• Better authentication of products against counterfeiting
• Improved responsiveness to product recalls
• Maintain the right product mix on the store floor, more effectively meeting the customer demand leading to improved customer satisfaction, quality of shopping experience and security