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RFID-Enabled Lift Truck Contributes to Lean Operations

New RFID implementation eliminates operator scanning

Louis Sirico
Thu, 12/17/2009 - 07:05
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W

hen a lift-truck operator moves something, they typically have to do at least three manual points of data entry, either by bar-code scan or keyboard. Rush Tracking Systems claims

Lean Manufacturing Concepts:

• Eliminating waste due to misplacement, mis-ships
• Minimized movement of WIP
• Aligned movement along value streams
• Poka yoke: mistake-proof product movement
• Empowered workers: lift-truck handlers freed from paperwork
• Inventory: buffer inventory minimized due to inventory accuracy

that an RFID enabled lift-truck can perform the same move operation without any human intervention. In this article we’re going put that claim to the test and see if we can actually eliminate operator scanning in lift-truck operations.

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Submitted by Rod Dempsey (not verified) on Mon, 09/19/2022 - 10:22

RFID-Enabled Lift Truck with GPS??

We store equipment in laydown yards the size of ten football fields.  Is there a GPS add on to the RFID forklift installation?

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