Higher read rates could reduce waste
It’s a testimony to the efficiency of modern barcode systems that read rates can be as high as 99.8% - that’s a remarkable statistic, drawn from a real tire plant.
The problem for the plant in question is that due to the high volume of tires produced, even this read rate results in around 40 tires being removed daily from the line for costly rework.
RFID has the potential for even higher read rates, as no line of sight is necessary for the system to operate effectively.
With RFID, the implications for waste minimization are hard to ignore.
