Where Can I Get an RFID System to Inventory Automotive Components?

Managing car parts can be a challenge. Facilities are usually large, open spaces with inventory stored in a variety of locations. There are physics issues to overcome, as well as integration with existing back-end systems.

I know that IBM has built a successful system for Honda Italia, and Zebra Enterprise Solutions has created one for Getrag Ford, a parts supplier in Germany. CHEP has a solution called Material Intelligence, used for tracking parts bins as they move through different locations in the supply chain.

Here are some articles that you might find relevant:

• Hyundai RFID-enabling Its Supply Chain

• Ford Canada Adopts RFID System to Keep Parts Flowing

• Nissan North America Installs RFID-based Real-Time Locating System

• RFID Helps ZF Speed Transmission Shipments

• RFID Drives Fight Against Counterfeit Car Parts

• Land Rover Test-Drives RFID to Track Parts Containers