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Container Tracking use case

Container Tracking manages the flow of asset ownership. This use case provides a base to implement asset tracking of containers from the warehouse to the supplier and back.

Container Tracking records the owner of an asset as it is moved from the warehouse inventory to a supplier and then back to the warehouse. When an asset is sent from warehouse inventory, the shipping process records the owner as the supplier receiving the container. When the supplier returns the asset to the warehouse, the receiving process records the owner as the warehouse, making the asset available to send to another supplier.

The Container Tracking use case is comprised of printing, shipping and receiving, and reporting activities, and it uses the corresponding Reusable Components for those actions.

You can choose to print or reprint an RFID tag. To print an RFID tag, select the quantity, generate the EPC value, and then print the tag. To reprint a tag, scan the barcode on the existing RFID tag and then print the tag. The following diagram shows the process for printing RFID tags.

printing flow

To ship an asset, start the shipping portal, scan the barcodes, and then load the assets with the barcodes attached onto a truck. If the tags are commissioned, ensure that the supplier order is complete. If the tags are not commissioned, commission the tags before completing the order. Once the supplier order is complete, stop the shipping portal. The following diagram shows the process for shipping assets from a warehouse.

shipping flow

To receive an asset, start the receiving portal and then unload the truck. If the tags are commissioned, move the containers to the inspection area. If the tags are not commissioned, commission the tags before moving the containers to the inspection area. Once all containers have been moved to the inspection area and the truck is empty, stop the receiving portal. The following diagram shows the process for receiving assets into a warehouse.

receiving flow


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