Do I need to know how to program or write code to make a workflow?

No. RedBeam RFID workflows are human-readable and easy to produce and manage.

Can I have one workflow affect another?

Of course! Any workflow you create can be triggered by a previous workflow. Daisy-chaining events like this can be particularly helpful in giving you further insight into your operations.

How often does RedBeam RFID trigger workflows?

Workflows are triggered in real time, based on the conditions that you set. For example: When a reader captures an item entering a particular location when it isn’t supposed to be there, you can have it turn on a light bar or sound an alarm almost instantly. You can also configure RedBeam RFID’s workflow to batch notifications together, so you get many updates in a single REST Push API message that’s more friendly to your back office systems.

What is GPO? How can I use that?

When we talk about GPO, or General Purpose Out, we’re referring to a port on your fixed RFID reader that can make voltage available to an external device for a period of time. The possibilities for using it are practically endless. Anything that accepts voltage from 5v to 24v – like lights, alarms, conveyor diverts, and even cameras – can be used.

How do I consume an API Push event?

Our API is well documented and open for you to use as needed. When pushing the data, we’re able to customize the payload to work with your back office systems. This greatly reduces or eliminates the need for any development requirement for integration with most systems.

Is there a limit on workflows?

At this time there is no limit on workflows. In fact, we encourage you as a RedBean RFID user to set up workflows wherever you feel they’re necessary.

Can you demo the workflow feature for me?

Of course! Schedule a RedBeam RFID demo, and we’ll be happy to show you examples of our workflow logic.

RFID Cycle Count Software

Give Every Count the Right Tool for the Job

Manual cycle counts eat labor hours that should go toward things like picking and shipping. Handheld scanners enable you to speed up the process, but line of sight scanning isn’t ideal for all types of counting. And most systems lock you into one counting method, whether or not it fits how inventory actually moves through your facility.

RedBeam RFID solves for all three – speed, efficiency, and flexibility – in a single system.

With RedBeam RFID’s cycle counting software, you can:

Count at the level you ship, whether that’s individual units, cases, or pallets.
Power down the reader field so a mobile count doesn’t pick up inventory from the next location over.
Verify pallets in and out with vehicle-mounted readers, confirmed to the right floor location or (for outdoor yards) GPS coordinates.
Keep a running picture of inventory with autonomous tracking as teams receive, put away, and pick.

Choose the right method for the count

Different inventory types require different counting methods. Select mobile, vehicle-mounted, or autonomous tracking based on the level of visibility you need – individual units in a bin, full pallets in and out of a warehouse, or ongoing visibility while the floor keeps working.

Count each item, case, or pallet with a handheld reader

Power down RedBeam’s RFID field to capture only what’s in front of you, then get instant, on-screen feedback on exactly what’s been counted. This is the most granular option, and the one most cycle counts run on.

Verify pallets in and out with a vehicle-mounted reader

Confirm the right pallet reaches the right location as it moves through your warehouse. This option is built for whole-pallet operations, outdoor yards, and any environment tracked by floor or GPS location instead of a rack slot.

Keep a running count with autonomous tracking

Deploy vehicle-mounted readers built into everyday tasks – putaway, picking, replenishment – and keep a background picture of inventory by zone or bay. Use RedBeam’s geiger-counter-style audio and visual cues to find specific items as needed.

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Count What Moves, However It Moves

Manufacturing
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Retail

Keep component counts accurate through every work order

Component parts and finished goods are constantly on the move. With high-volume parts being processed through production lines and transferred across picking locations, RedBeam delivers accurate inventory visibility hour to hour, instead of quarter to quarter.

Target high-velocity pick locations for frequent counts and leave slow-moving stock on a longer cycle.
Confirm component accuracy before it becomes a shortage on the line.
Track finished goods from production through staging with the same system that counts your raw materials.

Explore RFID for Manufacturing

Match your count method to how pallets actually move

Warehouse inventory management calls for a different kind of accuracy when you’re moving whole pallets. RedBeam RFID enables floor or outdoor, GPS-level tracking that scales easily with rapid shifts in volume.

Confirm pallet-to-location accuracy with vehicle-mounted readers as freight moves in and out.
Track outdoor yard inventory by GPS instead of a fixed address.
Turn a multi-day, all-hands quarterly count into a few hours for one person.

Explore RFID in Transportation & Logistics

Keep the sales floor and backroom in sync

The path of retail inventory management from distribution center to backroom to sales floor is hardly ever a straight line. RedBeam RFID’s accurate counts help ensure misplaced stock doesn’t cost you sales.

Run backroom cycle counts on the same schedule as your busiest picking activity.
Catch mis-shelved items and shrink fast enough to act on them.
Confirm store-level accuracy with a handheld count – and without shutting down the floor.

Explore RFID for Retail

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Q: What’s the difference between a physical count and a cycle count?

A: A physical count is a financial accounting exercise – you count every item in a location to true up your books. A cycle count is an operational process: you count a specific, high-activity location on a regular basis to keep the inventory your team picks and ships accurate, without a full building count.

Q: Does RFID make cycle counting fully automatic?

A: It depends on how your inventory is stored. RFID handles open floor space or outdoor yards well, but dense racking is trickier. A fixed or vehicle-mounted reader can confirm inventory is in a bay or zone, but not necessarily the exact rack slot. Some RedBeam customers close that last gap with vehicle-mounted readers for bay-level accuracy, then use a handheld reader and RedBeam’s “Find” feature to pinpoint an item’s exact location.

Q: How do I make sure I’m only counting what’s in one location, and not accidentally picking up inventory from nearby?

A: RedBeam’s mobile app includes a power slider capability that lets you narrow the RFID read field to just the location in front of you. This way, a handheld count doesn’t sweep in tags from an adjacent bin or rack.

Q: Can RFID make counting continuous, instead of something I have to staff?

A: Yes – that’s what RedBeam’s autonomous tracking option does. Vehicle-mounted readers can keep an ongoing, background picture of inventory by zone or bay as your team goes about receiving, putaway, and picking, so counting never has to be a separate task on anyone’s schedule.

Q: What Zebra hardware does RedBeam suggest for cycle counting?

A: For handheld counts: the TC5x series with an RFD40 or RFD90 sled, the MC33 series for rugged environments, or the TC22 series for retail and other standard settings. For vehicle-mounted counts: the FXR90 fixed reader – with a SIM card and GPS antenna for outdoor use – paired with AN510 or AN610 antennas, mountable on a fork truck, cart, or similar vehicle.

Q: Can RedBeam RFID feed data into our existing WMS or ERP?

A: Yes. We use REST APIs to interface with common business platforms, which makes data-sharing easy and secure. Many inventory control teams treat RedBeam as a secondary system: it helps validate the accuracy of your WMS or ERP inventory data without replacing either one as your system of record.

RFID CYCLE COUNT SOFTWARE

Stay Accurate with Fast, Easy RFID Cycle Counts