VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY SOFTWARE

Monitor and Replenish – Right on Time – with RedBeam RFID for VMI

Deliver exceptionally accurate stock replenishment by RFID-enabling your vendor managed inventory (VMI) process. Turn inventory consumption visibility into a true competitive advantage.

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Eliminate Inventory Guesswork and Communication Delays

Managing stock levels at customer locations is difficult. Relying on delayed usage notifications and inaccurate forecasts can easily lead to costly stockouts or overstock situations.

RedBeam RFID streamlines traditional VMI processes to help you achieve:

Increased customer satisfaction through consistent product availability.
More accurate forecasting that’s based on real-time usage data.
Lower carrying costs from optimized inventory levels.

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Well built, robust VMI software benefits both you and your customers. RedBeam RFID takes the effort out of aligning your inventory to your customers’ activities – and helps each of you achieve measurable inventory efficiencies.

Tag your inventory

Initiate RFID-enablement with accurate-from-the-start inventory data and item-level digital IDs.

RFID tags attached to inventory items let them be uniquely identified and discretely tracked.
Zebra printers and Silverline labels offer easy RFID tagging, even on challenging items like metal products.

Track customers’ inventory movement

Capture date- and time-stamped inventory movement details, and provide customers with insights on their usage patterns.

Install Zebra fixed RFID readers enabled with cellular connectivity and two or more antennas as needed wherever your inventory is stored at each customer location.
Monitor any time your inventory leaves – or is returned to – that location.

Feed tracking data into your systems

Build a unified view of VMI processes and inventory levels across all customer locations.

RedBeam RFID’s flexible REST APIs enable you to push inventory movement data out to your enterprise resource planning (ERP) or materials resource planning (MRP) systems as needed.

Advanced VMI Solutions from RedBeam RFID

Underscore your reputation for providing reliable VMI programs with the cutting-edge capabilities available of our powerful, unified platform.

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State-of-the-Art Tag Encoding

Print and encode specialized Zebra RFID tags – even for hard-to-tag items like rolls of metal wire and electronic components.

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Automated Location-Change Notifications

Manage API-based integration with ERP/MRP systems for real-time data synchronization.
Trigger visual light bar alerts for on-site visibility of inventory leaving the storage area.

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Intelligent Reader Management

Configure cool-down settings so readers ignore static inventory and capture items on the move.
Set up smart tag ID filtering to exclude other vendors’ tags from being read.

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RFID Hardware & Supplies for VMI Systems from Zebra

Innovate your vendor managed inventory process with RFID hardware and tags from Zebra Technologies. Remote inventory management-ready options include –

Cellular-enabled FXR90 fixed readers – built for rapid deployment.
- No customer network dependencies
- WiFi and ethernet options available
ZT411 label printers – designed for high-performance RFID label production.
2x1 Silverline on-metal RFID tags – specifically made for tracking metal inventory items.

REDBEAM RFID CASE STUDY

Supplier Uses RFID to Spool Up VMI Advantage

A premier, full-stocking supplier of mil-spec wire and cable struggled with inaccurate inventory levels at their largest customers’ manufacturing centers.

On-site workers weren’t updating their inventory usage with the laptops and scanners the supplier had provided.

To address customer dissatisfaction – and prevent more tech-savvy competitors from scooping up their business – the supplier needed a way to eliminate manual updates from their VMI process.

Supplier attaches Zebra Silverline on-metal RFID tags to spools of wire for delivery to customers’ manufacturing locations.
At customers’ on-site inventory cages, Zebra FXR90 fixed readers and antennas track inventory moving in and out of the cage.
RedBeam RFID sends email and ERP system notifications to alert the supplier to inventory use, triggering forecast updates and replenishment workflows.

RedBeam RFID has helped this customer achieve 100% attainment of inventory minimum standards and given them a competitive advantage for closing new business.

VMI Solution FAQs

Does RedBeam RFID’s VMI solution integrate with SAP or other ERP systems?

Yes, RedBeam RFID’s VMI solution integrates seamlessly with SAP and other ERP/MRP systems using REST APIs. Essentially, REST APIs provide applications with a simple, uniform interface for accessing data and functions through web URLs.

Can RedBeam RFID vendor managed inventory software work without access to a customer’s network?

Absolutely. Zebra RFID readers like the FXR90 are cellular-enabled for independent operation. For locations where cellular coverage isn’t available, Wi-Fi or Ethernet device configurations are also available.

What specific challenges does RedBeam RFID solve around VMI processes?

RedBeam RFID helps solve multiple challenges related to VMI processes. Some of these include –

Real-time inventory tracking. RedBeam RFID provides near real-time updates on inventory levels, which allows vendors to quickly react to changes in demand and adjust restocking workflows accordingly.
Automated data collection. The system automatically tracks inventory without requiring any customer intervention. This not only eliminates the need for inefficient manual data entry, it also reduces the risk of introducing human error into the process.
Enhanced visibility. RedBeam RFID pools data from RFID readers deployed at multiple customer sites into one, unified platform. This supply chain-wide visibility helps vendors develop more accurate forecasting.
Improved customer satisfaction. By ensuring consistent product availability through better inventory management, RedBeam RFID helps vendors increase customer satisfaction and maintain a competitive advantage.

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VENDOR MANAGED INVENTORY SOFTWARE

Monitor and Replenish – Right on Time – with RedBeam RFID for VMI

Eliminate Inventory Guesswork and Communication Delays

RedBeam RFID streamlines traditional VMI processes to help you achieve:

Explore Effortless RFID-Enabled VMI Tracking

Tag your inventory

Track customers’ inventory movement

Feed tracking data into your systems

Advanced VMI Solutions from RedBeam RFID

State-of-the-Art Tag Encoding

Automated Location-Change Notifications

Intelligent Reader Management

RFID Hardware & Supplies for VMI Systems from Zebra

Supplier Uses RFID to Spool Up VMI Advantage

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VMI Solution FAQs

Does RedBeam RFID’s VMI solution integrate with SAP or other ERP systems?

Can RedBeam RFID vendor managed inventory software work without access to a customer’s network?

What specific challenges does RedBeam RFID solve around VMI processes?

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