WEI Delivers Reliable Wireless Solution for Retailer’s Inventory and Order Picking Process at Mission-critical Distribution Center

Retail Case Study

wireless distribution center solutions

CHALLENGE

A convenience store retailer was rolling out a new RFID application to improve efficiency and accuracy of inventory and order picking at their largest distribution center. When testing the new application, the company experienced intermittent connectivity failures from several spots around the facility. With a looming go-live date for the new distribution center application being two weeks away, WEI was asked to solve the problem with a fully wireless, reliable solution. Several business initiatives were dependent on that go-live date.

SOLUTION

WEI kicked off the project with a wireless assessment of the distribution center and performed due diligence on other possible wireless solutions. WEI’s network engineers spoke to different stakeholders within the company including the network team, operations team and the application users in an effort to develop a solution that met all stakeholder needs.

WEI developed a cost-effective solution to reposition a few access points (APs) and supplement the environment with a few new APs, followed by a re-configuration that integrated the Honeywell scanning devices running the RFID cloud-based application and the wireless solution.

OUTCOME

The refreshed wireless solution was successful and the new distribution center application was running flawlessly; speeding inventory and enabling the company to meet all ship dates. The convenience store retailer was very impressed with WEI’s responsiveness and flexibility, and our ability to deliver within such a tight window. The distribution center is now 100% wireless.


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