Precision Inventory for Distribution Center (PIDC) Using Battery-Free RFID Systems

To address the DLA need for an automated inventory system that integrates with DLA databases such as warehouse management system (WMS), and the warehouse execution system (WES), Dirac Solutions, Inc. proposes to develop a new Precision Inventory for Distribution Centers (PIDC). DSI’s proposed feasibility study for Precision Inventory for Distribution Centers (PIDC) leverages the experience gained from the past automated inventory deployments using novel passive RFID systems and offers new innovations such as small and light weight RFID reader and antennas integrated with mobile platforms such as drones and robots. In Phase I, DSI will investigate the capability gaps, requirements, functional specifications, user interface/database, and will develop a feasibility study for a reliable automated inventory system based on passive (battery-free) RFID systems that address DLA distribution centers (DCs) inventory management requirements in real time. In Phase II, DSI plans to develop functional prototypes of an automated inventory system, integrate with DLA databases such as warehouse management system (WMS), and the warehouse execution system (WES).