Optimizing Automatic Identification Technologies and the Internet of Things

It is barely 11 AM, and the scene at the goods receiving section of a warehouse in a public sector enterprise already looks chaotic. Dealing with more materials than they can shake a stick at, the warehouse has started to face a multitude of inventory management challenges, which was impacting the profit margins with an inefficient product flow throughout. The warehouse was in dire need of a material tracking solution to categorize its received materials on the basis of their quality levels. Post a refined market analysis, the warehouse management realized how only Integrated ID Solutions (IIDS) checked all their boxes for a versatile, adaptable, and sustainable solution. IIDS, an independent advisory and consultancy organization, optimizes automated identification technology (AIT) that can process and track numerous objects faster than human capability can ever permit. IIDS helped the warehouse to weather the storm by developing a quick-categorization system that tagged all the materials with color-coded RFID tags. This solution expedited the process of material handling by eliminating the scanning and data-entry steps and enabling single-day processing of the received materials. Statistically, IIDS helped the warehouse to process over 70,000 shipments per month.

With proven subject matter expertise of over 30 years in providing secure identification solutions, IIDS envisions to deliver a combination of process improvements and appropriate technologies, providing operational excellence for its clients in the public sector. The company understands how the public sector needs to become agile with the rapid evolution of technology, and to this end, IIDS helps the sector leverage the latest wireless communications, AIT, and the Internet of Things. Since 2005, IIDS has been recommending the best approaches, the optimal technologies, and the most trusted partners to meet any business needs. Many public sector and commercial clients have validated their approach for the successful delivery of solutions, with the South Carolina government signing some prime contracts with them. "We are vendor agnostic and partner with the best technology providers to deliver optimal solutions. When it comes to the products we offer, we evaluate the needs of our clients and ascertain the gaps in their non-traditional processes, which technology can assist in filling," reveals Amber Richards, President of Integrated ID Solutions.

In order to develop a specific plan of action for the clients, IIDS surveys its benchmarks of providing successful solutions in the past. The company then educates its clients about the technologies available in the market before developing a final implementation plan for them. Once the ultimate solution design is ready, IIDS performs a cost-benefit and ROI analysis helping the client get funding for their project. To fortify security, the company has partnered with various cybersecurity and end-to-end encryption providers to deploy secure technology solutions to all its clients.

IIDS's state-of-the-art solutions have the capability to update multiple systems simultaneously—personal finance, manufacturing, and personnel attendance; with a single barcode scan or RFID tag read. While the attendance system requires time, and the finance one requires the value as the parameter; IIDS can provide all of this information with a single scan making the processes more efficient and intelligent.

The company is incorporating AI technologies into biometrics to automate package handling for conveyor systems. IIDS also has a focus on life and safety for which it has leveraged the wireless sensor technology for pedestrians to avoid machine collision and for the lone workers to be spotted and protected from any damage. Additionally, IIDS is expanding its product portfolio from AIT to IoT. IIDS' expert evaluation, analysis, and consulting services are helping companies worldwide to improve their lean methodologies and industry best practices.