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RF system definition
The RF system is an abbreviation for a set of mobile real-time business execution systems that are mainly used in warehouse management and constructed based on the “Wireless Network 802.11B Technical Standards.” The system consists of the following software and hardware subsystems:
1. Wireless network access equipment and wireless data terminal collection equipment
a) Wireless base station AP: Provides basic wireless communication channels
b) Wireless handheld terminal: a portable mobile computer that can run a client program or a browser program. Generally, a laser scanning head can be configured. The program calls a special scanning function to control the scanning of the laser head in order to collect one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code data
2. Wireless data terminal business execution program: a set of executable programs implemented by wireless data terminal application development tools, which can be run on wireless data terminal equipment and can be regarded as a replacement for the corresponding functions of the existing management system
3. Middleware service process: a background processing program running on the server or client. Through this processing program, any form of data exchange between the terminal service execution program and the existing application system database can be realized to ensure the on-site operation and information processing. Synchronize
The development and application promotion of the RF system is based on the following two premises:
1. The wide application of automatic identification technology, especially bar code, the application of bar code technology will inevitably require companies to move warehouse-related business processing from the office to the warehouse and job site. After or pre-processing, it becomes synchronous scanning and real-time processing. Convert from fixed-point operation to mobile operation
2. The rapid development of wireless networks, mobile computing technology and equipment
Companies can deploy RF systems reasonably, change traditional business execution methods, and make full use of the wireless networking of mobile data terminals, barcode recognition, and real-time communication with back-end databases, which greatly improves the efficiency and accuracy of business execution. A big step forward has been made in the development of informatization.
Significance of the implementation of RF system in the pharmaceutical logistics industry
The country currently implements an access system in the field of operating pharmaceutical products. Relatively speaking, once the operating license is obtained, the return on investment and economic benefits are considerable. Therefore, as an emerging industry that “has a monopolistic nature in a local area”, pharmaceutical logistics also has a rapid development of the external environment. At the same time, because pharmaceutical products, especially medicines, belong to special commodities closely related to the daily life and medical treatment of the people, they belong to the typical “street fighting” business category, which requires enterprises to operate in scale, retail terminal services (including hospitals and pharmacies, etc.), and distribution System, internal operation and management, and many other aspects are competing for comprehensive strength, and the implementation of fierce survival of the fittest. This trend constitutes the internal small environment foundation for the rapid development of the industry as a whole. Comprehensive analysis, it is not difficult to see that the operating entities in the industry generally have the following characteristics:
1. The enterprise or business entity has a high start and large scale
2. Fast turnover of commodity inventory and large volume of incoming and outgoing inventory
3. The business area needs to be continuously expanded, and the improvement and expansion of the distribution system becomes the key
4. It is a labor-intensive enterprise and does not have high requirements for the overall quality of employees
On the other hand, the country also implements a strict regulatory mechanism for the pharmaceutical product market. Pharmaceutical manufacturing companies must enforce GMP certification and other management practices. Pharmaceutical distribution companies must also enforce GSP certification. The company must establish a complete batch management and management system. The tracking mechanism for the whole process of circulation must ensure that the error rate is reduced while the volume of business increases, and the level of operation and service is improved. It is understood that most companies have implemented a management information system centered on the purchase, sales and inventory management of pharmaceutical products. From this point of view, companies have already possessed the technical foundation for the transformation from a traditional management model to a modern medical logistics enterprise management model. Of course, this is only one link in the process of comprehensive development of the enterprise-the information construction link.
Then, our subsequent question is whether this information technology method has been fully adapted to the characteristics of enterprise development? Or to be more specific, according to the previous analysis, the business scale is continuously expanding, the types of products are constantly updated, the inventory is frequent in and out of the warehouse, (customer requirements) sales tally (or review, picking) and the delivery cycle are continuously shortened In the case of circumstance, has the existing information system fully met the demand during the use process? Objectively speaking, it is an indisputable fact that the existing information system is playing an increasingly important role in business management and operation management. At the same time, there must be some problems of one kind or another. Corresponding processing in the system has a relatively prominent problem, which is also the focus of our discussion, because the analysis of the problems existing in the warehouse business link is very helpful for us to understand the role and significance of the RF system.
The most fundamental problem in the warehouse’s inbound and outbound business is that humans have to visually identify numerous commodities, and use brains instead of computers to perform precise tasks such as order picking, document and physical review, and result recording. That is to say, the information system’s The business instructions ultimately lead to the flow of commodities and the return of flow result information to the information system. Both need to pass through the intermediate link of people. The problems that this “traditional and standard” business model may cause can be reflected in the following aspects:
1. The instruction transmission is not synchronized with the final result feedback, and the result feedback is either ahead, or lagging, or without feedback. All follow-up business processing is based on the instruction plan. Once the actual result is different from the plan, the processing time is not strong. , The workload of modification and adjustment is large, and it is easy to cause business stagnation or congestion
2. Establish the accuracy of the execution of business instructions on the basis of human error, which is too risky, especially for the pharmaceutical logistics industry, a slight error may mean a chain reaction and huge potential losses
3. Facing the ever-increasing business volume, the efficiency of warehouse entry and exit is restricted by people. It will show a downward trend and even become a bottleneck problem. If manpower is increased, operating costs will increase, and the company is in a dilemma.
4. Barcode information is “not recognized”, informatization and barcode are disconnected from each other, and it does not conform to the trend of national implementation of industry bar code technical specifications
The RF system can solve the above problems well. Through the integration with the existing management system, the RF system can “take over” all the work of the warehouse, completely free from the heavy labor of people, and ensure the rapid development of the enterprise without technology and manpower. Restrictions, to sum up, the application of RF systems in the pharmaceutical logistics industry has the following urgency and necessity:
1. The country will implement commodity barcode management for the pharmaceutical industry, including medical supplies manufacturing and sales enterprises (has been included in the plan), and the implementation of the RF system is also the progress of the introduction of barcode technology. Therefore, the introduction of barcode technology and technological transformation are now implemented Can lay a good foundation for the future
2. Warehouse staff can realize real-time reading of business instructions, on-the-spot feedback of execution results, intelligent judgment and correction of human errors, and complex tasks such as batch validity control and single item review by using bar code data collection terminal equipment. Click the scan button) to complete
3. The function of random query and inventory of inventory products can enable business operators and business personnel at all levels to truly understand accurate information anytime and anywhere, so as to make correct judgments and actions.
4. The improvement of efficiency means that more operating costs can be saved, labor and various expenses can be reduced. Equipment and software are basically a one-time investment, with low follow-up consumables costs, short return on investment (ROI) cycle, and quantitative return on capital. Quantified management benefits can help companies maintain a competitive advantage
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