Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science Studies (JMESS) ISSN: 2458-925X Vol. 3 Issue 3, March - 2017 www.jmess.org JMESSP13420305 1502 Process Management in Warehousing Logistics by Means of RFID Automated System Lili Petriashvili Georgian Technical University Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems Tbilisi, Georgia l.petriashvili@gtu.ge Taliko Zhvania Georgian Technical University Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems Tbilisi, Georgia talizhvania@gmail.com David Kapanadze Georgian Technical University Faculty of Informatics and Control Systems Tbilisi, Georgia david@gtu.ge Abstract — To a large extent, build-up of Georgia’s economic and investment potential depends on efficient management of the logistical processes. Owing to its geography, the country is a natural hub, which gives it a unique opportunity of becoming a transit location between Europe and Asia and creating favorable cargo handling and servicing conditions. Across the world, multimodal cargo transportation is a rapidly developing industry, whose efficient management largely depends on the build-up a country’s economic potential. Movement of product flows along the logistical chain is impossible without amassing supplies in certain locations, which have to be stored in warehouses. Warehousing logistics makes the supplies transparent and helps in terms of rapid flow of loads. Material supplies temporarily stored in warehouses subsequently become the product flow. Material supply management is a somewhat complex process requiring compliance with the quantitative and qualitative specifications, product range requirements, definition of the type of products, execution of the relevant documents, loading/unloading etc. Keywords—(RFID-Radio Frequency Identification, transponder, relative descriptor Warehouse, Stocktaking) INTRODUCTION Movement of material supplies through a warehouse calls for considerable labor costs which, understandingly increase the price of goods. Warehouse operation problems affect movement of product flows along the logistical chain, employment of the means of transportation and circulation costs. Automation of logistical processes by modern IT is important to warehousing logistics. A non-contact data exchange or RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is a recent innovation, which makes it possible for the user to get identification information and report on whatever item by radio frequencies. Installment and employment of the IT allows the logistical process managers to duly manage the warehouse, an important part of logistics network. Employment of the innovative RFID hi-tech in the warehousing logistics holds promise of considerable strategic results. RFID makes it possible to obtain information on any object without a visible contact and thus it is cost- and timesaving. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is used for an automatic identification of object by radiofrequency radiation, reading and recording information in it. As a system, RFID is made up of several components, such as RFID-transponder, i.e. RFID-tag or notch) in which the identification code etc. relevant information on an object is stored. Then there is the RFID Reader, which, by means of radiofrequency radiation makes it possible to read information from the transponder attached to an object without a physical contact and transmit to the software for processing and analysis[1]. On its part, the RFID transponder is a combination of a memory microchip, radiofrequency modulation- demodulation box and an antenna. Fig 1 depicts RFID operation: Fig.N1 The information can be read and recorded by means of the electro-magnetic waves between the transponder and the reader.