SUCCESS STORY / CHEMICAL WAREHOUSING
Connected warehouse operations
at BASF-YPC.
Nanjing, China. Two on-site demonstrations show how Thingple connects the movement of physical goods with warehouse instructions and verification.
Demonstrations filmed February 2023
- Customer
- BASF-YPC
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Location
- Nanjing, China
- Solution
- RFID WMS
- Year
- 2023
WHAT IT DELIVERED · PROVEN AT A MULTINATIONAL CHEMICAL SITE
Fewer touches, fewer errors.
Inventory you can trust.
Results from the RFID WMS running on site at BASF-YPC.
No human touch after binding
Once a tag is bound to the goods, nothing is re-keyed or re-labelled. The system follows the pallet from the dock onwards.
Optimised placement, higher utilisation
Every pallet goes to the best available location, so storage space is used more effectively.
Wrong issuance prevented
The system checks each pallet against the pick task, so a wrongly picked pallet is caught at once.
Wrong delivery prevented
Goods are verified at the gate, so a pallet cannot leave on the wrong truck.
Always-accurate inventory
Every movement is recorded as it happens. Physical counts fall to once a year at most.
A warehouse you can touch and turn
A live 3D dashboard gives warehouse managers an intuitive feel for the whole site.
THE OPERATIONAL FOCUS
Keep goods, locations,
and tasks connected.
Warehouse teams need to connect each physical movement to the intended task. Thingple uses RFID identification, forklift-mounted equipment, and operator terminals to support receiving, putaway, picking, and dispatch checks.
The system integrates with SAP and keeps warehouse records paperless. The sections below follow the workflow end to end: receiving, smart placement, issuing, and a 3D view of the whole warehouse.
01 / GOODS RECEIVING
Receiving and putaway
Follow the process from tagging and system binding to warehouse entry and location verification.
- 01
Tag and bind
A tag is attached and associated with the goods in the system.
- 02
Capture the movement
Forklift equipment and entrance detection connect physical handling to warehouse records.
- 03
Check the location
The operator terminal shows location feedback during putaway.
02 / SMART PLACEMENT
Smart placement and picking
Only a computer can weigh every factor for every slot in real time. Watch the system choose the best location for one pallet.
- Production date
- Expiry date
- Rack availability
- Item location
- Item type
- Item match
- Zone restrictions
Real-time processing
Real-time output
- Recommend an optimal storage location from product type, current inventory distribution and storage capacity.
- Predict days until shipment from inventory levels and turnover rates.
- Determine the optimal shipment window from the planned shipping date and shelf life.
- Develop the optimal production plan from product requirements and inventory levels.
Human picker
Checks what memory and a quick look can cover. Some factors are always missed.
Thingple system
Every slot against every factor, in real time, for every pallet.
03 / GOODS ISSUING
Picking and dispatch
Watch the task reach the terminal, the forklift retrieve goods, and the system check the delivery gate.
- 01
Receive the instruction
The terminal presents the warehouse task to the operator.
- 02
Confirm the goods
Identification during handling links the pallet to the task.
- 03
Verify the delivery gate
The demonstration shows a red warning at the wrong gate and green confirmation at the assigned gate.
04 / 3D WAREHOUSE
A warehouse you can touch and turn
Drag to rotate, tap any bay to see each shelf level, and sense the situation of the whole warehouse at a glance.
Illustrative model, not live data.
THE TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORKFLOW
Hardware at the edge.
Software in the operation.
RFID tags, antennas, forklift-mounted readers, and terminals work together to connect material identity with operational records.
Industrial identification
Tags and readers establish the connection to physical goods.
Operator visibility
Task instructions and verification feedback appear on the forklift terminal.
Connected records
Warehouse software links handling events to materials and locations.
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EXPLORE YOUR WAREHOUSE WORKFLOW
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verification help?
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