Can Smart Vision Disrupt Barcode Technology?
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Key Takeaways
⇨ RFID and barcodes are both used extensively for inventory management in warehouses but there are certain challenges associated with them.
⇨ Smart vision technologies, enabled by AIoT are increasingly being used in warehouse operations and may have the potential to replace barcode technology.
⇨ However, a lot of work still needs to happen to develop a smart vision enabled solution that can deliver everything that barcodes can, in the warehousing world.
In an age where supply chains have become so crucial that every hyperscaler has launched a supply chain solution on their cloud platform, what will eventually differentiate these solutions? If you look for the high-level features in these solutions, most of the features are shared across the supply chain platforms by the top three hyperscalers. So, in the current state, the differentiating aspect may not come from the solution itself but from how organizations that embrace these solutions leverage it to create differentiating capabilities. However, in the future, differentiation will come from enhanced solutions that will work in tandem with these platforms. An example is leveraging supply chain operations platforms in tandem with these planning and visibility platforms. And this is where advanced AI-enabled algorithms like deep learning algorithms can come into play. In this article, we will discuss an example of how deep learning can help transform identification and visibility processes in warehouse operations.
