Paperless Solution
Transforming logistics and manufacturing into digital formats, reducing paper waste, and increasing efficiency while lowering environmental impact
Are you facing any of these challenges?
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There is a large amount of paper labels printed, such as Shipping labels, and the activity of attaching and removing them takes time.
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I want to digitize paper-based activity such as picking list
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Product names, part names, and other information are written on paper as Shelf Label.
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Want to reduce various costs associated with issuing forms
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Considering reducing environmental impact
What Can Be Improved
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Reduce environmental impact with zero waste of paper labels
We have eliminated paper labels such as container labels and introduced Smart Tag, which reduce environmental impact with zero paper waste and can be used semi-permanently without batteries.
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activity saving by eliminating the need to peel off labels
By eliminating the activity to peel off paper labels and using Smart Tag, labor savings and improved activity efficiency are achieved, resulting in reduced effort and time.
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Improve activity efficiency
Introducing Pick to Light System improves activity efficiency. No list is required, and product location and Quantity can be confirmed visually. List picking can lead to mistakes due to misreading, but because the activity is digitized, activity can picking products efficiently without getting lost.
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Improved traceability
Digitalization using Smart Tag eliminates the need for paper labels and improves product traceability, allowing you to track product movement history and quality information.
Proposal Examples
AIOI conducts logistics analysis on-site, identifies issues, and proposes optimal solutions to our customers.
Manufacturing Paperless manufacturing process with Smart Tag
In order to go paperless, rewritable electronic kanbans were introduced, but they could only be rewritten 500 times, so they were not completely paperless. Here we will introduce a proposal example that achieved complete paperlessness and digital transformation at a site where this was not possible.
Challenge
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Electronic kanbans, which use heat to erase and rewrite printed information, can only be rewritten 500 times, resulting in high running costs.
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Electronic signboards are vulnerable to dust and dirt, and require storage in a case, which is time-consuming.
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It often stops due to problems such as printer failure.
Proposal
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Eliminate paper Kanban system from Receving to manufacturing process
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The state of the Product at each process is recorded in the SC, and the upper system grasps the work-in-progress state in real time.
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It is possible to grasp the condition of individual workpieces even if they are removed from the line due to defects or stock out parts during the manufacturing process.
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No batteries are required and the Smart Tag is guaranteed to last over 1 million writes, making it semi-permanently usable.
Implemented System
Effectiveness
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By changing electronic kanban to Smart Tag, it is possible to write more than 1 million times, and it has become completely paperless.
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The Smart Tag is dust and dirt resistant and does not require a protective case, making it hassle-free
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No printer is used. Electronically rewrite with R/W unit
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It has become easier to inspect each process, and it is now possible to grasp the in-process status of each process.
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Even if an inspection error occurs, the error details are displayed on the Smart Tag, so the status can be checked visually by checking the card.
Logistics Industry Eliminate paper labels by digitizing with Smart Tag
In order to go paperless, rewritable electronic kanbans were introduced, but they could only be rewritten 500 times, so they were not completely paperless. Here we will introduce a proposal example that achieved complete paperlessness and digital transformation at a site where this was not possible.
Challenge
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Shuttle rack were introduced as a measure to automate and reduce manpower in response to an increase in logistics, but operations cannot keep up with the time required to print, attach, and remove paper labels.
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Problems such as incorrect application, forgetting to apply, or forgetting to remove the stickers can occur.
Proposal
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To fully utilize the shuttle rack, we proposed the abolition of time-consuming paper labels and the introduction of Smart Tag.
Effectiveness
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No need to issue labels. Prevents mistakes and forgetting to apply labels.
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Significantly reduces label waste
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It has become easier to determine whether the destination address is correct or not (mislabeled)
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Information is registered in the Smart Tag, so recovery is possible in the unlikely event of a problem.
