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Verifying Accuracy

Verifying Accuracy

At the core of theany RFID system is the promise of both speed and accuracy.accuracy. SpeedWhile speed is quite easy to determinemeasure—simply bycompare comparinghow the time it takes to performlong inventory relatedtasks tasks,take vs.now theversus time it previously took. But the truth is, before—accuracy is everything,what speedtruly doesn'tmatters. matterFast processes are meaningless if in the end theresulting numbers aren'can’t accurate.be trusted.

ButSo how do you ensure that your inventory is accurate? 
By auditing! auditing.

The softwareauditing feature empowers you to audit your numbers and verify yourself how accurate they are. If tagged properly,validate your inventory data and confirm accuracy shouldfirsthand. reliablyWhen beitems betweenare 97-properly tagged and processes are followed, RFID systems can consistently achieve 97–99% accurate.accuracy. SomeThe importantkey points:is having a reliable method to verify and improve that accuracy over time.

1.

Do DoYou Have Another System to Compare Against?

Yes — Use It as Your Baseline

If you already have anotheran existing system to(ERP, WMS, or prior inventory records), this becomes your reference point.

Using the Audit feature, you can compare the scans to?

Yes

If the answer is yes, this will give us a reference point to start to determine accuracy. You will use this data to perform an Audit which compares your RFID scansscan results against theseyour expected counts. The audit allowsAs you to scan items and displays ifitems, the itemssystem will immediately show whether they match or do not match your expected counts,inventory.

When ormismatches fail to match. Of course you'll need to reviewoccur, the mismatchednext items to determine the reason.

How do you know whichstep is right, my Expected counts or my RFID counts?

The fact is, you don't. Well, not until you check them. This will require you to check these items. Why aren't they scanning? investigation:

  • Are all items tagged.properly tagged?
  • Are the tags pressedplaced againstin metal?a Doway youthat needallows reliable scanning (e.g., not blocked by metal)?
  • Are scanning techniques optimal (speed, distance, settings)?
  • Could items have been moved, lost, or stolen?

At this stage, it’s important to scanrecognize:
Neither slowersystem tois captureautomatically the“right.” items?Validation Didrequires somethingphysically getchecking stolen or lost?discrepancies.

It's theThis process thatis youessential. mustEach followaudit toteaches ensureyou:

  • How that you have complete confidence in how to tag,and where to tag,tag howitems
  • How densely items can be stored, & howstored
  • How to scan effectively (howspeed, closedistance, and settings)

Over time, as you needrefine toyour be,process, howthe quicklynumber of mismatches will decrease. Eventually, your counts will consistently align, giving you canconfidence passin byyour items,true whaton-hand scaninventory.

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If you perform this review process of Mismatches the list becomes shorter and shorter. Once the numbers consistently match you can trust the partner On Hand quantities and therefore should confidently hit that target.

No

If the answer is no, then you don'don’t have a referenceseparate pointsystem to compare against, you willcan comparestill verify accuracy by auditing against your inventory against previous date.scan How?data.

1.Follow this process:

  1. Confirm that your Absent list is clear

    2.
    Ensure Fromthere theare Scanno tablingering clickdiscrepancies thefrom "Audit"prior button which will move all Verified items to Absent status

    3. Perform an Add scanscans.

  2. Reset using the "Scan"Audit option

    4.function
    From Thethe Scan tab, click Audit. This moves all currently verified items whichinto an Absent status, effectively resetting your baseline.

  3. Perform a new scan
    Use the Scan option to re-scan your inventory.
  4. Review results
    • Items detected again will return to a verified state
    • Items not found will remain on the Absent list

These Absent items represent changes since your last audit—items that may have been removedremoved, sincerelocated, theor lastrequire resetfurther willinvestigation.

Building appearConfidence asThrough AbsentProcess

Accuracy isn’t achieved in a single scan—it’s built through consistent auditing and refinement.

Each audit helps you:

  • Identify and correct tagging issues
  • Improve scanning techniques
  • Understand environmental factors affecting reads
  • Reduce discrepancies over time

As mismatches shrink and consistency improves, you gain confidence in your data. At that point, your RFID system becomes a reliable source of truth for inventory—delivering not just speed, but accuracy you can trust.



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