I-LTC yinkampani yase-Italy yezinkampani zangaphandle esebenza ngokukhethekile ekugcwaliseni ama-oda ezinkampani zezingubo. Inkampani manje isebenzisa indawo yokufunda ye-RFID endaweni yayo yokugcina izinto kanye nesikhungo sokugcwalisa e-Florence ukulandelela ukuthunyelwa okunelebula okuvela kubakhiqizi abaningi abaphathwa yisikhungo.

Uhlelo lokufunda lwaqala ukusebenza ekupheleni kukaNovemba 2009. U-Meredith Lamborn, oyilungu lethimba labaphenyi bephrojekthi ye-LTC RFID, uthe ngenxa yalolu hlelo, amakhasimende amabili manje akwazile ukusheshisa inqubo yokusabalalisa imikhiqizo yezingubo.

I-LTC, igcwalisa ama-oda ezinto eziyizigidi ezingu-10 ngonyaka, ilindele ukucubungula imikhiqizo enelebula ye-RFID engu-400,000 ngo-2010 ye-Royal Trading srl (ephethe izicathulo eziphezulu zabesilisa nabesifazane ngaphansi kohlobo lwe-Serafini) kanye ne-San Giuliano Ferragamo. Zombili izinkampani zase-Italy zishumeka omaka be-EPC Gen 2 RFID emikhiqizweni yabo, noma banamathisele omaka be-RFID emikhiqizweni ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza.

Kusukela ngo-2007, i-LTC yayicubungula ukusetshenziswa kwalobu buchwepheshe, futhi ikhasimende layo i-Royal Trading nayo yakhuthaza i-LTC ukuthi yakhe isistimu yayo yokufunda i-RFID. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-Royal Trading yayisakha uhlelo olwalusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe be-RFID ukuze kulandelelwe iqoqo lezimpahla ezithengiswayo zeSerafini ezitolo. Inkampani yezicathulo inethemba lokusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe bokuhlonza i-RFID ukuze iqonde kangcono uhlu lwesitolo ngasinye, kuyilapho ivimbela okuthengiswayo okulahlekile noma okuntshontshiwe.

Umnyango we-IT we-LTC usebenzise izifundi ze-Impinj Speedway ukwakha isifundi sephothali esinama-antenna angu-8 kanye nesifundi sesiteshi esinama-antenna angu-4. Abafundi bephasishi bazungezwe ngothango lwensimbi, okuthi, uLamborn, lubukeke kancane njengebhokisi lebhokisi lempahla, eliqinisekisa ukuthi abafundi bafunda kuphela amathegi adlulayo, kunokuba amathegi e-RFID asondelene nezinye izingubo. Phakathi nesigaba sokuhlola, abasebenzi balungise i-antenna yomfundi wesiteshi ukuze ifunde izimpahla ezinqwabelene, futhi i-LTC ithole izinga lokufunda elingu-99.5% kuze kube manje.

"Amazinga okufunda anembile abalulekile," kusho uLamborn. "Ngenxa yokuthi kufanele sinxephezele ngomkhiqizo olahlekile, uhlelo kufanele lufinyelele amazinga okufunda acishe abe yi-100."

Lapho imikhiqizo ithunyelwa isuka endaweni yokukhiqiza iye endaweni yokugcina impahla ye-LTC, leyo mikhiqizo emaka i-RFID ithunyelwa endaweni ethile yokuthulula, lapho izisebenzi zihambisa amaphalethi ngezifundi zesango. Imikhiqizo enelebula okungeyona ye-RFID ithunyelwa kwezinye izindawo zokuthulula, lapho abasebenzi basebenzisa izikena zebha ukuze bafunde amabhakhodi omkhiqizo ngamunye.

Lapho ithegi ye-EPC Gen 2 yomkhiqizo ifundwa ngempumelelo ngumfundi wesango, umkhiqizo uthunyelwa endaweni eqokiwe esitolo. I-LTC ithumela irisidi ye-elekthronikhi kumkhiqizi futhi igcine ikhodi ye-SKU yomkhiqizo (ebhalwe kuthegi ye-RFID) kusizindalwazi sayo.

Uma i-oda lemikhiqizo enelebula le-RFID lamukelwe, i-LTC ibeka imikhiqizo efanele emabhokisini ngokuvumelana ne-oda bese iyithumela kubafundi bendlela etholakala eduze kwendawo yokuthumela. Ngokufunda ithegi ye-RFID yomkhiqizo ngamunye, isistimu ihlonza imikhiqizo, iqinisekisa ukulunga kwayo, futhi iphrinte uhlu lokupakisha ukuze lubeke ebhokisini. I-LTC Information System ibuyekeza isimo somkhiqizo ukuze ibonise ukuthi le mikhiqizo ipakishiwe futhi isilungele ukuthunyelwa.

Umthengisi uthola umkhiqizo ngaphandle kokufunda ithegi ye-RFID. Nokho, ngezikhathi ezithile, abasebenzi baseRoyal Trading bazovakashela isitolo ukuze bathathe uhlu lwemikhiqizo yeSerafini besebenzisa abafundi be-RFID abaphethwe ngesandla.

Ngohlelo lwe-RFID, isikhathi sokukhiqiza sohlu lokupakishwa kwemikhiqizo sincishiswa ngo-30%. Mayelana nokwamukela izimpahla, ukucubungula inani elifanayo lezimpahla, inkampani manje idinga isisebenzi esisodwa kuphela ukuqedela umsebenzi wabantu abahlanu; okwakuyimizuzu eyi-120 manje sekungaqedwa ngemizuzu emithathu.

Le phrojekthi yathatha iminyaka emibili futhi yadlula esigabeni eside sokuhlola. Ngalesi sikhathi, i-LTC nabakhiqizi bezingubo basebenza ndawonye ukuze banqume inani elincane lamalebula okufanele lisetshenziswe, nezindawo ezingcono kakhulu zokulebula.

I-LTC itshale isamba esingu-$71,000 kule phrojekthi, okulindeleke ukuthi ibuyiselwe phakathi neminyaka emi-3. Inkampani ihlela nokwandisa ubuchwepheshe be-RFID ekukhetheni nezinye izinqubo eminyakeni emi-3-5 ezayo.