A food distribution operation moves thousands of baskets a day between a logistics center and its stores. Two silent costs grow there: returnable baskets that don't come back, and product that arrives expired or expires in the warehouse. Ode, our control platform, tackles both with the same RFID capture.
Every basket is a unit with an identity
Each basket carries an RFID tag and exists in Ode as a tracked unit: its status (available, stored, loaded, in dispatch), its location with a zone code and its last read. It's not «a batch of baskets»: it's this basket, now, here.
The product carries its expiry with it
When a basket is filled, Ode ties its contents: product, quantity, production date and expiration date. The shelf-life monitor sorts everything by days remaining and flags the critical ones — so what expires first ships first, and nothing expires forgotten in a corner.
Dispatch validates itself — and the empty basket is counted too
When loading the truck, the fixed readers validate each basket against the store's order. And on return, Ode records the return of empty baskets per store, keeping a balance: how many left, how many came back, how many are missing and where.
Connected to your operation
Each event ties to your documents —production order, delivery note— so physical capture feeds your systems in the moment. Ode doesn't replace your ERP: it makes it see reality.
Where to start
With a pilot on one route or center: we tag baskets, connect a read point, and you watch the balance and the expiry appear on their own. With that measured, scaling is a business decision.