CPC B07C 3/14 (2013.01) [B07C 3/18 (2013.01); B07C 3/20 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of tracking items in a distribution network, the method comprising:
generating a first placard, wherein the first placard comprises a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag;
associating, in a processor, the first placard and a first item container;
storing, in a memory, the association of the first placard and the first item container;
determining, in a processor, that the first item container has received items planned to be sorted into the first item container at a bin;
generating, in response to determining that the first item container has received the items, a second placard comprising another RFID tag;
generating a close event for the first placard;
storing, in the memory, the close event for the first placard;
associating, in a processor, the second placard and a second item container; and
storing, in the memory, the association of the second placard and the second item container.
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