Why
prevention of theft costs less using RFID label and tamper evident tape
How do
thieves find time to break tamper evident tape labels to make off with
thousands of dollars worth of food, electronics, fuel and other items from
truckers?
It isn’t
only the truckers who feel the sting from product theft. It also costs
manufacturers billions of dollars to replace products that should have gone to
retail outlets, such as: grocery stores, gas stations, department stores, and
big box retailers. How can companies curb the theft? It might do good to pay
close attention to a truck’s tags, receiving orders and shipping orders,
whether it has the proper RFID labels and verifying insurance information is
accurate before allowing a trucker to leave with a load or a product order
leaves the warehouse. This reduces the opportunity for orders to be lost simply
through miscommunication or because products have arrived at the wrong address.
While tamper evident labels and tamper
evident tape do hinder thieves, they may not be helping enough
to drive production costs down. In many cases, thieves know they have time to
adequately make their move and switch cargo RFID labels. This is why many
companies have turned to new ways to use RFID tags and labels in order to
prevent theft.
Cheap
prevention to put a stop to theft - tamper evident labels and tape need
additional security Measures
While RFID labels,
tamper evident labels and tamper evident tape may succeed in stopping
shoplifters, it’s clear these measures do not fully protect in all instances of
theft. For instance, how can trucking companies and manufacturers work
together to ensure goods are safe, even when they are secured by tamper evident
tape or tamper
evident labels?
It costs
less to prevent theft than it does trying to get insurance companies to pay for
phantom food shipments. However, many trucking companies may be asking how they
can keep their loads safe, with thieves posing a one of their own. Greater
measures may be taken to verify a trucker’s information on their log before
they leave with shipments. Increased monitoring may help thwart theft. This
will keep the cost to use preventative measures down and keep insurance
companies from paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.
