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RFID inventory

RFID inventory management for retail stores

Orixya’s RFID inventory tracks every tagged item individually, down to its product and variant, across all your stores and warehouses. Receiving, transfers, dispatch and returns are recorded from RFID reads in real time. The results can feed the ERP or POS you already use, or Orixya’s own retail system, so recorded stock matches the shelf either way.

  • Per-item tracking with a unique identifier per piece
  • Works with your system or Orixya’s ERP
  • Find a single item with Geiger-counter Locate
  • Low-stock alerts per product variant

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How does RFID inventory management work in Orixya?

Every item gets a UHF RFID tag with a unique identifier linked to its product and variant. When stock arrives, moves or leaves, a handheld reader or a fixed reader reads the tags and Orixya records a movement for each item. Stock levels and item locations update automatically, in Orixya and, if you integrate, in your own system.

  1. 1Tag items with printed-and-encoded labels or commission tags on existing stock.
  2. 2Receive deliveries by reading the cartons with a handheld or at a fixed reader.
  3. 3Transfer stock between stores and warehouses; the destination confirms by reading the tags.
  4. 4Sell or dispatch; each read item leaves stock.
  5. 5Count any location at any time and reconcile differences in one step.

Does RFID inventory work with my existing system?

Yes. If you keep your current ERP, POS or WMS, Orixya sends it the RFID events it needs, such as received, moved, counted and dispatched, through an API, webhooks or file exchange. If you run on Orixya, the same reads update the Orixya stock ledger and accounting directly, with no integration needed.

Can Orixya track product variants?

Yes. Products can carry variants (for example size and color, batch or model), and stock is held per variant in each store and warehouse. Because each tag points to a specific variant, a count or a sale reduces the exact variant that moved, and low-stock alerts fire per variant rather than per product.

How does Orixya handle several stores and a warehouse?

Every store and warehouse is a location. Transfers send tagged items from one location to another, and the receiving side confirms by reading them. Items that turn up in the wrong location during a count are flagged as misplaced instead of being booked as a loss in one place and a gain in another.

How do I find a specific item in the store?

Select the item on the handheld reader and switch to Locate. The reader beeps faster and shows a stronger signal as you get closer to the tag, like a Geiger counter. Items reported missing after a stock count can be sent straight to Locate to search the stock room and shop floor.

How do RFID reads reach the software?

Handhelds, fixed readers and RFID gates publish their reads over MQTT to the Orixya server. The server groups rapid reads, drops duplicates and checks that each movement makes sense, for example that an item cannot leave a store it never entered, before updating stock. This keeps stock accurate even when the same tag is read many times.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to tag every item?

For item-level tracking, yes. Most businesses tag new deliveries as they arrive and commission tags on existing stock during onboarding.

Can RFID read items inside boxes and bags?

UHF RFID does not need line of sight, so tags inside cartons, bags and folded stacks can usually be read. Metal and liquids reduce read range, which we check during setup.

Does Orixya send low-stock alerts?

In the Orixya retail system, yes. You set a reorder threshold per product or variant, and Orixya raises a low-stock or out-of-stock notification when stock crosses it.

See Orixya read a rack in seconds

Book a free demo on real RFID hardware, on-site in Lebanon or online. We look at your stock, your current system and whether to connect to it or run on Orixya.