Inventory & Asset Management How Wireless Technology Can Add
Values 2005 Wireless & Mobile WorldExpo Victor Chen Bell Canada
Enterprise Wireless Solutions Slide 2 Wireless Technologies and
Business Applications RFID Asset Tracking Supply Chain Inventory
Management Wireless LAN Data Collection Mobile Devices Fixed
Readers EPC Standard Barcode Active Tags Data Communication
Wireless Switch Mobility Access Ports Slide 3 Bridging Wireless
Technologies and Business Applications Wireless Data Collection
Wireless Data Communication Data Management and Processing Asset
& Location Tracking Asset Management Inventory Management in
Supply Chain Applying Mobility to Business and Operational Process
Handheld Devices, RFID, Barcode WLAN Infrastructure WWAN Network
WLAN Infrastructure WWAN Network Application Software Slide 4
Enterprise Asset Management Managing assets that are owned or
leased by organizations IT Equipment Restrictive Mobile Tools
Facilities Production Assets Fleet Needs and Challenges Manage all
assets critical to the performance of the organizations. Keep the
organizations assets operate at optimum efficiency. Address
budgetary and services issues. Protect significant investment in
assets. To be aware of the location, condition, availability and
utilization of equipment and capital assets. Improve asset
accountability and regulatory requirement (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley).
Slide 5 Customers Justification for an Effective Enterprise Asset
Management Solution Comply with health and safety requirements
Achieve higher service levels with the same or lower budget and
resources Reduce asset acquisition costs Manage costs to budget
Improve efficiency of operation Reduce maintenance backlog Managed
3 rd parties operating or maintaining assets Comply with
regulations Reduce risk of non-compliance Retain knowledge of
workforce Improve employee satisfaction Improve customer
satisfaction Improve public record/image Create a better work place
Legal Requirement Revenue Enhancement Cost Reduction Outsourcing
Initiative Risk Mitigation Competitive Advantage Justification
Physical Assets Slide 6 Wireless Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
Solution Applies enterprise mobility to the EAM process to improve
productivity. Keep the organizations assets and operations at
optimum efficiency. Mobile EAM solution provides workers with
critical information at the point of activity. Enable faster and
accurate distributed assets information to transmitted back to the
EAM system. Mobile PortionEAM Portion Wireless Switch 802.11 WLAN
Access Ports EAM System Server EAM Application Software Switch Key
Components Enterprise Asset Management or similar function backend
software Rugged Mobile Computers: WLAN 802.11 enabled WLAN
Infrastructure: Access Ports and Wireless Switches OR RFID
Infrastructure: Readers and Tags Rugged Mobile Computers (Barcode
and./or RFID) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System Slide 7
Case: Managing Mobile Firefight Equipment Customer Type: Forest
Fire Suppression Agency Problem Required to respond quickly to
forest fire Equipment were manually identified, and individually
counted and recorded Lengthy asset management process Time
consuming and error-pronged Wasting fire fighting recourses Lost or
misplaces mobile equipment Solution An Active Tag RFID solution
capable of close to 100% read accuracy. Solution comprises of an
Active RFID tag, Mobile and Fixed RFID readers and custom developed
software. Benefits to Customer Enable customer to efficiently track
its assets across the province Provide a real-time inventory view
of all its assets with single press of a button Improve asset
tracking and management capability Improve resource usage Slide 8
Asset and Location Tracking (Wi-Fi/WLAN based) Slide 9 Why assets
tracking is needed? Ensure availability of assets critical to
operations Where is it Now ? Where is the closest piece of
equipment I need ? What was its last location ? History ?
Utilization ? How many of each type of equipment are out there and
where are they ? Impact on business and operations Productivity
loss Increase in capital and expense Jeopardizing customer service
Slide 10 Asset and Location Tracking Solution Combines the 802.11
wireless networking technology with location information. Leverages
standard WLAN access points without the need for RF antennas and
receivers. Location capability: up to 1m average accuracy (4 to 6
access point signals) Fast deployment and lower system deployment
cost. Wireless Switch 802.11 WLAN Access Ports Applications Server
Asset Tracking and Locating Software Switch Key Components Wi-Fi
location tracking tag (battery powered active radio tag)
Positioning Engine software 802.11 WLAN Infrastructure: Access
Ports and Wireless Switch Wi-Fi Tracking Tag Slide 11 Tracking
Assets and Patients in Hospital Improve patient care and increase
productivity of medical staff Medical Equipment Tracking Find
misplaced equipment, increase utilization and reduce new purchases
Monitor utilization and long- term needs Reduce theft and
accidental losses Patients Tracking Being used in a long-term care
facility to track over 100 patients. Improve wanderers quality of
life by reducing lock downs requirement. Receive alarms based on
patient movements and profiles. Slide 12 Location Tracking
Applications Visitor guidance Personnel tracking Truck/baggage cart
tracking Tracking portable medical equipment Tracking patients and
caregivers Location-enabling hand-held bar code scanners Tracking
lift trucks, personnel for improved workflows Increase asset and
equipment visibility Warehousing and Manufacturing Healthcare
Airports Security Visitor Management Personnel Assignment Asset
Alarming DATA VOICE WLAN 802.11 LOCATION Slide 13 Inventory
Management in Supply Chain Slide 14 Supply Chain and Inventory
Management Distribution Centers and Warehouses Manufacturing Plants
Raw Material Facilities Retail Stores Inventory Flow in a Supply
Chain (Raw materials, work-in-progress and finished inventory)
Consumers Supplying the right products Supplying the right products
At the right moment At the right moment At minimal cost At minimal
cost To achieve objective s of SCM In the right quantities Slide 15
Key Solution Components Tags (or Transponders) : Active vs. Passive
Read Only vs. Read/Write Frequency (LF, HF, UHF, Microwave) Read
Range Data Capacity Readers Middleware Application Software Tags
(or Transponders) : Active vs. Passive Read Only vs. Read/Write
Frequency (LF, HF, UHF, Microwave) Read Range Data Capacity Readers
Middleware Application Software Key Drivers New Technology New
Standards Industry Mandates New Economics Business Applications
What is Driving RFID today? Slide 16 EPC/RFID Solutions EPC
(Electronic Product Code) RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
Solutions can help organizations boost productivity, improve
customer service, and lower costs SolutionsDescription Warehousing
- Automated Shipping & Receiving Warehousing - Automated
Shipping & Receiving Tagging items at the case and pallet level
with RFID tags. Readers placed at warehouse dock doors record the
items loaded and unloaded from trucks; backend system verifies
contents against PO and ASN. Retail - Item-Level Shelf Monitoring
Retail - Item-Level Shelf Monitoring Tagging at the item-level,
along with smart shelves units with RFID readers built in, provide
immediate feedback for replenishment, in addition to notification
of misplaced items. Manufacturing - Work-In-Process Tracking
Manufacturing - Work-In-Process Tracking High value items and
highly regulated items that require data gathered at various points
in the production line are excellent targets for RFID tagging.
Record safety test data at each step in the process, automatically.
Slide 17 EPC Class 1 Label Packaged Product Encode/Apply Printer
Manufacturing (Crate/Box Level) Warehouses and Distribution Center
(Pallet Level) Retail Outlet (Unit Level) ExpressVu boxes with EPC
Class 1 Labels Antennas Shelves Application of RFID in Inventory
Management EPC RFID Portal and EPC RFID tags Slide 18 Why are
Organizations Looking at EPC/RFID? ComponentLevers
ImpactedVariables Benefits Inventory Inventory days on hand Safety
stock Transit inventory Recurring inventory carrying costs
Promotion management Visibility of real time info Decrease in
supply chain volatility Lead time reduction Improved supply chain
throughput Shrink Error related shrink Internal/external theft
Better tracking and tracing of high value items Access to real time
info flow Reduced human error Labour Labour productivity Supply
chain throughput More time to complete manual processes Improved
validation and audit processes Assets Utilization of assets
Depreciation of charge on distribution owned Total distribution of
asset base Brand management Increased throughput Better tracking
and tracing of assets Fewer assets required Transport Freight costs
Reverse logistics costs Access to outbound load density through
better information, planning and improved throughput Slide 19 The
Power of Wireless Technologies Barcode RFID Wireless Data
Collection & Communication Technologies Business Applications
Major Customer Benefits Increase Supply Chain Management efficiency
Increase workers productivity Increase data recording accuracy
Reduce inventory cost Enhance assets tracking capability Increase
inventory control efficiency Enterprise Asset Management Software
Warehouse Management Systems Software Enterprise Asset Management
Software Warehouse Management Systems Software Applications
Software Combining with To deliver Increase asset management
efficiency Asset Management Asset & Location Tracking Inventory
Management in Supply Chain WLAN WWAN WLAN WWAN To support Applying
Mobility to Business and Operational Process Slide 20 Thank You
