PRECONFERENCE SEMINAR RFID for Warehouse … · Ygal Bendavid (ESG UQAM; Academia RFID), Designing Your RFID Solution @ RFID Journal live 11 Annual Conference & Exhibition; Preconference

Ygal Bendavid (ESG UQAM; Academia RFID), Designing Your RFID Solution @ RFID Journal live 11 Annual Conference & Exhibition; Preconference Seminar: RFID for Warehouse and Inventory Management , April 30 2013, Orlando, FLA.

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PRECONFERENCE SEMINAR

RFID for Warehouse andRFID for Warehouse and Inventory Management

Designing Your RFID Solution

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Designing Your RFID Solution

Ygal Bendavid(Professor UQAM, Co-founder Academia RFID)


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Preconference seminar Agenda“RFID for Warehouse and Inventory Management”

• 11h30 AM: Linking RFID to Inventory Management Best Practices

• 12h15 PM: Targeting the Correct RFID Technology for the Right g g gy gProject

• 1h00PM: Lunch

• 1h45 PM: Key Steps in Building an Inventory Mgt. RFID Solution: Build Your Own RFID Portal

• 2h30 PM: Designing Your RFID Solution

• 3h15 PM: Break

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• 3h30 PM: Building Your RFID Business Case

• 4h15 PM: Preconference Seminar Conclude

Objective of the Presentation

• Moving from ideas to projects: a PLC tiperspective

• Building different RFID scenarios

• Assessing the impacts of business scenarios on the RFID solution's design

• Conducting trade-off analysis

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Context of the presentationThere are various ways to deliver a solution

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(5) Com. Networks e.g. Warehouse Management enginee.g. Logistic management engine

(6) RFID Middleware

(6) Enterprise Info. Sys.

(7) Inter Org. Info. Sys.ERP/ WMS TMSMobile Apps

Data Sharing

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Wired and wireless LAN (Wi Fi, 802.1x

access points)Fixed RFID

readersMobile RFID

readersMounted RFID

readers

(4) Ancillary Devices

(2) AIT including RFID Tags

(3) RFID Readers & antennas

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Active, semi passive, & hybrid RFID TagsPassive RFID Tagse.g. Bar Codes (stacked, linear, 2D)

Data capture an

(1) The physical world - tagged Objects

Source, Bendavid Y. (2012). Inter. J. Automated Id. techno. 4 (1)., pp. 11-24

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RFID is not just about tags and readersThere is various way to deliver an RFID solution

• RFID a multi-layer system

• Comprising different hardware and software technologies

• Integrated with your existing enterprise's back-end systems (WMS)

Connected to communication networks

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• Connected to communication networks.

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Moving from ideas to projectsRFID Project life cycle

Project Front

end

Project definitionProject follow up

•RFID vision/strategy•Explored in “Linking RFID to Inventory

& Planning

RFID BPR

(As‐Is)Implementation

& Operations Management Best Practices”

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RFID BPR

(To Be)

POC & Pilot

Design Dev.

Source: Bendavid Y., Academia RFID, RFID PRO 2012


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Moving from idea/Concept to projects!Requirements definition and Management

• Req. Def.& Mgt. “as a necessary step for the successful delivery of systems and software projects (such as RFID!)

• The impact of a poorly expressed requirement can be devastating; ‐ domino effect that leads to time‐consuming rework, inadequate deliveries and budget overruns.

– I want to have talking inventory!

– A smart warehouse!

Ygal Bendavid Adapted from Tavassoli D (2009), Requirements management White paper June, IBM

– Intelligent processes!

– Autonomous pallets!

Moving from idea to projects Supporting the writing of an RFID project proposal

“(…) link user requirements to system requirements and system

Ygal BendavidHood et al., 2008 ‐ Requirement management, chap 6, Project Management interface

system requirements and system requirements to design requirements (…) to work packages, to resources and budgets, to milestones and deliverables”…


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Project Definition and planningIn the RFID Project life cycle

Project Front

end


& Planning

RFID BPR


& Operations

•Project Definition/requirements •Project initial planning & comm.

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RFID BPR

(To Be)

POC & Pilot

Design Dev.


•High level Business case / value•Project / Pilot site pre‐selection• Team building & Education

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Project Management

Project Time Management

Project integration Management

Project Scope Management

Develop Project charterDevelop preliminary project scope managementDevelop PM Plan

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Project Cost Management

Project Quality Management

Project HR Management

Project Project Risk Project Procurement

Develop PM Plan Etc.

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Ygal Bendavid Source: Adapté du PMBOK

Pro

jec Project

Communication MgtProject Risk Management

Project Procurement Management

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Business Process ReengineeringIn the RFID Project life cycle

Project Front

end


•Operations & process analysis (models) / Performance assessment

& Planning

RFID BPR


& Operations

•Benchmark analysis & Re‐design processes (scenarios)•Project (Re)Scoping, & revised planning

Leverage on (the 20 years old) BPR knowledge

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RFID BPR

(To Be)

POC & Pilot

Design Dev.


revised planning•Business case & scenarios sensitivity analysis•Impact analysis & trade‐off

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Data analysis & Sol. DevelopmentDesign “to Be” business & technological Scenarios

ManufacturerActivitiesAssembling

DistributorsActivities

Storage & distribution

RetailersActivities

Storage & distribution GoodsReceived

(8) Manage

Warehouse ClerkMiddleware

Unload Goods

Truck ready to unload

ASN

ERP

Read RFID TagsEPCs

(8) Manage EPCs & root to ERP Module

Receive EPCs vs. ASN/adjusted PO

…. ….

…….

XML file(EPCs) RFID EPCs

RFID EPCs Rooted

PO

Plan

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…Communicate

EPCs

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RFID EPCs Captured

RFID EPCs communicated

Confirm the receipt of goods

Source: Academia RFID – RFID Pro certification


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Data analysis & Sol. DevelopmentSome Basic Questions to support the Design of the “to Be”

business & technological Scenarios

• Which application / business process(es)?– Which products? What level of tagging?

– What functionalities are required for the tags/readers?

– What is the level of process automation? Automated? Semi-automated?

– Where will items need to be identified?

– How Many products (tags) at a time?

– What is the speed (reading, commissioning tags, etc.)?

What is the reading/writing distance? Where?

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– What is the reading/writing distance? Where?

– What is the required level of Security ?

– With who to share the info? Why?

– etc

Data analysis & Sol. DevelopmentTrade off on "business" & technological Scenarios

GoodsReceived

(8)

Warehouse ClerkMiddleware

Unload Goods

…

ASN

ERP

Read RFID TagsEPCs

(8) Manage EPCs & root to ERP Module

Receive EPCs vs. ASN/adjusted PO

…. ….

…….

XML file(EPCs) RFID EPC

RFID EPCs Rooted

PO

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…Communicate

EPCs

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(EPCs) RFID EPCs Captured

RFID EPCs communicated

Confirm the receipt of goods

Source: Academia RFID – RFID Pro certification


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Data analysis & Sol. Development(Extended) Impact analysis & trade-off/ Sensitivity Analysis

• RFID Technologies– RFID tags & sensors– RFID readers & Antennas

RFID

– RFID printers & appli.– RFID Middleware

• Wireless Network– WLAN to WWAN– Wi-fi, Zegbee…

• Enterprise Inf. SystemsERP WMS LES MES

RFID SOLUTION

EISWireless

Ygal Bendavid Source: Bendavid, Academia RFID – RFID PRO 2008

– ERP, WMS, LES, MES– PRM, SCM, PLM

• E-Commerce Techno.– Private IOS– Electronic market places

E‐com

Select the RFID technology for your caseRFID system requirements & Trade off analysis

Example:

Tags Requirements

Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option n

Approximate Price (USD)

Life Cycle

Read / Write Range

Read / Write Speed

Data Capacity

Operating Temperatures

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Shape and Size (Form factor)

Etc…..


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Designing an RFID solutionHow can you track this forklift? Track transactions related to

this forklift?

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Designing an RFID solutionBuilding scenarios

Experimentation of designed scenarios and Trade off analysis• Ex: using different type of readers

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type of readers (Stationary, Mobile, Portable, Mounted)

Source: RFID Academia Laboratory


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Select the appropriate AIDC/RFID technologies for your specific case?

Passive RFID Tag (Pallet Level)

Passive RFID Tag (Case Level)

RFID Tag (Item Package Level)

Active RFID Tag (Container Level)

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21UID Data Matrix (Item Level)

Source: Adapted from (1) GS1 Standards in the Healthcare Supply Chain and (2) 2. Defense Acquisition University February, 2006

Complex or complicated

www.flightglobal.com

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Thank you!

Ygal BendavidYBendavid@RFIDacademia com

UQAM, School of business315 Ste‐Catherine est Local R‐3570Montréal (Québec) Canada H2X 3X2

Academia RFID9916 Côte de liesse,Montréal QC Canada

[email protected]

Ygal Bendavid

Montréal (Québec) Canada H2X 3X2Tel: 514‐987 3000 (x 2429)Web site: www.mantech.uqam.ca

Montréal QC CanadaH8T 1A1Tel: 514 631 8282 – Fax: 631 9696Web site: http://www.rfidacademia.com

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