The Revolution is Here!

RFI D

Touseef Ikram Country Head, (eProgility), KalSoft

The Revolution is Here!

RFI D

Touseef Ikram Country Head, (eProgility), KalSoft

Agenda:
RFID Technology RFID implementations
RFID v/s Barcode RFID in Supply Chain, Shipping & Logistics

STRIDES, A Smart Tracking & Identification System based on RFID Technology

RFID The Revolution is Here!

RFID Technology:
What does it mean? How it works? What are the components? RFID Applications

RFID The Revolution is Here!

What Does RFID mean?

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is the use of a wireless non-contact system that uses radiofrequency electromagnetic fields to identify people or objects carrying encoded microchips.

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How it works?
Any object or person is tagged with a tiny silicon chip and an antenna; the chip plus antenna (together called a tag) can then be scanned by mobile or stationary readers, using radio waves (the RF part). The chip is encoded with a unique identifier, allowing tagged items to be individually identified by a reader (the ID part).
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What are the components?

1. Tags are placed on items to be tracked.
2. Readers scan every interaction of a tag and sends data to local server 3. Local server interprets the data, filter it and converts it into a format required by the end user app.

4. Any management system or ERP can receive this data automatically in real time.

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What are the components?

Tag Types Passive Active Semi Active

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What are the components?

Scanner Types Fixed
Built in antenna + Reader External Antennas + Reader

Mobile
Handhelds Vehicle Mounted
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RFID Applications
Commerce Transportation and logistics Infrastructure management and protection Passports Transportation payments Animal identification Human identification Institutions Sports Complement to barcode Telemetry

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 Aerospace Agriculture/Livestock Apparel Consumer packaged goods Defense Healthcare Logistics Manufacturing Pharmaceutical Retail RFID The Revolution is Here!

RFID in Action

Video

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RFID in Shipping & Logistics

Thamesport is a roaring RFID success in ireland as Thamesport now takes an average of 60 min to process a container compared to Felixstowes 6hrs of processing time. Not only this, it costs Felixstowe twice as much to process a single container than that of its sister port. NYK Logistics through RFID technology, reduced the number of straddle carriers by half from 10 to 5. Throughput through the yard has increased by approximately 50%. Transaction time between haulier and yard has been reduced from 1 hour to 15mins. Panalpina Group deployed an RFID solution to track the conditions of health-care and pharmaceutical products during transit or storage. RFID Controls Cargo Traffic at Hong Kong International Airport Asia Airfreight Terminal deployed an RFID-based truck control system to monitor and manage traffic flow at two air-cargo terminals.

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RFID in Supply Chain

Walmart is the early adopter of the technology having it implemented on from manufacturer end to their stores. American Apparel gained 99% inventory accuracy and a 14 % sales increase. Bloomingdales branch in Manhattans SoHo district achieved inventory accuracy of 95%. Sales rose and inventory shrink rates dipped. German fashion retailer Gerry Weber now carries an RFID tag on roughly 20% of its stock. Woven right into the clothing care label, the tags are giving Weber better delivery control of logistics providers, because deliveries and returns can be speed up. Inventory can be tallied very quickly with little or no error. Boeing integrated the use of RFID technology to help reduce maintenance and inventory costs on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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Why companies are using RFID?

Improved inventory visibility Reduced shrink / loss prevention1Improved inventory accuracy Increase the number of perpetual/cycle counts that can be done annually Increased sales by providing customers with more accurate information on product location Reduced down time during physical inventory Reduced lost sales associated with fewer out-of-stocks that result from phantom inventory Improved customer insight

Improved demand forecasting and planning Improved margin with fewer end-ofseason markdowns that result from un-recognized store inventory Reduced chargebacks Reduced store labor associated with cycle counting inventory and performing adjustments Reduced corporate admin labor w/ fewer inventory adjustments and reconciliation Reduced distribution costs Reduce anti-counterfeit (reduce knock offs) Reduced transportation costs

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RFID v/s Barcode

Features
Unique Identification Auto Detect Detect from Long Range Multiple Detections/Second Detect while moving 3rd Party Integration Operate Physical Devices Store interaction Data with in Tag Custom Event Logging Rules Real Time Alerts Global Standardization of Standards
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RFID Tags

Bar-Code Tags
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Perceptions about RFID

Health Hazards Increased Cost
Deployment Cost Operational Cost Training Cost

Cost Sharing Using RFID & Barcode together Save by improving productivity

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Cost of Tags:

Source: VICS VILRI

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RFID Nears A Tipping Point

New ideas often languish until they suddenly and almost magically catch on.
Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point (2000)

First use of Internet roots back to 1969 but the Internet didnt really take off until the early 1990s. The bar code was invented in 1952 but didnt take off until the late 1970s

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STRIDES - Smart Tracking & Identification Solution

STRIDES is a Smart Tracking & Identification Solution which provides a centralized & secure way to identify & track in/out timings of human resources, goods & vehicles. It can send custom logging alerts to Web, Email, SMS and operate Alarm Devices, Signals and Access Control Mechanisms.

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STRIDES Components
On the bottom layer we have our hardware which includes our RFID scanners & Tags. Our middleware reads the scanner signals and convert it to the format desired by the upper web application layer. Our web application layer stores the data and provide appropriate reporting along with controlling alerts mechanism. Our SMS Gateway is connected with the web application layer and sends out sms when it is required.

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How it works?
We deploy our RFID scanners on entrance/exit points. When any person/good/vehicle carrying our RFID tag passes through (or does not pass through) scanner range on a specified time, it gets logged. Depending upon the event logging rules, it generates the web/email/sms alert or send on/off signals to an electronic device. Interactive log reports of events can be created/seen from anywhere down to a single reader level depending upon the permissions.
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What STRIDES can do?

Product-wise Custom event logging rules Real-time event alerts Centralized event logging Multiple access levels Interactive logging reports No more SOPs to follow or wait in queues No more Ghost entries/exits Integrations-wise Operate Physical Devices like Alarms, barriers, electronic devices. Host yourself or use our Cloud based servers. Third Party Integrations with ERPs (like SAP & Oracale, etc) and in-house developed management systems. Use of Global Standards to ensure maximum compatibility with other RFID solutions across the world.

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STRIDES Demo:
Take a look at the back of your Hanging Cards

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