Designing Your RFID Solution

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1 1 Designing Your RFID Solution Building scenarios and conducting trade-off analysis Harold Boeck,Ygal Bendavid (UQAM, Academia RFID) 1

2 Your presenter Harold Boeck Professors at the UQAM Co-Founders of ACADEMIA RFID Ygal Bendavid RFID certified BAA, MSc.A., Ph.D. Preconference seminar Agenda Warehouse & Inventory Mgt in the RFID Supply Chain 11:30 Linking RFID to Inventory Management Best Practices 12:15 Targeting the Correct RFID Technology for the Right Project 13:45 Key Steps in Building an Inventory-Management RFID Solution: Build Your Own RFID Portal 14:30 Designing Your RFID Solution 15:30 Building Your RFID Business Case 16:15 Preconference Seminar Ends 2

3 Context of the presentation There is various way to deliver a solution RFID is not just about tags and readers There 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. 6 3

4 Objective of the Presentation Moving from ideas to projects: a PLC perspective Building different RFID scenarios Assessing the impacts of business scenarios on the RFID solution's design Conducting trade-off analysis Moving from ideas to projects RFID Project life cycle Project follow up & Operations RFID vision/strategy Implementation Explored in Linking RFID to Inventory Management Best Practices RFID BPR (To Be) POC & Pilot Design development RFID BPR (As-Is) Project definition & Planning Project Front end Source: Ygal Bendavid, Academia RFID, RFID PRO

5 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 talkinginventory! A smartwarehouse! Intelligent processes! Autonomous pallets! Adapted from Tavassoli D (2009), Requirements management White paper June, IBM Moving from idea to projects! ( ) some existing models! The (next Gen) Stage-Gate Process Conceptual and operational roadmap for moving a new-product project from idea to launch Source: 5

6 Moving from idea to projects Supporting the writing of an RFID project proposal () link user requirements to system requirements and system requirements to design requirements () to work packages, to resources and budgets, to milestones and deliverables Hood et al., Requirement management, chap 6, Project Management interface Project Definition and planning In the RFID Project life cycle Project follow up & Operations Project Definition/requirements Project initial planning & comm. High level Business case / value Project / Pilot site pre-selection Team building & Education RFID BPR (To Be) POC & Pilot Design development Implementation RFID BPR (As-Is) Project definition & Planning Project Front end Source: Ygal Bendavid, Academia RFID, RFID PRO

7 Project Definition and planning Using classic tools for RFID WM projects! Business Process Reengineering In the RFID Project life cycle Project follow up & Operations Benchmark analysis & Re-design processes (scenarios) Project (Re)Scoping, and revised planning Business case & scenarios sensitivity analysis Impact analysis & trade-off POC & Pilot Design development Implementation RFID BPR (To Be) Operations & process analysis (models) / Performance assessment RFID BPR (As-Is) Project definition & Planning Project Front end Source: Ygal Bendavid, Academia RFID, RFID PRO

8 The RFID Project life cycle Leverage on (the 20 years old) BPR knowledge Source: Subramanian et al., 1999, BPR: a consolidated Methodology,Proceedings of The 4th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Applications and Practice 15 Data analysis & opportunities identifications Assess the As Is processes & performance Manufacturer Activities Assembling Distributors Activities Storage & distribution Retailers Activities Storage & distribution Truck Arrived Go to office For BOL validation Truck Driver BOL BOL Not OK BOL OK Planning Sourcing Deliver Office Associate Assign one Ware. Employee Approve BOL & Assign one Dock Door WMS Employee Assigned Dock Door Assigned Truck Driver Move Truck to Ass. Dock Door Synchronize Info. (SAP vs RFID WMS RFID Terminal) Readers BOL Info. Synchronized Source: Bendavid Y (2011)- Academia RFID RFID PRO 8

9 Data analysis & opportunities identifications Data gathering of the As Is processes & performance 1. Whatare the current processes? 2. Where and howare they carried out? 3. Whoexecutes them? 4. Where are items identified in the processes (GTIN/GLN)? 5. Why identification is necessary for these processes? 6. What information is key about each item? 7. What materialsmove into and out of the processes? 8. etc Data analysis & Sol. Development Design to Be business & technological Scenarios Truck ready to unload Manufacturer Activities Assembling Distributors Activities Storage & distribution Retailers Activities Storage & distribution.. Middleware (8) Manage Unload Goods Goods Received Warehouse Clerk Planning Sourcing Deliver ASN EPCs & root to ERP Module RFID EPCs Rooted EPCs Read RFID Tags.. PO ERP. Receive EPCs vs. ASN/adjusted PO XML file (EPCs) RFID EPCs Captured Confirm the receipt of goods Communicate EPCs RFID EPCs communicated Source: Adapted from Bendavid Y. (2012). Int. J. of Automated Identification Technology (IJAIT), Vol. 1, No. 1 9

10 Data analysis & Sol. Development Some Basic Questions to support the Design of the to Be business & technological Scenarios Which products? Level of tagging? What activities? Processes? What functionalities? Need to rewrite? Security? Which capabilities required for the tags/readers? With who to share the info? Why? Where will items be identified? How Much products (tags) at a time? What is the reading/writing distance? where? What is the speed? Will the be process automated? etc Data analysis & Sol. Development Trade off on "business" & technological Scenarios Middleware Unload Goods Warehouse Clerk (8) Manage EPCs & root to ERP Module EPCs Goods Received Read RFID Tags ASN PO RFID EPCs Rooted ERP... Receive EPCs vs. ASN/adjusted PO XML file (EPCs) RFID EPCs Captured Confirm the receipt of goods Communicate EPCs RFID EPCs communicated Source: Adapted from Bendavid Y. (2012). Int. J. of Automated Identification Technology (IJAIT), Vol. 1, No. 1 10

11 Data analysis & Sol. Development (Extended) Impact analysis & trade-off/ Sensitivity Analysis RFID Technologies RFID Technologies RFID tags & sensors RFID readers & Antennas RFID printers & appli. RFID Middleware E-Commerce Technologies Wireless Technologies Wireless Network WLAN to WWAN Wi-fi, Zegbee Enterprise Information Systems ERP, WMS, LES, MES PRM, SCM, PLM Enterprise Information Systems E-Commerce Techno. Private IOS Electronic market places Source: Bendavid, Academia RFID RFID PRO Select the RFID technology for your case RFID system requirements & Trade off analysis Example: Tags Requirements Approximate Price (USD) Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option n Life Cycle Read / Write Range Read / Write Speed Data Capacity Operating Temperatures Shape and Size (Form factor) Etc.. 11

12 ERP WMS TMS EIS IOS IOS Design the appropriate RFID system for your specific case A RFID system A multilayer Architecture Other AIDC Middleware Readers-Antennas Tags Objects Source, Bendavid Y. (2010), Encyclopedia of E-Business Dev. and Mgt in the Global Economy: In Lee ed., Designing an RFID solution How can you track this forklift? Track transactions related to this forklift? 12

13 Designing an RFID solution Building scenarios Source: RFID Academia Laboratory Experimentation of designed scenarios and Trade off analysis Ex: using different type of readers (Stationary, Mobile, Portable, Mounted) Select the appropriate AIDC/RFID technologies for your specific case? Active RFID Tag (Container Level) Passive RFID Tag (Pallet Level) Passive RFID Tag (Case Level) RFID Tag (Item Package Level) UID Data Matrix (Item Level) 26 Source: Adapted from (1) GS1 Standards in the Healthcare Supply Chain and (2) 2. Defense Acquisition University February,

14 Requirements for Each Layer The Right Technology for the Right Application Functionality Layer 5: Movement Vehicle Layer 4: Container Layer 3: Unit Load Active RFID Long range (300+ft) High metal environment Omni directional Real Time Assured Data Sensor / Security enabled Affordable GPS/LBS Line of sight Global location Barcode Very short range (1ft) Barcode Ultra Low cost Read only Passive RFID Short range (3-15ft) Lower cost tags Read/write Non line of sight Layer 2: Transport Unit Layer 1: Packaging Layer 0: Item Source: Adapted from Casto (Dow Chemical ) & Shannon (SAVI/Lockheed Martin), AIDC Evolution of an RFID Revolution October 15th 2008 Cost 27 Thank you! Ygal Bendavid [email protected] Harold Boeck Boeck. [email protected] UQAM, School of business 315 Ste-Catherine est Local R-3570 Montréal (Québec) Canada H2X 3X2 Tel: (x 2429) Web site: Academia RFID 9916 Côte de liesse, Montréal QC Canada H8T 1A1 Tel: Fax: Web site: 14

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