Logistics RFID Cold Chain Requirements

Accellos completes RFID consortium initiative to address emerging RFID requirements of the third-party logistics (3PL) market in the freezer, cooler and dry warehousing environments. ...

... "The purpose of the project was to develop RFID Slap and Ship capability that meets the compliance requirements of specific retailers. The RFID consortium, a best of breed group comprised of manufacturers, operators and system integrators was a unique approach to enhancing the Accellos Enterprise 3PL product, with each member of the RFID consortium having an equal vote in all project related decisions. " ...

Via Accellos: Successful Development of RFID Capabilities within Accellos Enterprise 3PL

RFID Implementation: ROI More Predictable

Research report looks at the increased predictability of RFID implementations and the overall return-on-investment, or ROI. ...

... "the once hidden costs associated with sometimes dramatic organizational changes brought about by (or necessary to) a successful RFID implementation can now be anticipated and managed. As a result, enterprises are enjoying shorter design and pilot phases, scalable solutions, smoother rollout, and less challenging integration tasks. " ...

Via Aberdeen Group: Link

Upcoming Conference will focus on the return on RFID investments ...

5th Annual Global RFID ROI Summit London - The RFID Conference (Radio Frequency Identification) for industry experts: "The Global RFID-ROI Summit 2007, 29 & 30 January 2007, ExCeL Conference Centre - London: the event focuses on achieving real business value from successful RFID implementation. "

RFID implementation must be integrated into business processes in order to realize the full benefits ...

Via Sun Micro: RFID ROI Requires More Than Slap and Ship Deployment: "To really realize ROI from RFID, companies need to see this technology as a way to collect valuable business intelligence that can help them cut costs and increase profits, says Manish Bhuptani, director of market development at Sun Microsystems. "

Companies that drive business change increase the ROI from RFID implementations ...

Via Teradata: The Analytic Value of RFID (PDF): "Companies that take a more functional approach to RFID implementations will often be disappointed, but those companies that see and leverage RFID adoption as an opportunity to drive system-level changes will unlock the ROI in RFID. "

Adoption of RFID technology will ultimately deliver the full benefits of the RFID project. Leading indicators of RFID adoption should be monitored. ...

Deloitte & Touche LLP on RFID: "The high costs of RFID deployment make it hard to see an immediate return on investment. Businesses should not rush in without first knowing the best RFID adoption strategy and how they intend to measure its performance. "

RFID Interchange: Tibco MasterData Integration

Tibco expands capabilities in RFID master data integration through technology acquisition. ...

RFID Interchange: Tibco MasterData Integration: TIBCO adds Master Data Management Capabilities and Expands Focus on Consumer Markets: Technology Acquisition Strengthens Enterprise Software Portfolio with Industry Leading Platform; Drives Customer Success with Process-centric Master Data Management ...

... "Master data management is a strategic component of TIBCO’s industry-leading supply chain optimization and RFID offerings (refer to TIBCO’s July 25, 2005 RFID Interchange announcement). TIBCO defines a unique and comprehensive approach with out-of-the box information management processes and flexible data modeling capabilities. In addition to helping TIBCO customers gain competitive advantage, this new approach provides real-time access to accurate product information; enables the removal of value chain inefficiencies by eradicating duplications and errors in product and related information and by automating the processes required to maintain this dynamic information; and provides an ordered framework for the people, processes and systems that impact product information, both internally and amongst trading partners. " ...

TIBCO RFID Interchange is a non-intrusive solution that seamlessly incorporates RFID event data into business processes and provides business context to aid decision making across the supply chain. TIBCO RFID Interchange supports EPC Global’s Application Level Event (ALE) specifications and real-time streaming of information from RFID Edge devices. It also supports leading readers and printers, is fast and easy to deploy and enables centralized configuration and management of devices. TIBCO RFID Interchange’s browser and GUI-based, slap-and-ship business process templates are configurable to meet the unique distribution processes and various retail compliance mandates.

RFID Integrated Value Network

RFID Integrated Value Network: RFID Business Process Enablement: The most flexible approach to RFID-enabled supply chain business processes ...

... "Select and tune the processes that will benefit from RFID. Rather than starting your foray into RFID with a slap and ship program or tag and reader testing, you will start by creating RFID-ready processes. ... Share the cost, risks and benefits of an RFID pilot project with your supply network partners. The low initial cost, speed of deployment and shared risk make the hosted approach to RFID services appealing. " ...

One Network enables unified management of orders, inventory, shipments and forecasts in collaborative demand-driven supply network.

CPG Walmart RFID Compliance Solutions: Business Process Transformation ...

CPG Walmart RFID Compliance Solutions: RedPrairie Introduces Scalable, Pre-Configured Solutions for RFID Compliance Labeling: Leading Supplier of Supply Chain Execution Systems Introduces Low-Risk, Pre-Configured Systems for Achieving RFID Compliance ...

... "RedPrairie Corporation, a global leader in technology solutions that enable business process transformation, announced today at D/C Expo the introduction of scalable, pre-configured compliance solutions to support clients in addressing various retailer RFID mandates. The solutions provide total packaged capabilities from simple slap-n-ship to highly automated encode on the fly functionality using RedPrairie's RFID IgniterTM solution; these pre-configured solutions offer a low-risk, easily to implement alternatives for RFID compliance. RedPrairie offers three pre-configured solutions developed in conjunction with leading Consumer Packaged Goods manufacturers that have met mandates from Wal*Mart and other retailers. All solutions are based on RedPrairie's RFID Igniter software, combined with off-the-shelf hardware configurations and service options. " ...

For over 30 years RedPrairie has enabled leading global companies to create competitive advantage through supply chain excellence. RedPrairie’s comprehensive technology solutions provide rapid and sustainable return on investment by optimizing the performance of people, places and processes. RedPrairie provides industry-tailored solutions for diverse markets, including consumer goods, direct to consumer and traditional retail, food and beverage, high tech / electronics, third party logistics, industrial / wholesale, automotive and service parts, and pharmaceuticals.

Walmart Suppliers RFID Progress Slow ...

Sarah Lacy, for Business Week, reports that Walmart's suppliers are slow to adopt RFID technology in RFID: Plenty of Mixed Signals. These suppliers are leaving money on the table by only implementing slap-and-ship RFID methods to comply with Walmart mandates, instead of embracing RFID technology into their own supply chains to drive operational efficiencies. However, some suppliers are getting involved in the first wave of testing with Walmart, even though they are not in the required list of suppliers ...

Have heard from some of these suppliers that they are getting involved early, because they believe that Walmart will provide the most robust support in the first wave of RFID implementation, which validates some of these findings ...

RFID Print Capabilities for SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure AII ...

RFID Print Capabilities for SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure: Zebra Technologies First to Offer RFID Printer/Encoders for SAP's ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Zebra co-development provides SAP customers a unique, integrated solution for RFID smart label generation -- SAP and Zebra solution simplifies compliance ...

... Zebra Technologies (Nasdaq: ZBRA), a global leader in on-demand printing solutions for business improvement, today introduced the world's first RFID smart label printer/encoders designed to interoperate with SAP AG's Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII). The new Zebra XML-based solution enables SAP users to implement compliant "slap-and-ship" RFID solutions, without costly middleware and associated integration efforts. SAP's AII v2.1 enables RFID-based supply chain management (SCM) and supply chain execution (SCE) processes across the enterprise. Zebra co-defined and co-developed the data, protocol, and process elements of smart label creation within SAP's AII v2.1 and today offers the only RFID printer/encoders that directly interoperate with the SAP application. ...

SAP is the world's leading provider of software solutions. Through mySAP(TM) Business Suite, people in businesses around the globe are improving relationships with customers and partners, streamlining operations, and achieving significant efficiencies throughout their supply chains. The unique core processes of various industries, from Aerospace to Utilities, are supported effectively by SAP's 23 industry solution portfolios. Today, more than 20,500 customers in over 120 countries run more than 67,500 installations of SAP(R) software. With subsidiaries in over 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP."

Additional resources on SAP auto-ID infrastructure AII ...

Accenture_RFID_NetWeaver_Tour: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... RFID architecture and middleware Page 24. SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII) provides all the software required to build RFID enabled processes Page 25. ...

SAP Integration: AID-RH, one of the latest certifications from SAP ® , contributes to the future proofing of the Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII) and enables seamless integration ...

RFID: The Software Side: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... Scan IDs Check consistency AII Check and Receive Goods ... Project Scope: Confirmed Process Flow • Relevant tag readings processed by SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure ...

Semantic Discovery and Composition of Web Services for RFID: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... processes. SAP’s Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII) integrates data from RFID and sensor devices with enterprise applications. The AII ...

Acsis Upgrades RFID Platform: The new version of DataLink also has some enhancements to ensure smooth integration with SAP's Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII), a middleware platform for RFID. ...

RFID Solution Enables Smooth Walmart RFID Compliance ...

RFID Solution Enables Smooth Walmart RFID Compliance: Xterprise Makes the New Year Happy for Wal-Mart Suppliers, Proves ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Those suppliers using Xterprise Inc.'s XARM(TM) (Xterprise Automated RFID Module) slap-n-ship approach - a complete solution of software, hardware and ...

... The top suppliers of Wal-Mart fall into two distinct categories: those that met the Jan.1, 2005, deadline. And those that didn't. Those suppliers using Xterprise Inc.'s XARM(TM) (Xterprise Automated RFID Module) "slap-n-ship" approach - a complete solution of software, hardware and services - easily met the deadline with minimal disruption to their manufacturing and distribution processes. These customers include three Fortune 500 companies. ...

Xterprise Inc. makes next-generation RFID supply chain solutions a reality today. The firm offers a portfolio of EPC/RFID solutions tailored to address the needs of specific vertical markets. Xterprise focuses on real-world solutions including RFID engineering studies, RFID and WMS implementations, and complete RFID compliance deployments. These include XARM, which helps retail suppliers efficiently meet the demands of their retail customers for RFID capability. Xterprise was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Dallas.

Additional resources on RFID solutions that enable Walmart RFID compliance ...

Wal-Mart Creates the Watershed Moment in RFID for the Retail: it is up to retailers to enable RFID capability within ... vendor that supplies products to Wal-Mart wants to ... hundreds of companies that can offer RFID solutions. ...

Microsoft Business Solutions Expands Efforts to Deliver RFID: simple for our small- and midsize-business customers, building solutions that meet their unique requirements and enable small and ... "This RFID project with ...

Making Wal-Mart Compliance Pay Off for Pharma: from RFID requires a bigger bet than meeting the Wal-Mart requirement, but ... of-stock items, it engaged Sun to develop an RFID solution to enable tracking of ...

RFID Business Process Automation Beats Slap and Ship Compliance ...

RFID Automation Beats Slap and Ship: ARC Study Shows Slap and Ship for RFID is Less Common than ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... 2005--The ARC Advisory Group conducted a Best Practices study in which ARC talked to 24 companies that were actively investing in EPC RFID (Electronic Product ...

... The ARC Advisory Group conducted a Best Practices study in which ARC talked to 24 companies that were actively investing in EPC RFID (Electronic Product Code Radio Frequency Identification). RFID tags can be applied at the packaging line or the DC. According to Steve Banker, Service Director for Supply Chain Management at ARC Advisory Group, "in our sample, 85 percent of the facilities where tags were applied were DCs. However, even when tags are applied at the DC, the term slap and ship does not fairly reflect what is going on at many DCs. There is both more automation, and more process variation, than has been generally recognized." ...

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Additional resources on RFID automation ...

Wireless RFID Computer: This intelligent device enables RFID automation throughout the supply chain, including optimization of RFID read/write applications on forklifts, dock doors ...

Radio Frequency Solutions Software, Hardware, Services: Research) After installing the new RFID automation system, Paramount's receiving department got so efficient at equipment logistics that ...

RFID with Tagsys: Together with TAGSYS, we can deliver complete and timely RFID automation projects and help customers reduce handling costs and time, enabling them to focus on ...

Slap and Ship RFID: Slap and ship OK for RFID says analyst

From ZDNet.co.uk, UK ... Forrester Research is advising suppliers to go ahead with a slap-and-ship approach to radio frequency identification (RFID), despite warnings from leading ...

RFID Web Seminar: Zebra Technologies Web Seminar Notes
RFID Deployments: Slap and Ship to Total Deployment Strategies to Achieve Compliance and Measureable Operating Improvements

Zebra Technologies Web Seminar, May 10, 2004
On Monday, May 10, 2004, Chris Hook, of Zebra Technologies, and Matt Reim hosted their second web seminar on RFID Technology, titled "RFID Deployments: Slap and Ship to Total Deployment, Strategies to Achieve Compliance and Measureable Operating Improvements"

Agenda is Components, RFID and Bar Code Comparisons, Measuring Improvements, fast-track with smart labels... Focus is on passive RFID tags and systems. Smarts labels have RFID tags embedded in the printed label. Simultaneous identification is when we obtain information from many tags all at same time.

RFID Tags and antennae go into RFID inlays which are then embedded into RFID labels. RFID Components include printers, RFID readers, and hand-held RFID readers. AIDC system VARs provide the RFID subsystems, which are then combined with middleware, which in turn integrated with enterprise business systems.

Barcodes are now ubiquitous. While RFID can replace role of barcodes, it is envisioned that RFID technology will have a much greater impact on business processes, especially the data capture touch points throughout the extended supply chain. The key is identifying the RFID-enabled data capture touch points. There is significant operating expenses associated with these touch points. Whever touching is prevalent, RFID technology can provide value. (Walmart benchmark: each barcode scan costs 5 cents)... Eliminate touches, increase cycle time, save money, increase velocity.

Bar codes and RFID can co-exist in a hybrid environment. Used Sanacorp, Germany as benchmark... Barcodes used on products, bins, and picking tote boxes. Errors still existed in the barcoding as-is state. Sanacorp assessed their barcoding current state. RFID tags were deployed to tote boxes and RFID readers provided routing. RFID technology drove error rates below 0.01%. Performance increased to allow one hour order turn-around in fifteen regional distribution centers. A hybrid solution encompassing RFID and barcoding can work well.

RFID can have a role in supply chain process management in measurement - event management, etc. Up to 30% lower inventory, 8% better on-shelf availability, 10% higher sales. Monitor, Measure, Control, Notify, and Modify are key steps in the lifecycle of RFID technology implementation. It is critical to move beyond the first three steps to achieve high returns on investment, ROI.

Slap and Ship RFID Compliance is minimum work required to meet RFID compliance requirements. Slap and Ship RFID techniques can be supported by optimizing the RFID system performance. What is in the box matters... Absorption and reflectance of the radio frequency waves must be considered and the reading performance must be understood. Pick the technology that will provide the broadest range of performance across your products. Make RFID tags pay for themselves before they leave you facility. Slap and Ship techniques, by themselves, add cost to material handling. Moving further down the RFID lifecycle will position your company to derive value of RFID before your product leaves your end of the supply chain. Drive your RFID implementation. Don't be driven.

Smart Labels are the best way to meet RFID compliance labeling requirements. A hybrid of RFID and barcoding is necessary during the technology transition period, before RFID becomes ubiquitous, like barcoding. Visual identification of printed labels will always be necessary. Airline bag tags have been in trials for a hybrid label with barcoding and RFID.

Zebra role is printing and encoding. Zebra printers will print the label on the RFID inlayed label, encode and validate the RFID data into the RFID tag. Validation and verification is critical step. In an EPC scenario, the EPC number is programmed into the RFID tag and is also printed in human readable and barcode formats on the smart label. Consistency in the data among these forms of data is essential.

RFID applications are surging in warehousing, express parcel handling, returnable container tracking, airline baggage tracking, libraries, video rental, event ticketing (counterfeiting), sensitive document tracking, mass transit ticketing. These are existing standards and recommendation for RFID application: ISO, EAN, UCC, DOD RFID Expert Group (REG).

RFID Compliance: Suppliers Must Slap and Ship

From RFID Journal, Apr 2, 2004 ... Forrester Research advises Wal-Mart suppliers to devote their initial RFID deployment solely to meeting the retailer s requirements. By Jonathan Collins April 2 2004 If suppliers are to meet Wal-Mart's January 2005 deadline to include RFID EPC tags on pallets and cases they must focus just on adding RFID technology to their shipments and not simultaneously try to lower operating costs by restructuring operations around RFID according to a technology consulting and research firm based in Cambridge Mass ...

Suppliers Must ‘ Slap and Ship ’

From RFID Journal ...April 2, 2004—If suppliers are to meet Wal-Mart's January 2005 deadline to include RFID EPC tags on pallets and cases, they must focus just on adding RFID ...

Walmart RFID Compliance: Forrester Research Projects The Cost Of RFID Implementation

Report Finds That Only A Fraction Of Suppliers Will Meet Wal-Mart's January 2005 Mandate Cambridge, Mass., March 30, 2004 . . . A new Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) report, "RFID At What Cost?," places RFID implementation costs — startup and one year of maintenance annually — at approximately $9 million for a typical supplier attempting to comply with Wal-Mart.(1) The report also indicates that only 25 percent of suppliers will meet Wal-Mart's January 1, 2005 deadline.

"There is no business case for most suppliers in the short term," says Forrester Research Senior Analyst Christine Spivey Overby. "The technology is not ready, and there is a lack of deep expertise in the industry to help suppliers implement RFID."

The largest costs remain constant from supplier to supplier, highlighting major challenges that will impede RFID deployments.

Tags currently make up more than 80 percent of a supplier's cost. Based on today's tag production processes and projected volumes, Forrester believes that suppliers should not build a near-term business case on any price lower than $0.40 per tag.
Professional services spent on getting distribution centers operational are high and will only increase, due to a short supply of experienced RFID experts.
Converse to what many believe, companies implementing RFID should expect to add supply chain labor to their budgets in the first year, because vendors have yet to perfect solutions for automating tagging and embedding RFID in packaging material.

To gain benefits such as product tracking, businesses need to begin RFID implementation at the manufacturer, rather than at the distribution center, which is one step closer to a retailer in the supply chain. Today, "source tagging" cases at the manufacturer is too disruptive for most companies to implement. Because source tagging requires significant process re-engineering and budgets that top $100 million in some cases, RFID early adopters like Gillette are the only companies that will attempt this approach in the next 12 months. In the short term, a "slap-and-ship" approach, in which suppliers tag cases and pallets in the distribution center, is the most realistic scenario for a majority of suppliers.

What Should Wal-Mart Do?: The report recommends that Wal-Mart redefine the scope of its RFID mandate by narrowing the scope of products to those with limited amounts of metal and liquid. With a narrower focus on high-priced products like prescription drugs, apparel, and DVDs, fewer suppliers would be affected by the 2005 mandate. It would also allow vendors and suppliers additional time to perfect tag reliability for all products. Forrester also recommends that Wal-Mart use its influence to help create a buying consortium, giving suppliers the collective power to cut tag costs.

What Should Suppliers Do?: Forrester suggests that suppliers use their initial learnings to shape mandates by Wal-Mart and other retailers. In addition to addressing the challenges they are facing in implementing RFID with Wal-Mart, suppliers should create an internal RFID lead position with direct access to the CEO.

(1) Total cost of compliance varies depending on a company's distribution network and Wal-Mart volume. The model includes costs associated with infrastructure, software, consulting, and new warehouse labor.

Forrester is an independent technology research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice about technology's impact on business. Business, marketing, and IT professionals worldwide collaborate with Forrester to align their technology investments with their business goals. Forrester offers products and services in four major areas: Research, Data, Consulting, and Community. Established in 1983, Forrester is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. For additional information, visit www.forrester.com.

RFID Product Announcement: SAMSys Technologies Unveils New Product and Reader Upgrades

SAMSys' EPC Mobile Compliance Cart and Upgraded EPC Reader offers integrators high value and flexible solutions to their supply chain needs

TORONTO, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - SAMSys Technologies today
unveiled the latest additions to its extensive RFID hardware solution line
with SAMSys' EPC Mobile Compliance Cart (MCC) and an upgraded version of its EPC Reader. Both products will be demonstrated and exhibited at the RFID
Journal Live! conference in Chicago, IL, running from March 29th to 31st,
2004.

The SAMSys EPC Mobile Compliance Cart combines SATO America's RFID
enabled barcode printer with SAMSys' imbedded EPC compliant reader and hand-held antenna verifier and is integrated into a battery powered portable cart. The battery-equipped cart includes its own charging system and has various charging rates to meet required usage time. The cart can power a laptop computer if required and can be wirelessly connected to the host warehouse management application. Once the EPC label is printed and encoded it can be verified with the handheld antenna.

"The Mobile Compliance Cart is a state-of-the-art solution that helps to
ensure companies are compliant with the EPC labeling standards outlined by
many large retailers and the Department of Defense," said Steve Hall, VP of
Sales and Marketing for SAMSys. "This unique and portable combination of
products integrates rapidly into a company's existing supply chain while
larger, more permanent, RFID infrastructures can be researched and
implemented."

The mobile cart is intended for use in warehouses and distribution centers and will simplify the work of labeling and shipping pallets of goods with RFID enabled labels. This process of marking specific shipments for compliance to large retailers has been called "slap and ship" and is in keeping with the EPC compliance standards recently mandated by major US retail giants.

SAMSys' EPC 2.5 reader's added features include Ethernet connectivity and
processing capacity for user defined JAVA applets. The Ethernet feature
provides system integrators with another option for connecting to SAMSys'
multi-protocol reader and offers immediate connection to customer intranets
without special wiring or interface modules. This connectivity simplifies
reader firmware and protocol software upgrades along with reader diagnostics
and status monitoring.

The new client side JAVA interface allows integrators to build a wide
variety of applications onto the SAMSys reader, thus eliminating unnecessary
data traffic between the reader and the host and enabling the integrator to
customize queries within the supply chain. Users can filter their tag read
reports to provide them with a single tag arrival time for an EPC labeled
pallet. Furthermore, if host connectivity is temporarily lost, this JAVA
processor provides independent functionality of the reader. This local
processor may also be useful in conveyor applications where tag data is needed faster than it can be relayed to the host, processed, and returned to the conveyor control.

"SAMSys' EPC 2.5 reader provides system integrators with the freedom to
implement RFID solutions using the Auto ID Center's EPC constructs as well as
more traditional tagging and data storage structures," said Tres Wiley, SAMSys President. "And like all SAMSys multi-protocol readers, the EPC 2.5 protects users from premature obsolescence and allows for adoption of evolving standards, technology innovation, and improved cost structures."
Both of these new products will be demonstrated and exhibited at the
SAMSys booth No. 212 at RFID Journal Live! in Chicago.

SAMSys' comprehensive line of RFID readers spans low frequency, high
frequency and UHF frequencies, to support a broad range of protocols and
standards, and enables implementation without the fear of near term
obsolescence. For almost 10 years SAMSys has played an active role in RFID
industry and has consistently advocated an RFID adoption strategy based upon the optimization of functionality, multi-protocol reader architectures, and
ease of reader interrogation. SAMSys also provides consulting services that
focus on the front-end of the RFID implementation process.

About SAMSys Technologies Inc.
SAMSys Technologies Inc. (SAMSys), founded in 1995, is a world-leading
provider of radio frequency identification (RFID) hardware solutions and RFID
integration consulting services designed to evaluate and recommend optimal
RFID solutions to enhance existing business process. SAMSys offers a family of products to simplify the installation and ensure the ongoing performance of
the overall RFID hardware infrastructure. SAMSys is a public company whose
shares are listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol:
"SMY". The Company has a total of 44.6 million shares outstanding. Visit
SAMSys at: http://www.samsys.com and http://www.investorfile.com.

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