A Joint Proposal by Logistics and SR&W

RFID: Revolutionizing

petPRO’s Supply Chain

What is RFID?

A data collection technology

Allows data to be transferred from data-storing memory chips (tags) to data-gathering readers

Transmitted data can provide a multitude of information about the product

Commonly used to track assets

How is RFID Used?

An RFID tag attached to a product can be read/interrogated by a reader about its data (product information)

RFID readers can be stationary or mobile

RFID tags can be passive or active

petPRO Applications

Would revolutionize our supply chain by providing a with a multitude of product information:

- Product components

- Product history

- Product location

- Product usage

Tracking Products at Every Stage of the Supply Chain

Our primary responsibility is to monitor and control the flow of goods

With RFID, we would know exactly when each product is at each stage of the supply chain

This would allow us to know whether or not our product flow schedules and timelines being followed

RFID as a tool to evaluate Logistics’ standards and the efficiency of the supply chain

RFID and Logistics

Logistics and the Supply Chain

Logistics controls the flow of goods through the supply chain, from the point of origin to the point of consumption.

Software #1: Symbol Technologies Inc.’s RFID Solutions

Worldwide leader in enterprise mobility, the first organization to implement working RFID solutions

Offers a set of RFID solutions

Software #1: (con’t)Symbol Technologies Inc.’s RFID Solutions

XR400 Fixed Reader Gen 2 certified for capacity and security Enterprise connectivity for existing infrastructure Reliable readability despite interference potential Read, update, and transfer data Most reliable on the market

MC9000-G Handheld Reader Collects/distributes data at critical points Cost-effective, reliable, long-life Pinpoints inventory location

Software #1: (con’t)Symbol Technologies Inc.’s RFID Solutions

Symbol Tags Different varieties for different needs Unique inlay antennas for optimum sensitivity Applied to cases, pallets, or products

DC400 Portal System Tracks all assets passing through primary read

zones Includes components to create read zone “Plug and Play” installation

Software #1: (con’t)Symbol Technologies Inc.’s RFID Solutions

Comments

Products undoubtedly facilitate tracking products

Products to be used with existing information systems = potential difficulty

Is more of a product line than a networked solution

RFID and SR&W

Our primary responsibility is to monitor the physical aspects of controlling the flow of goods

Supply Chain Management: tracking inventory levels, communicating with supplies in transit to petPro headquarters, tracking shipments on the way to customers, forecast delays in shipments

RFID will allow us to know whether or not our asset levels are up to par, also maintain the standards logistics has set out for product flow schedules and timelines

Software #2: (con’t)Sun’s Java Enterprise System

Software #2: (con’t)Sun’s Java Enterprise System

After the reader interrogates the items it sends that data into the next architecture in the system, the Java System RFID Software for processing.

The Event Manager is designed to process streams of tag or sensor data coming from the reader.

Has the capability to filter and aggregate data prior to sending it to a requesting application.

Software #2:Sun’s Java Enterprise System

The other major component is the Java System RFID Information Server.

Sun advocates that integration technologies be used to connect the RFID Event Manager layer to enterprise information systems (EIS).

Software #2: (con’t)Sun’s Java Enterprise System

Comments

Sun’s Java Enterprise System is easily integrated with petPRO’s existing systems such as SAP, SCM, WHM

The software has highly sophisticate components that can perform intelligent tasks such as filtering, processing, and manipulating data.

Recommendation

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Recommendation We recommend that Sun’s Java Enterprise System be

implemented in petPRO in order to give the company the competitive edge it needs to dominate the pet food industry.

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