Radio Frequency Identification / Auto-Identification
Many organisations face challenges with inventory and asset tracking and traceability in the supply chain, as well as meeting industry compliance requirements. SAP Auto-identification (auto-ID), which uses information held in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags, provides a way to solve these as well as introducing material handling efficiencies and cost savings.
RFID technology (tags and readers) can enable high efficiency, low error rate data capture. This typically generates very large amounts of information from multiple points in the supply chain. The collation and timely presentation of this information can provide a set of unique challenges, requiring an understanding not only of the technology used but also the SAP Auto-ID software and the integration into the supply chain software and process, something that Rocket is ideally positioned to assist with.
Integration
The SAP Auto-ID solution is built around the RFID industry standards, allowing full integration of RFID hardware into the SAP landscape and logistics and warehouse processes. RFID Integration opportunities improve considerably with the use of the SAP Extended Warehouse Management module, allowing real-time monitoring and control of movements which can enable additional internal process (closed loop) benefits.
SAP Auto-identification can integrate with or support:
- SCM Supply Chain Management solutions
- Passive or active tags depending on capability of scanner
- SAP Event Manager (EM) for global track and trace functionality
- SAP PI (Process Integration) use for message passing between Gate readers / ERP and Event Manager
- XML messages for ease of integration with third party products
- Support for GTIN (Global Trade Identification Number)
- Provision of status tracking to customers through SAP Event Manager via EPCIS (Electronic Product Code Information service) query service
- Business Intelligence for easy data analysis and reporting
Mobilisation
Significant supply chain performance benefits can be realised in productivity, accuracy and repeatability with the use of RFID tags and scanners. RFID Tags can be used to automate and mobilise:
- Goods Receipt / handling unit capture and update in Inbound Delivery
- Goods Issue and HU capture and update in Outbound Delivery
- automatic creation of ASN for customer
- RTI (Returnable Transport Items) e.g. Packaging, Empties, Unloading Goods in warehouse
- Unloading at Customer Site
- Customer Returns
- Demonstrate, Evaluate, Implement
Rocket offer the facility of a comprehensive research and demonstration landscape and can help you rapidly evaluate or prototype your business requirements and support you throughout every aspect of implementing the SAP RFID based business processes and technology.
Rocket provides a full range of consulting services in SAP's RFID solutions and associated technology, backed by extensive experience and successful implementations of SAP logistics solutions across a wide range of industries.
ocket also offers turnkey mobile and RFID solutions including selection, supply and integration of all necessary SAP elements and technology backed by partnerships with leading hardware vendors and complemented by SAP add-ons called Rocket Packs.