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Company & Product Overview Jan 2007. Sensor-Driven Business Network Software. InSync Software Inc. – Executive Summary. Building Sensor Driven Applications RFID, Sensory Networks & eBusiness Software for Supply Chains Proven released products in mission critical deployments
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Company & Product Overview Jan 2007 Sensor-Driven Business Network Software
InSync Software Inc. – Executive Summary • Building Sensor Driven Applications • RFID, Sensory Networks & eBusiness Software for Supply Chains • Proven released products in mission critical deployments • Automate repetitive manual activities • Track and sense high value assets • Extended ecosystem process management • Focus Markets and Customers • Complex process, high opportunity costs, compliance • High Tech, Chemicals, Aerospace & Defense, Medical • Supply chain participants in large business ecosystems • Value proposition • Strong supply chain processes experience in target markets • Rapid enablement of adaptive processes at the edge of the enterprise • Software as a Service for processes based on sensor networks • SAP Certified • Founded in 2003: • Venture funded: Rustic Canyon, Intel Capital March 2006 • Headquartered in San Jose, CA
InSync’s Point of View - Supply Chains • Sensors, RFID networks are driving complex business processes • Sensors converging to wireless 802.X and IP based standards • Sensor Driven Shipping, Receiving, Item Track and Trace have priority • Reverse Logistics, Material Condition and Environmental follow • Visibility of physical events and assets across a business ecosystem • Sharing of event data becoming prevalent for physical validation of asset • EPC, EPC-IS, RosettaNet playing a strong role for process extensions • Systems are working based on real world conditions • Physical reality is represented systemically by sensor networks • Actions and composite applications are rapidly deployed to manage boundary processes Sensors, Network, Applications, eBusiness converging to provide synchronized business processes.
Sensory Driven Process Hub Application Module Application Module Application Module Application Module Application Module Application Module Sensor Events eBusiness Transactions The Integrated Supply Chain Customs Manufacturing Distribution In-Transit Consigned Inventory In-transit DC/Receiving Order Fulfillment/ In-transit Retail DC/ End-Customer Reverse Logistics Product Movement Product Movement Manufacturing Transportation, Customs, 3rd Party Carriers Retail
InSync Edgeware Application Platform Enterprise Systems User Portal • Connectivity to any sensory devices • Active, Passive, Barcode, GPS, Temp, Pressure – Globally • Real-time acquisition and logic processing • Manage location, track and trace within ecosystem • Initiate, associate tags/ID • Smart shelf functions: check in/out, disaggregating, association of items to parents • Associate business attributes from enterprise systems to items • Process visibility internal/external • Dashboard for process, KPI management, and automation • Provide process and exception visibility • Fishbowl visibility to customers, process observers, ecosystem participants
InSync Solutions Scale Factor – InSync Solution Extensions Repurpose InSync solutions for multiple functions, automation Device, Systems Connectivity Function • Asset track and trace • Shipping and receiving • Manufacturing and business process control and automation • Material condition management • Maintenance and warranty management • Forecast to cash eBusiness based on physical asset verification • ePedigree • RN, EDI, AS2, CIDX eBusiness Transactions Sensory inputs drive multiple processes using across a business network.
Case Study Logistics Node Sensor-Driven Receiving
Review of Sensor Driven Receiving Project Project Scope • Automate receipt of pallets of OEM products using RFID in combination with RN • Validate RFID reads with ASN • Manage exceptions for unmatched or missing items • Reduce keystroke/data entry effort • Project deployed in 1 week • Initial results: • 20 Min/Pallet savings for receiving, $2.2M/yr. est. • Process improvements identified to improve yield • Automation of item count and retrieval • Final results to be audited • 10-15 Basis point improvement in Gross Margin Project Results OEM DC
Case Study Sensor Driven Track and Trace Harvest Management
Case Study: Sensor Driven Item Tracking – Harvest Management Physical Process, RFID Deployment INSYNC SENSOR NETWORK COMMAND AND CONTROL INSYNC SENSOR DRIVEN ITEM TRACKING Tag Association to Item Transport Pack Ship, In Transit INSYNC Site Manager INSYNC Tracking Server Intermediate Transfer Receiving, Put-away
App framework Login, Settings Time Sync App Utility Logging, Monitoring Application Application Framework Process Control Zone Enabler: InSync Hand-Held Framework • Dashboard function • Aggregated view of process • Process owner interaction • Middleware interaction Enterprise Edge Events and Actions Context information • Device Management • Device Independent • Device Drivers • Device Monitoring • Communication Support • HTTP, HTTPS
Case Study: Harvest Management Results • Complete visibility to multiple harvests in-process • Events of interest posted in real-time monitor • KPI – Time-Fence-Violation managed real-time • Product and bin locations identified that are at risk or expired • Statistics available for process improvement opportunities
Edge Process Hub Basis for Sensor-Driven collaborative processes
Process Control and Information Exchange Configure, Manage, Maintainthe Network DC Sites Tag data cache Event capture Query Services Secured ONS Pointer Services Library Process Rules SLA Management Control Zone X Process Hub Control Zone Y Process Connector Sensor Events, eBusiness Control Zone Z OEMs Define, Manage, Control the Process Physical Process Retailers Branded Hub deployable as - Hosted solution - Behind the firewall - Stand alone
Item Process Ship Receive Receive Item Process Ship Ship Item Process Receive Receive Item Process Ship Evolution to Logistics, Distribution SaaS Centralized Services, SaaS Model Application, Process Focus Value Foundation Technology Sensor network management Sensory node process - Ship, Receive, Track/Trace Ecosystem-wide model for SaaS Services offering based on process enablement E-Tailer enablement for order fulfillment, visibility Function Connect nodes into process logic Extension of process to external partners End-to-end visibility and process execution Viral Network model for business decision and action Additional higher margin services offering Differentiation within T&L industry Point solutions with specific process benefit e.g. item receiving Foundation for process extension Higher level process, logic, efficiency Tracking of items across boundaries Visibility of process exceptions Benefit
Monitor: Manage Hub Inventory • Single view of all inventory related actions • eBusiness transactions • Sensor driven activity • Context information from disparate systems
Execute: Define Material Routes, Manage Fine-Grain Process • Execute Node Process • E.g. Shipping and Receiving • Tracking items through process • Define item based routing • Expected locations and hand-off interfaces • Define process KPIs; time-fence, material condition • Define specific alerts and actions • Process Command and Control • Fine-Grain visibility of item based events • EPC-IS standards and eBusiness Transactions
Sensory Process – Physical Read to Event Generation Device Read Time Interval Event Generation Read Unit Event Read Unit Event Duplicate Read Filter Read Unit Event Read Unit Event …. Tag Scheme ID & Filter Event State Machine Logic Event Sensor Data Conversion Event Read Unit Event One Minute Unit Generate Zero to Y events per CZ** N Read Units* Configured Events Provide Relevant Context to Raw Data Inputs
Process Step Process Step Process Step Process Step Process Step Process Step Process Step Read Unit Processing Event Read Unit Event Read Unit Read Unit Event Duplicate Read Filter*** Event …. Read Unit Processing Event Event Read Unit Event Tag Scheme ID & Filter State Machine Logic Event Read Unit Duplicate Read Filter*** Event Read Unit Event …. Event Read Unit Event Event Read Unit Event Read Unit Tag Scheme ID & Filter State Machine Logic Event Event Read Unit Duplicate Read Filter*** Event Event Read Unit Event Event Tag Scheme ID & Filter State Machine Logic Event Sensory Process – Event Generation to Process Orchestration Events Engine • Events based on sensory inputs are posted • Web services subscribe and consume events • Orchestration of services enable higher level business processes SOA Interfaces Services Services Subscribe to Events User Interface Event Events Consumed by Services B2B Gateway Event Event Middleware Posts Events Read Unit Event Processing …. Event Read Unit Event Control Zone
Conclusion • Proven team, proven solutions • InSync is a strong partner in Supply Chain applications involving material processes across system, geographic, business boundaries. • InSync partnership resulting in significant operational benefits for customers • Accelerate Sensory Network applications deployments
InSync Software Inc. – Executive Summary • Founded in 2003: Venture-backed, Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA • Venture funded: Rustic Canyon, Intel Capital • Building Sensor based Applications • RFID, Sensory Networks & eBusiness Software • Sense physical reality • Act on real-world events… …without system or geographical boundaries • Focus Markets and Customers • High Risk, High Value, High Velocity • High Tech, Chemicals, Aerospace & Defense, Medical • Supply, Distribution, Outsourced Manufacturing • Value proposition • Rapid enablement of real-time RFID and sensor based computing • Know the where, when, what of materials in the process • SAP Certified