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Increasing efficiency with global visibility. Venice, 11 February 2008 Henri Barthel, GS1 Global Office. Global standards for automatic identification Rapid and accurate item, asset or location identification. Global standards for electronic business messaging
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Increasing efficiency with global visibility Venice, 11 February 2008Henri Barthel, GS1 Global Office
Global standards for automatic identification Rapid and accurate item, asset or location identification Global standards for electronic business messaging Rapid, efficient & accurate business data exchange The environment for global data synchronisation Standardised, reliable data for effective business transactions Global standards for RFID-based identification More accurate, immediate and cost effective visibility of information GS1 • GS1 is a not-for-profit organisation that develops global AIDC and e-business standards for supply chain application
GS1 Member Organisations Countries with a GS1 Member Organisation Countries served on a direct basis from GS1 Global Office (Brussels) 108 GS1 Member Organisations 1.100.000 Member companies
User driven standards. Global, multi-industry adoption of EPC SC 31 "Automatic identification and data capture techniques" Building Radio frequency IDentification solutions for the Global Environment Three Perspectives
Items passive RFID Europe market sizing Tags (millions): 144m in 2007 86.700m in 20022 Readers: 7.630 in 2007 6.268.500 in 20022
EPCglobal Architecture Business Applications Discovery Services ONS Track &Trace Services Object Name Service Discovery Services Database of Serial Level Information EPCIS (Query Interface) EPCIS (Capture Interface) Application Level Events (ALE) Collection Middleware Tag Data Standards & Translation Readers Reader Reader Protocol / Reader Management Air Interface (e.g. UHF Class 1 Gen 2) EPCglobal Standards Tags Tags Tags Tags
UHF passive tag costs evolution Tag Price EPC Gen 2 Standard issued € 1.00 € 0.80 € 0.60 € 0.40 € 0.20 € 0.05 Year 2006 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Core Consumer Markets Healthcare & Life Sciences Electronics & High Tech Logistics & Transport Consumer Goods Food & Beverage Retail
Growth Through Other Industries Aerospace & Defense Footwear & Apparel Chemical Industrial Automotive
ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SC31 SC31 Standardization of data formats, data syntax, data structures, data encoding, and technologies for the process of automatic identification and data capture and of associated devices utilized in inter-industry applications and international business interchanges.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE Sensor Register Data Constructs Register 15961 Commands & Responses 15962 Processes 24753 Processes Battery Status Configure Sensor Reset Sensor Process Data Compactor Data Formatter Prime Function Code Logical Memory 24753 Sensor Driver 15962 Tag Driver 18000-n Air Interface Protocol Combining Data Protocol & Sensors
Building Radio frequency IDentification solutions for the Global Environment A 3 years project Started on July 1st 2006 15 work packages Total budget: €13 millions EU Funding:€ 7,5 millions
WP15: Innovation policy and public policy Horizontal Activities WP14: Project management WP13: Dissemination & Adoption Tools WP12: Training Platform, Courseware & Certification Business Development WP5: Anti-Counterfeiting WP6: Pharma Traceability WP7: Textile industry WP8: Manufacturing WP9: Reusable Asset Mgt WP10: Products in Service WP11: Non-Food Item level WP4: Security Technical Development WP3: Serial-Level Supply Chain Control WP2: Serial-Level Lookup Service WP1: Hardware Development Building Radio frequency IDentification solutions for the Global Environment
Hardware R&Dlow-cost reader • low-cost reader • Saving in reader volume: 95% • Saving in PCB area: 85% • Saving in components: 65% • Total cost saving: about 75%
Hardware R&D far field tag • A far field UHF tag prototype has been developed and tested for a read range of 3.1m with a size of 21X31.5mm. A design patent has been applied. [ Pat. App. PCT/EP2007/000262]
1% 99% 40% 60% Software R&D Tracking Model Filling in the information‘gaps’ • Probabilistic reasoning enables: • Filtering: Where is it now? Estimate current location given observations so far • Prediction: Where will it be next? Estimate future location given observations so far Location Estimation Observation
Task 3.1 Tracking Model Filling in the information‘gaps’ • Smoothing: Where has it been? Estimate past location given observations so far 1% 99% • Where did it go through? Estimate the most likely path that an item has followed given observations so far Location Estimation Observation
Approach of Business Work Packages Problem Analysis Requirement Analysis Business Case Pilot/ Trial Infrastructure/Application Base: EPC & EPCglobal Network
Pallet Roll In Container Roll cage with crates RPC Beverage crate Tray Dolly Reusable Transport Items
RFID (tags and readers) is just the tip of the iceberg…Many other issues need consideration • Tags • Readers • Installation & Tuning • Middleware • IT-IS Integration • Physical security • Logical security • EPC Network • EPC Discovery Services • Monitoring & Supervision • Confidentiality & Data Protection • Internal & external communication • Change management • Return On Investment • Regulation & Policies • Business Processes changes Tags & Readers Devices Middleware Business Process Management Security Framework Management Applications EPC Network Policies and Privacy
The real innovation: Data Exchange model EPCIS EPCIS EPCIS EPCIS 3PL Manufacturer Retailer Wholesaler
Perspectives • Technical Standards • Essential standards are available • Regulatory framework • Radio Spectrum globally harmonised • Cost-effective technology • Prices go down and offers increase • Business cases • Impressive business cases are emerging Increasing efficiency with global visibility
Contact details Henri Barthel GS1 Global Office Avenue Louise 326, bte 10 B-1050 Brussels, Belgium Ehenri.barthel@gs1.org T+32 2 788 78 23 Wwww.gs1.orgwww.bridge-project.eu