- combining data from multiple epcis systems in the supply

Slide #1 Increase remaining shelf life - Scanpack, Göteborg - 20. October 2009

Increase remaining shelf life - combining data from multiple EPCIS systems in the supply chain

Øystein Gran LarsenScanpack 2009, Göteborg20. October 2009


Project background

Temperature monitoring project with BAMA

• recording movements of products with exact identities

• RFID tags on mixed salads

• monitoring temperatures from cold stores along the chain

• storing information, including expiration dates

Extension: Smart Vareflyt and NorgesGruppen add a retail store

• EPCIS from Matiq for movements at store

Application: Product Champion for monitoring remaining shelf life

• uses expiration date


urn:epc:loc:gln:7080000068647.202.405

applications

GTNet

BAMA Salatfabrikken Lier BAMA Kalbakken Lager

EPC middleware

productmovements

temperaturereadings

Project overview

RFID movements:• Intermec (HW)• IBM (SW)• Telenor (hosting)temperature readout:• Tormatic• IWMAC• Datek (via Telenor)


Overall GTNet infrastructure


Case 1: Chain from factory to store

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This is a look back into history doneby the product manager at Lier andthe shop manager at Meny (together)

1: configure the search multiple locations + single product

2: play with the sorting of the acceptable-column to find the natural fragmentation from source to destination (3524 -> 61 -> 3)

3: inspect the items that went all the way and see that they spent few days in store and had good remaining shelf life -> “good balance”

4: inspect items that spent too long time before being forwareded -> “we have a problem”

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Case 2: Items sent from Kalbakken

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This is a look back into history, by the warehouse manager

1: configure the search one location + all products

2: inspect the results, show that 17 items of Ost/Skinke had few days in store and long remaining shelf life = GOOD!

3: inspect single item of “unacceptable” status

4: many days in store and short shelf life is not good = BAD!

5: use Navigator to look for other problems - both the station log and the temperature graph is OK – no other problem

Conclusion: It should have been stopped!

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Case 3: Inventory at Lier

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This is “today's” inventory, by the warehouse manager

1: configure the search one location + all products

2: inspect the results and give attention to items close to expiration

3: inspect details about a selected item (bad) too many days in store and too short shelf life remaining to be sellable

Conclusion: Don't sell, use in the canteen


urn:epc:loc:gln:7080000068647.202.405

applications

GTNet

BAMA Salatfabrikken Lier BAMA Kalbakken Lager

EPC middleware

productmovements

temperaturereadings

Analytical:understand relationships + identify problems + measure activity

Operational:good warehouse management + measure activity + identify problems

Potential


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Thank you!

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