Advances in Auto-Identification

1. Advances in Auto-Identification Deploying Auto ID in the Construction Industry

2. Introduction Paul Mitchell Atlas RFID Solutions VP of Business Development • 20+ years’ experience in industrial construction • Field Engineer • Project Engineer • Department Head • Director • Business Solutions • Continuous Improvement and Organizational Development

3. Agenda • Auto ID Building Blocks • Value Realization Timeline • Lessons Learned • Questions

4. Auto ID Building Blocks Tags Barcodes RFID GPS Active Passive

5. Auto ID Building Blocks Readers Gate Readers Mobile Devices Vehicle Mounted Barcodes and Passive RFID or Active RFID Passive RFID or Active RFID Active RFID

6. Auto ID Building Blocks Software Mobile Software GPS Enabled PCs with Browsers Readers GPS Enabled

7. Auto ID Building Blocks Material Control Process Pick & Stage Deliver & Issue to Field Purchasing & Expediting Shipping & Receiving Field Installation Planning Installation Requesting Storage Staging

8. Auto ID Building Blocks Teamwork Home Office Indirects Supervisor Craftsman

9. Auto ID Building Blocks People EH&S Cost Schedule Quality Compliance Business Drivers Process Technology

10. Value Realization 1st commercial deployment: Spool Tracking Auto ID in Construction Timeline Feb 2010

11. Spool Tracking Job #: 001 Power The Challenges • Large laydown yards with large quantity of spools • Productivity and schedule impacts due to material readiness of spools • Re-fabrication costs associated with lost spools

12. Spool Tracking Job #: 001 Power The Solution • Tag spools on way in to laydown with active RFID tags • Use VMR and mobile devices to locate spools • PC software for coordinator to provide pick tickets to warehouse crew

13. Spool Tracking Job #: 001 Power The Results • Reduced MHS locating spools • Reduced re-fabrication costs • Reduced material readiness issues in the field • Reduced safety exposure • Jovix™ deployed on other projects for customer

14. Value Realization 1st commercial deployment: Spool Tracking Site receiving and requesting Auto ID in Construction Timeline Feb 2010 Jan 2011

15. Site Material Control Job #: 016 Oil & Gas The Challenge • Module Facility with multiple projects • No single material control IS system • Loss of visibility of material post issue to construction • Productivity and schedule impacts due to material readiness • Lost and refabricated materials

16. Site Material Control Job #: 016 Oil & Gas The Solution • Preload fabricator spool list prior to receiving spools • Tag spools during receiving with barcodes and active RFID tags • Tablet based receiving and O,S & D • Use VMR and mobile devices to locate spools • Provide engineers a tool to request materials from warehouse • Track spools to the “hook”

17. Site Material Control Job #: 016 Oil & Gas The Results • Reduced warehouse labor cost $700,000 annually • Standardized material control processes across all projects • Material progress visible to installation • Reduced re-fabrication and re-procement • Reduced material readinenss impacts on directs • Reduced safety exposure • SOP for facility today

18. Value Realization 1st commercial deployment: Spool Tracking Site receiving and requesting Multi-Site Coordination Auto ID in Construction Timeline Feb 2010 Jan 2011 Sep 2011

19. Multi-Site Coordination Job #: 031 Oil & Gas The Challenge • Area works contractor to provide modules and site erection services for second phase of large Oil Sands project • Four fabrication facilities across CA • Single mod yard in Edmonton • Site in Northern Alberta • First phase lesson learned: control your destiny

20. Multi-Site Coordination Job #: 031 Oil & Gas The Solution • Track pipe spools from detailing to installation • Tag all spools at end of fabrication • Each fab shop to provide laydown • Mobile devices and gate readers at each fab shop • Gate readers, devices and VMR at mod yard and site • All parties have access to system

21. Multi-Site Coordination Job #: 031 Oil & Gas The Results • Eliminated unnecessary paperwork • Increased payment cycle times • Reduced material readiness impacts to productivity and schedule • Reduced spool warehouse crew at mod yard on Phase 1 from: • 3 supervisors • 12 craft • 3 cherry pickers • To: • 1 supervisor • 3-4 craft • 1 cherry picker

22. Value Realization 1st commercial deployment: Spool Tracking Logistics and Traceability Site receiving and requesting Inter-site- CCC China/ Thai/ Jobsite Multi-Site Coordination Work Packaging Auto ID in Construction Experiments Feb 2010 Jan 2011 Sep 2011 Jun 2012 Aug 2012 Jan 2013

23. Logistics and Traceability The Challenges: • Consortium between technology provider and EPCs • Single owner • Two projects • Lack of expediting visibility from vendors • Lack of visibility from Port of Import to sites • Stringent quality and traceability requirements Job No: 052 Power

24. Logistics and Traceability The Solution: • Receive overseas shipments at POI, tag crates and track shipments to jobsite • Capture engineering shipment releases to vendor and track shipments and materials from vendor to site • Status materials by inspection • Track spools and steel with active • Valves, cable, rebar, instruments, etc. with barcodes Job No: 052 Power

25. Logistics and Traceability The Results: • Visibility across many companies increased with a “single source of truth” • Improved planning due to more reliable and available expediting information • Improved visibility and control on non-conforming materials • Reduced cost and schedule impacts due to material readiness • Reduced safety exposure Job No: 052 Power

26. Realization 1st commercial deployment: Spool Tracking 1st Mid-size contractor deployment Logistics and Traceability Site receiving and requesting Inter-site- CCC China/ Thai/ Jobsite Multi-Site Coordination Work Packaging RFID in Construction Timeline Feb 2010 Jan 2011 Sep 2011 Jun 2012 Aug 2012 Jan 2013 May 2013

27. Mid-Size Contractors The Challenges: • Engineers, Superintendents and Warehouse using shared spreadsheets • Lack of work planning, expediting and material visibility The Solution: • Jovix with tablets, barcodes The Results: • Looking favorable Job No: 063 Waste Water

28. Value Realization 1st commercial deployment: Spool Tracking 1st Mid-size contractor deployment Logistics and Traceability Site receiving and requesting Inter-site- CCC China/ Thai/ Jobsite Multi-Site Coordination Work Packaging Moving Forward Auto ID in Construction Timeline Feb 2010 Jan 2011 Sep 2011 Jun 2012 Aug 2012 Jan 2013 May 2013 Oct 2013

29. Moving Forward • Global construction will require global tracking • Suppliers • Fabricators and Module Yards • Larger projects will require more stakeholders • Need for transparency across multiple systems • Better planning requires better information • EH&S risk minimized through working smarter • Better quality and regulatory compliance

30. Lessons Learned • Implement a solution, not a technology • Alignment of all stakeholders is critical • Start small and build on success • The better the plan, the better the results • Learn from others • Success is realized through people

31. Questions? Paul Mitchell Vice President, Business Development pmitchell@atlasrfid.com @atlasrfid www.atlasrfid.com/jovix