The Value of Integrated Real Time Location and Asset Management Systems

1. The Value of Integrated Real Time Location and Asset Management Systems Royston Rodrigues

2. Intercode Solutions in RTLS

3. Enterprise Information Systems

4. Assets:The Missing Link

5. Solution Components

6. Solution Components

7. Solution Components

8. Solution Components

9. Where is WhereNet used Today? • Ford Motor Company • Wireless Kanban on the assembly line • Vehicle Inventory Management • Container Management • Yard Management • Coca-Cola • Yard Management for scheduling and use of syrup shipments • Associated Food Stores • Yard Management of trailers • Temperature monitoring of trailers • American Airlines • Cargo vehicle tracking on the tarmac • Cisco Systems • Test Equipment tracking

10. Case Study: Yard Management

11. Overview • Setting the Stage • Common Yard Problems • How RTLS Enhances Yard Operations • Summary • Associated Food Stores

12. A Little Perspective “A Trailer Yard Is the Critical Interchange Point Between Manufacturing, Distribution, And Transportation” “Receiving” is about getting right product to the right door at the right time “Shipping” is about getting the right product on the right trailer and out the gate on time

13. Common Yard Problems • Product Spoilage • Inaccurate Yard Inventories • Late Deliveries • Lost Trailers • Excessive Equipment Inventory • Long Line-ups at Gates • Inefficient Trailer Moves within Yard

14. The RTLS Advantage RTLS = “Real-Time Location System” • Wide Area (campus) Asset Tracking • Presence Detection • Portal Visibility • Wireless Data Link

15. RTLS Usage in Yards • Automatic Yard Inventory • Fast Gates • Remote Site Monitoring • Remote Sensor Monitoring • Confirmation of Correct Trailer Moves • Real-time Switcher Location

16. Automatic Yard Inventory 1. Tag is Associated with Trailer Location Antenna Location Antenna 2. Trailer Tag Transmits its ID 3. Each Antenna Receives ID and Sends it to a LP 4. LP Determines Tag Location using Differential Time of Arrival (DTOA) at Each Antenna 5. Database Server Receives Tag ID and Location Data From LP Location Antenna Location Antenna Location Processor Server

17. Automatic Yard Inventory Yard inventory is conveyed to users through maps and reports Colors indicate trailer status and alert conditions

18. Automatic Yard Inventory • Benefits • Reduce Trailer Search Time • Maximize Switcher Utilization • Eliminate Manual Yard Checks • Increase Dock Door Utilization • Increase Yard Throughput • Improve Yard Safety

19. Fast Gates Overhead devices cause RTLS tags to transmit at exit and entry points, providing real-time portal visibility

20. Fast Gates • Benefits • Reduce Trailer Line-ups at Gate • Decrease Labor Expense • Reduce Time to Dock Door (Receiving) • Reduce Time to Customer (Shipping) • Interface with Mechanical Gate

21. Remote Site Monitoring Site 2 Site 1 Site 3 Trailer presence at remote sites is automatically captured and forwarded to a central system Site 4 Site 5

22. Remote Site Monitoring • Benefits • Improve Forecasting and Scheduling • Optimize Route Plans • Increase Trailer Utilization • Increase On-Time Delivery Performance

23. Remote Sensor Monitoring • Tag is integrated with door, fuel, and temperature sensors • Sensor data is transmitted every few minutes Temp: 52° F Fuel: 1/2 tank Door: Closed

24. Remote Sensor Monitoring Temp: 52° F Fuel: 1/2 tank Door: Closed RTLS antenna receives sensor data

25. Remote Sensor Monitoring • Benefits • Eliminate Product Spoilage • Reduce Product Theft • Decrease Loss Prevention Labor Expense • Increase Quality of Perishable Goods Shipments

26. Trailer Move Confirmation RTLS Tag RTLS Exciter • RTLS Device on Switch Tractor Causes Trailer Tag to Transmit with Device ID • Software Verifies that the Right Switcher is Pulling the Right Trailer

27. Trailer Move Confirmation • Benefits • Verification that the Right Switcher Selected the Right Trailer • Verification that the Switcher Dropped the Trailer in the Right Spot • Maximize Switcher Productivity • Increase Yard Throughput • Decrease Equipment Expense

28. Switcher Location • RTLS Tag on Switch Tractor Enables Continuous Location Reporting • Dispatcher uses Switcher Location to Assign Trailer Move Jobs

29. Switcher Location • Benefits • Allows Dispatcher for Software to Assign Jobs to Switchers in an Efficient Manner • Maximize Switcher Productivity • Increase Yard Throughput • Decrease Equipment Expense

30. Summary • RTLS Enhances Yard Operations Through: • Real-Time Yard Inventory • Fast Gates • Remote Yard Monitoring • Remote Sensor Monitoring • Trailer Move Confirmation • Switcher Location • ROI Justification Includes: • Reduced Equipment and Labor Expense • Increased Yard Throughput • Reduced Product Loss due to Spoilage • …and more

31. Associated Food Stores Wholesale food distributor serving 600+ grocers across 8 states in the Intermountain West Region “Cutting the number of trucks we have to lease saves us money and accounts for a huge part of our ROI” “Our RTLS-based yard system will pay for itself in seven months”

32. Associated Food Stores “In our business, we are not making money if our assets are not moving” “We cannot afford to lose a truck or trailer loaded with perishables such as produce and frozen food” “If these trucks are lost for too long, the perishables spoil. This happens often in a field of our size”

33. Questions?

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