La Piattaforma Applicativa RFID
Giuseppe RussoProduct Marketing Manager
Giovanni ZoffoliBusiness Solutions Industry Marketing Manager
Agenda
Componenti di una architettura RFID
Criticità evidenziate dai clienti
La strategia MBS verso RFIDAxapta 4.0
Navision 5.0
Come ingaggiarci
RFID System Components
Tags Antenna Readers “Middleware”Business
Applications
RFID Hardware DomainRFID
MiddlewareDomain
BusinessApplication
Domain
• Device consisting of an electronic circuit and integrated antenna
• RF used to transfer data between the tag and the antenna
• Receives and transmits the electromagnetic waves
• Wireless data transfer via air interface
• Communicates with the tag via antenna
• Provides power supply to passive tags
• Translates radio waves into digital information
• Reads/writes data from/to the tags through the reader
• Filters, stores and evaluates obtained data against business process
• Links the transceiver to applications, e.g. ERP
RFID – Quali criticità
Integration with business applications Dealing with data floodComplexity
Lack of Business Case for ManufacturersHigh costs of tagsHard costs versus soft benefitsLimited scale of initial deploymentsWhere can manufacturers derive value?
Lack of Standards and Technology ChallengesEPC Class 1 Gen 2 products only emergingLimitations of RFID QC, read reliability
Microsoft / MBS RFID Product and Partner Strategy
ProdottoAxapta 4.0
Navision 5.0
PartnersLato MBS una specifica iniziativa sui verticali
Ingaggio differenziato per tipologia di partner (ISV, SI, VAR, etc…)
Axapta 4.0 RFID - 1H CY06
Device Service Provider Interface (DSPI)
Rules Engine / Runtime
• Store & schema• Filters and aggregation• Alerts and rules• Lookup and synchronization• Report generation and analysis • Auditing and logging
Reader Config. & Mgmt.
• Discovery and configuration• Health and monitoring• Management UI• Software updates
Data Store
RFID Object Model
Data Look-upEPCIS
Data Synchronization
Partners
Hardware Partners
Partners Partners
• UI Elements for Server, Device Discovery, Configuration & Management
• Tables for new RFID data • EPC Number Management• Tagging Rules (By customer, product, sales order
line etc)• Business Logic for handling RFID Events (Pick,
Pack, Ship incl. ASN, Receive)• Connector
Axapta 4.0 RFID Embedded RFID Services
Comprehensive Device ManagementDevice and Server Health MonitoringFlexible Rules Framework to flexibly define Data Management capabilities (Filters, Rules and Alerts)Local Data StoreCentralized Server Monitoring and Integration via ConnectorEasy extensibility (custom / partners)
Core Axapta ApplicationElectronic Product Code Number Assignment and Management as part of ERP
Electronic Product Code (EPC) compliant (96-bit)Define by customer, stock keeping unit, sales order if tagging (and at what level) is requiredOut of the box integration with core processes (pick, pack, ship, receive)
Support for tag@ship process including ASN generationCaptures EPC numbers in core application for improved traceability and control
Support for pallet, case and item level tagging (2 dimensions)Extensive collaboration capabilities (incl. ASN based on AX12)Easy extensibility (custom / partners)
Navision 5.0 RFID* - 2H CY06
Device Service Provider Interface (DSPI)
Rules Engine / Runtime
• Store & schema• Filters and aggregation• Alerts and rules• Lookup and synchronization• Report generation and analysis • Auditing and logging
Reader Config. & Mgmt.
• Discovery and configuration• Health and monitoring• Management UI• Software updates
Data Store
RFID Object Model
Data Look-upEPCIS
Data Synchronization
Partners
Hardware Partners
Partners Partners
• EPC Number Management• 96 bit EPC Data Structure• Packing• ASN Report• Data Extraction & Integration
• EPC Numbers• Data Model (MD + Obj)• Transaction Feeds
• (Serialization)
Come ingaggiarci…
Mandate driven RFID deployments in manufacturing and distribution (pursue other opportunities, i.e. asset management opportunistically)Consumer Goods, Wholesale & Distribution (as well as Life Sciences, Automotive and High Tech, Parts Suppliers i.e. Aerospace & Defense)Engage with ISVs building RFID middleware on .NET and convert to RFID Services – build vertical extension / real-time edge appsOffer out of the box compliance solutions comprising software, hardware, services (trad. MBS VARs and RFID systems engineering)