SAP RFID Solution

Product Overview and Roadmap

Priyanka Khaitan
SCM Solution Mgmt

The RFID Solution Landscape

Tags

Devices

Device
Management/
Controller

Auto-ID
Infrastructure

Exchange
Infrastructure

Enterprise
Applications

ERP
ERP

RFID

Mobile Device

SCEM
SCEM

Lightstack

BW
BW

EPC or
-Other Constructs Printer

Function
Hold Data
Transmit data
using radio
waves

Read / write /
Transmit data to
systems

Manage
multiple
Readers &
standardizes
data

Store and
translate raw
EPC data to
business data

Route business
data and events
to applications

Provide Decision
Support and
execute
transactions

Delivery
Hardware Expertise Consulting
Partner
= SAP Offering

Partner

Partner

= Partner Offering

System Integration Services:

Value generation with RFID

SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure Product Profile

Business Processes

Automatic inbound/outbound processes with integration to back-end system

Automatic validations of inbound/outbound processes to Advanced Shipping
Notification (ASN) based on EPCs

Returnable transport items, Kanban

Tag Commissioning

Write an Electronic Product Code (EPC) on each individual tag

Write EPCs in batch mode using an RFID label printer

Support multiple-tag commissioning modes, multiple hierarchies

User Interface (UI)

Has mobile/desktop UI

Offers enhanced execution guidance in both mobile and desktop UI

Master Data

Import master data for integrated scenario

Maintain product, location, and business master data locally for
standalone deployment

EPC Number
Ranges

Maintain EPC number ranges locally in SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure (AII)

Configure EPC encoding according to current and emerging standards

Deployment

Integrate deployment on SAP application system

Deployable with integration to non-SAP back-end

Deployable standalone

Reporting

Business Monitoring and Reporting

 Stock situation at different locations
 Movements across/within locations
 Dwell time/cycle time
 Current status of tracked objects

Technical Monitoring and Reporting
 Read/write rate quality reports

BW extractors from SAP AII

Three layers of EPC Data Management

Use example
Enterprise
SAP OIS

Facility or Location

Reader

AII

Device
Device
Controller
Controller

Provides information
to the Enterprise and
to the Enterprise
partners on EPC data

Edge Server
Provides business
context to RFID data.
Local track & trace

Collects and
validates RFID read
data.

Supporting Enterprise Wide Deployments

SAP OIS
QUERY
QUERY INTERFACE
INTERFACE
AUTO-ID
AUTO-ID Repository
Repository
Event
Event Management
Management
Analytics
Analytics
Security
Security Services
Services

CAPTURE
CAPTURE INTERFACE
INTERFACE

DATA EXCHANGE

TRADING
PARTNERS

Auto-ID Infrastructure Standalone or Integrated

Support from
4.6C
and higher

AII

XI

Auto-ID Infrastructure
Legacy
Application

RFID Business Processes

Generic Processes

Extended Processes

Outbound Processing

Wal*Mart / DoD Mandate Support

optionally integrated with

Event Management

Inbound Processing
Reusable Transport Item Tracking

Case-level tagging

Item level tagging

Supply Chain Visibility

Pharma-Specific Processes
E-Pedigree Support

In conjunction with Partner

Product Tracking and Authentication

SAP RFID Enabled Process Overview

Distribution Center

Store

SAP RFID Enabled Process Overview

Distribution
Center

Store

Overall Process
Manufacturing and Packaging

Distribution

Number
Range

Tag
validation

Bundle
creation

Case
Packing

Pallet
Packing

Move
Warehouse

Load
Stock

Move
Vault

Unload

Case
Packing

Pallet
Packing

Move
Warehouse

Mobile
Loading

Gate
Loading

Courier

Trade
Delivery

RFID enabled Outbound Processing

Pick
or
Produce

Manufacturer

Wholesaler

Pack

Associate
Items / Pallet /
Tags

AII

SAP EM

SAP ERP

Create
Delivery

Create HU

Delivery

Cust.
Order

Purchase Order

EPC Attributes

Multilevel Hierarchy in AII 4.0

Example Hierarchies Supported

GRAI

SSCC

GRAI

Child GRAI-1

GRAI

Child GRAI-2

GRAI

S-GTIN-96

Child GRAI-3

GRAI

S-GTIN-96

Child GRAI-N

GRAI -N

S-GTIN-96

Scanned with RFID

Scanned with RFID

SSCC

Scanned with RFID

Example Hierarchies Supported

GRAI

Scanned with RFID

MAT No 1
MAT No 2

MAT No 3

MAT No N

Scanned with Barcode

Historical Observations

RFID enabled Outbound Processing

Pick
or
Produce

Manufacturer

Issue Goods
(Loading)

Pack

Associate
Items / Pallet /
Tags

Scan IDs

AII

SAP EM

Create
Delivery

Goods Issue

SAP ERP

Create HU

Delivery

Adv. Ship
Notification
Cust.
Order

Purchase Order

Wholesaler

RFID enabled Outbound Processing

Commission
Tags

Manufacturer

Load Goods

Pack

Associate
Items / Pallet /
Tags
Pack

SAP EM

Load

Optional

Scan IDs

AII

Create
Delivery

Goods Issue
Create
Event Handler
for Delivery
Update
with Pick

GI

SAP ERP

Create HU

Delivery

Adv. Ship
Notification
Cust.
Order

Purchase Order

Wholesaler

Pedigree Notification - Data Generation / Assembly

SAP RFID Enabled Process Overview

Distribution
Center

Store

RFID enabled Inbound Processing

Check and
Receive Goods

Manufacturer

Wholesaler

Compare to
ASN EPCs

AII
Register
EPCs
Post
Goods
Receipt

SAP R/3
Delivery

Advance Ship Notice

(Proof of Delivery)

RFID enabled Inbound Processing

Vendor sends ASN

Additional segments which contain the data fields for the EPC such
as material number, storage location, product type, and EPC

RFID enabled Returnable Transport Items (RTI) Process

Empties are being 5
packed and loaded
for return

Empties are being

received back and
inspected

Return Receipt
and Inspection of
Empties

Return Of
Empties

6
If ok

If damaged
Unpacking
Of Returnable
Containers

4
Restricted
Stock

In Transit

3
Inbound of Filled

Returnable Containers 4
are being
unpacked/ emptied and
moved to an empties
location

3
Packed/ Filled
Containers are being
unloaded
by receiving entity

Available
Empty
Container Pool

2
Loading of Filled
Container

2
Containers are
being filled/ packed
and loaded for shipment
to the business partner

2
Filling/ packing of
Container

Initial Commissioning 1
of new empty returnable
container
Empty Returnable
Containers are being
collected for filling/ packing

How Event Management works

Each relevant business object or process is represented by an event
handler in SAP EM, including attributes (IDs, info/control parameters)
and statuses

Milestones and expected measurements contain information about
what is planned to happen to the object or process

Actual events and measurements are posted manually or from within
another system (B2B exchange, web, handheld)

Actual events
event
1
event 1
Regular
event

event 2

event 3

event 2

Early/Late
event

Expected events
process milestones

event 4
Unreported event

Process/Object Details

Tracking ID
Status

Milestone

Unexpected

Actual Event

Notifying the Stakeholders

Fax

Examples:
Overdue
Unexpected
event
Outside the
tolerances
Exception
Detected

E-mail

Short
Message

Universal Work List

Preconfigured Business SAP BI Reports

Business Monitoring & Reporting

Stock Situation at Different Locations

Movements across Locations

Movements at Location by Action Type

Cycle Time across Locations

Technical Monitoring & Reporting

Read Rate quality reports

Write Rate quality reports

BW extractors from SAP AII :

BW relevant data is processed in SAP AII
and written to the BW delta queue in SAP
AII.

BW pools the data out of the BW delta
queue and writes it to the BW cubes.

Available with SAP Auto-ID Infrastucture 4.0

Questions?

Q&A