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Combining Wi-Fi and RFID for Greater Enterprise ROI. May 2005. Company Background. AeroScout Overview. Select Partners. Based in San Mateo, CA; Offices in Israel (R&D), Europe, and Japan (Sales) Market l eader in Wi-Fi based active RFID solutions - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Philadelphia, May 2–4, 2005
www.locationintelligence.net
Combining Wi-Fi and RFID for Greater Enterprise ROI
May 2005
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Company Background
AeroScout Overview Select Partners
Based in San Mateo, CA;
Offices in Israel (R&D),
Europe, and Japan (Sales)
Market leader in Wi-Fi based
active RFID solutionsFirst to introduce a Wi-Fi tag to the
market
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Visibility Technologies
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Passive RFIDReal-Time Location
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Each visibility technology provides value in a defined
solution space.
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Simplifying Visibility Infrastructure With Wi-Fi
Standard Infrastructure:Start with an existing WLAN…
Add Active RFID readers…
Then add more access points to
handle the added data traffic.
Wi-Fi based Infrastructure:Re-use the existing WLAN
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The Need for Asset Visibility
Health Care: hospitals misplace or lose 10-20% of their valuable medical equipment annually, wasting staff and patient time and incurring costly replacement charges.
Yard Management: shipping and cross-docking yards spend several hours each day manually locating trailers and containers for delivery, resulting in slow delivery times and high staff and fuel costs.
Manufacturing: aerospace, semiconductor and other facilities misplace mobile toolkits, machinery, parts and WIP inventory, at a cost of as much as $1 million per incident.
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Range of Visibility Solutions
PresenceReal-time Location Choke-point
Container X is in slot Y Truck X entered the terminal
Infusion Pump X is in the Pediatric unit, zone Y
Enterprises have complex needs that often involve Enterprises have complex needs that often involve more than one type of visibility.more than one type of visibility.
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Wi-Fi-Based Active RFID Solution: Overview
Standard Wi-Fi access points (and/or AeroScout hardware) act as readersTagged assets can be identified and located in real-timeUsers can search for assets individually, by asset type or a range of other parameters.Alerts enable immediate notification when an asset enters, exits, stays too long in a locationVisibility data is easily linked to existing business applications
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Logistics: Case Study
American Port Services: 3PL site run on behalf of world’s largest retailerUp to 1000 trailers on site at any timeTrailers misplaced (30% error rate typical), causing wasted labor and fuelLack of visibility causes wasted labor and fuel, poor service and reduced throughputThree biggest issues: searching for trailers, long check-in process, yard overflowAdditional issues: efficiency, trailer maintenance, safety
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American Port Services: Case Study
AeroScout solution: Tag trailers as they enter the yard to ensure correct pad placement, and track their location in yard
Eliminates misplaced trailers,
optimizes labor allocation, and
expedites gate entry
Projected ROI: less than 1
year
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Baylor Health Care: Case Study
Baylor Health Care, major TX-based
hospital system
Frequent misplacement and loss of
valuable medical equipment in Baylor
hospitals leads to high capital
replacement costs and underutilization
AeroScout pilot project to track medical
devices in Plano, TX hospital facility
Staff can easily search for and find any
particular device (or group of devices)
User-defined alerts and status changes
are automated, based on device
location
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Manufacturing case study
Fortune 50 aircraft engine
manufacturer
Loss and misplacement of work-in-
process engine items is a multi-
million dollar problem
Lost WIP parts often require stopping
the line, manual searches among
thousands of orders
AeroScout tags enable automatic
tracking of item processing location
Higher quality control, reduced WIP
loss, less labor and faster
manufacturing times
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Summary
The lack of asset visibility causes millions of dollars in costs and lost revenues each yearAn approach based on Wi-Fi standards provides cost-effective, easy-to-deploy solutions
Contact: Andris K. Berzins
VP Marketing & Business Development
+1 (267) 918 6848
Philadelphia, May 2–4, 2005
www.locationintelligence.net
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