Presentation from MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge RFID Circle Event: DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION: The Internet of Things & Long-range RFID + Sensors -Improving the Retail Flow of Goods. on November 5

1. Transi'on
to
RFID
-­‐
Challenges
and
Benefits
for
Logis3cs
Providers
and
their
Customers
Port
Logis'cs
Group
Greg
Morello
Chief
Marke'ng
Officer

2. Port
Logis'cs
Group
is
a
Third-­‐Party
Logis'cs
Provider
§ Located
at
Import
“Gateways”
§ Warehousing
§ Transporta:on
§ Distribu:on
§ Value-­‐Added
Services

3. Retail
Industry
Expert
Apparel
&
Household
Home
Consumer
Hardware
Accessories
Appliances
Goods
Electronics

4. Mul'-­‐Channel
Distribu'on
RETAILERS
MANUFACTURERS
INTERNET
FULFILLMENT

5. Cri'cal
RFID
Capabili'es
for
Logis'cs
Providers
Inbound
Scan
&
Verify
Pick
–
Pack
(order)
Valida'on
Outbound
Scan
&
Verify
“Tag
Neutral”-­‐
on-­‐site
prin3ng,
bulk
encoding

6. RFID
Challenges
for
Logis'cs
Providers
Scale
(data)
Speed
Transi'on
Mul3ple
customers,
systems,
capabili3es,
technologies,
hardware
types

7. 85,133,900
39,982,700
Cartons
Items

8. Carton-­‐Level
Item
Level
Inventory
Control
Inventory
Control
Inbound
Receipt
Inbound
Receipt
Loca'on
Loca'on
Quan'ty
Quan'ty
Outbound
Ship
Confirm
Size
Color
Style
Packaging
Value
Added
Services
Ki]ng,
Repack,
Ticke'ng…

9. § RFID
Program
Goals
§ Inventory
Visibility
&
Mgmt.
§ Order
Fulfillment
Accuracy
§ RFID
Enabled
Supply
Chain
§ Warehouse
Processes
§ 100%
inbound
RFID
Scan
§ Pick
Valida'on
§ 100%
outbound
RFID
Scan
§ Realize
Benefits
of
RFID
tagged-­‐goods
at
Retail
Stores….

10. Benefits
for
our
Clients
Accuracy
Item-­‐Level
Inventory
Visibility
Reduced
or
eliminated
“charge-­‐
backs”
Compliance
with
major
retailer
requirements

11. Logis'cs
Provider
Benefits
Produc'vity
Accuracy
Inventory
Reconcilia'on
Locate
Product
Compe''ve
Advantage

12. Connec'vity
Leverage
in
3PL
RFID
Model
BUSINESS
PROCESS
INTEGRATED
&
OPEN
SYSTEM
INTER-­‐ INTER-­‐
CONNECTIVITY
OPERABILITY

13. Summary
–
from
the
Logis'cs
Provider’s
Point
of
View…
Large
retailer
requirements
-­‐
as
always
-­‐
will
drive
RFID
acceptance
and
usage
Benefits
are
real
and
measureable
for
3PLs,
manufacturers
Mul'ple
systems
/
hardware
/
processes
will
need
to
peacefully
co-­‐exist
during
the
transi'on