Transi'on  to  RFID  -­‐  Challenges  and  Benefits  for  Logis3cs  Providers  and  their  

Customers      Port  Logis'cs  Group    Greg  Morello  Chief  Marke'ng  Officer  

 

Port  Logis'cs  Group  is  a    Third-­‐Party  Logis'cs  Provider  

§  Located  at  Import  “Gateways”  § Warehousing  §  Transporta:on  §  Distribu:on  §  Value-­‐Added  Services  

Retail  Industry  Expert  

Apparel  &  Accessories  

Home    Goods  

Household  Appliances  

Consumer  Electronics   Hardware  

Mul'-­‐Channel  Distribu'on  

RETAILERS   MANUFACTURERS   INTERNET  FULFILLMENT    

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    

RFID  Challenges  for  Logis'cs  Providers    

Scale  (data)  

Speed  

Transi'on  

 Mul3ple  customers,  systems,  capabili3es,  technologies,  hardware  types  

 

39,982,700  

85,133,900  

Cartons   Items  

Carton-­‐Level  Inventory  Control    

Inbound  Receipt  Loca'on  Quan'ty    Outbound  Ship  Confirm  

 

Item  Level  Inventory  Control    

Inbound  Receipt  Loca'on  Quan'ty  Size  Color  Style  Packaging  

 Value  Added  Services  

Ki]ng,  Repack,  Ticke'ng…  

§  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….  

Benefits  for  our  Clients    

Accuracy  

Item-­‐Level  Inventory  Visibility  

Reduced  or  eliminated  “charge-­‐backs”  

Compliance  with  major  retailer  requirements  

 

Logis'cs  Provider  Benefits    

Produc'vity  

Accuracy  

Inventory  Reconcilia'on  

Locate  Product  

Compe''ve  Advantage  

BUSINESS  PROCESS  

INTER-­‐CONNECTIVITY  

INTER-­‐OPERABILITY  

INTEGRATED    &  OPEN    SYSTEM  

Connec'vity  Leverage  in  3PL  RFID  Model  

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