IoT in Motion MIT BrightVolt

IoT In MotionPanel Discussion

Moderated by Dave Eagleson VP, BrightVolt Inc.

IoT in Motion

Today things are in constant motion, creating the need to track and trace, not only an items location, but to understand the entire journey- temperature, pressure, humidity. Today pallets, cases, cartons and boxes are all being tagged joining the world of IoT enabled devices.

The Focus of the panel will be on a real world deployment by Air Canada- enabling Cargo visibility …highlighting the need, the integration & the solution- now and into the future

• Speakers• Barb Johnston, Manager Operational Technology, Air Canada Cargo• Thomas Zurick, Director, Unisys Corporation• Mike Nicometo, Director, CargoAware LLC• Eric Wood, VP Product Management, Printed Electronics, RR Donnelley

• Moderator• David Eagleson, VP of Worldwide Sales, Brightvolt-Powering IoT Devices

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INTERNET OF THINGSRFID DEPLOYMENT CASE STUDY

Barb Johnston

Enterprise Forum Cambridge - Connected Things 2016

MIT Media Lab

5 April 2016

Air Canada Cargo

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AC CARGO – RFID GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT• Why initiate a change?

Improve Shipment Visibility

Support e-commerce Initiatives

Reduce Human Factor Errors

Enhance Utilization of Resources

Gain Competitive Advantage

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AC CARGO – RFID GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT• Introduction of the new solution must be:

• Buildable • Integrate temperature and humidity sensors• Accommodate changing regulatory mandates - security and customs• Interface with Enterprise System - Unisys

• Scalable• Flexible solution adaptable to warehouse size, volume of cargo , labor force

• Limiting the impact of operational adoption• Reduce procedural burden• Utilize existing operational processes

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AC CARGO – RFID GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT• How we initiated the change

Conduct RFID pilot, deliver

proof of concept

Overlay with

electronic messages

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RFID DEPLOYMENT – BENEFITS • Process pre RFID vs process with RFID

Physical capture and delivery of shipment data HANDS FREE capture and delivery of

shipment data- Reduces physical foot print

-Improves data quality-Information is real time

- Physical process of data capture replaced by electronic messaging pushed by RFID

- Goods build up - Goods check-in

- Zero visibility replaced with real time event capture - Goods exported from warehouse - Goods imported into warehouse

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RFID DEPLOYMENT – BENEFITS

No alert messages to advise potential errors

Electronic ALERT messaging to correct or prevent errors

ULD in BREEZWAY> 8 HOURS

DESCREPANCY BETWEEN LABELS IN ULD AND TRACKED

ROUTING MIS MATCH – NRT IN A FRA ULD

CLOSED ULD > 24HRS

PARTIAL NOT ASSOCIATED TO ULD

DESCREPANCY BETWEEN PRINTED

VS TRACKED

AVI HUM VAL DIP IN BREEZWAY

> 30MIN

DESCREPANCY BETRWEEN ULD CONTENT AND

TRACKED

DESCREPANCY BETWEEN NUMBER

CHECKIN AND NUMBER DELIVERED

• Process pre RFID vs process with RFID

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RFID DEPLOYMENT- BENEFITS• Shipment visibility - CargoAware

• Actual movement and location captured – real time -• Reduced lost and delayed shipments• Increased shipment visibility• Procedural efficiency gains from diagnostics analysis

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• Shipment visibility - CargoAware

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RFID DEPLOYMENT- BENEFITS• Shipment visibility – Unisys

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AC CARGO YUL – RFID INSTALLATION

MITApril 5, 2016

Thomas Zurick

Director, Logistics Solutions

The Glass Pipeline – IoT in Motion

* Source: IATA e-Freight diagram

Shipper labels each box with an RFID tag for use in transporting across the supply chain

Forwarder associates “house air waybill HAWB” label to the shipper RFID tag

Forwarder consolidates to CarrierCarrier associates “master air waybill” MAWB label to HAWB / RFID tag

Carrier delivers MAWB to Forwarder

Forwarder deconsolidates and delivers HAWB to Consignee

Creating the Glass Pipeline: a single RFID label

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Challenges…

• Labeling – the shipper, forwarder, and carrier each have their own label formats and needs – The boxes need a physical label for manual handling purposes– The piece ID association needs to match the RFID label (e.g., if the

shipper thinks piece 1 is the iPhones and piece 2 is the iPads; the forwarder or carrier should not mix them up

– The shipper doesn’t know how the forwarder will consolidate and send it, so the box cannot be pre-labeled with the house air waybill number and master air waybill number

– The manual labor involved with a large number of boxes is significant


Challenges…

• Multiple providers involved in the supply chain

• RFID / piece ID tracking capability not everywhere

• Too much data at the piece level


Solution

• Flexibility– Start where you can, label when you need to do

• Shipper, Forwarder, Carrier

– Provide web services for interfacing electronically, associating and cross-referencing to the piece ID

– Use scanning or RFID technology appropriately– Design for piece ID visibility loss and re-gaining positive status– Consolidate piece ID data and remove clutter based on the audience


Solution in action

Application function and web service interface to

the supply chain or devices


Solution in action

Application monitoring function and web service interface to automated measurement devices


Benefits

• Security

• Safety

• Service

• Revenue

• Competing

Michael NicometoDirector - CargoAware

Connecting Things through Managed Solutions

IoT in Motion

Improve Shipment Visibility

Support e-commerce

Initiatives

Reduce Human Factor

Errors

Enhance Utilization of

Resources

Gain Competitiv

e Advantage

We’ve seen the Air Canada use case overview

… and the advanced air cargo Logistics Management System they use …

So, a logical extension to the process is making normal,

‘physical things, that are not connected via a network or IP

address, visible, so we can connect them to the digital

world seamlessly… But how?

By 1st Printing,

Attaching and Associating

RFID Labels to “Physical Things”

We can connect “Physical Things” to the “Digital World”

Then using RFID Readers to read and locate RFID

Labels

CargoAware uses a blend of the latest evolving technologies, tailored for each process area and requirement.

This, along with special algorithms provides real time data collection from the “Edge of the Business” for product movement, location and even environmental conditions… in many instances as a ‘Hands-Free’ solution.

Blending different technologies, from mobile computer terminals, to bar code scanners, to handheld RFID readers, to hands-free RFID readers provides incredible visibility to normally unconnected Physical Things

Real Time Actionable Data across the FULL SUPPLY CHAIN

Seamless messaging and integration across multiple supply chain partners and systems…

IoT in Motion

Improved Efficiency, Safety, Security, Quality and Revenue for Immediate ROIAccurate metrics for continuous process improvement and business intelligence

Our Moderator, Dave Eagleson, constantly reminds us all that, “Capturing a lot of real time edge data is cool, but it is not worth much if the data we collect can’t be made actionable.”

Through detailed data collection and piece level location service, coupled with integrated messaging to air cargo and other logistic provider systems, CargoAware couples information about “Unconnected Physical Things” with the “Digital World’, providing real time actionable data, benefits and competitive differentiation.

Industry LeadingInnovation

Printed Electronics and the Future of IoTEric Wood, VP Product Management Printed Electronics

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IoT Use CasesIntranet Of Things…


Internet Of Things…

IoT Use Cases


I is not simply the Infrastructure needed…• Information

– What, where, who, when

• Insight– Why, what for

• Income– What’s in it for me/you/us?


All Things are not the same• The information, insight,

and income drivers are different


The future of IoT is mass deployment• And to get there, we’ll need

– Capability• Products that gather and provide the right type of information

(RFID, variety of sensors, real-time reporting, etc.)– Characteristics

• Form factors that match to use cases (labels, tags, cards)– Capacity

• Will there be enough available when I need them?– Cost

• Can I afford to deploy them? Is there an ROI?– Complete Solution

• Supplies information, insight, income


How is RR Donnelley supporting IoT?• Implementing a high-volume, flexible production

system for IoT solutions– Printed Electronics combined with a variety of final form factors– Leveraging the best of print with the best of traditional

electronics in a hybrid manufacturing solution• Printed circuits, printed batteries, traditional logic and a mix of

sensors– Building customized solutions based on business needs

• Building and supporting data service infrastructure– From Intranet to Internet, enabling the insights our customers

need to drive value with IoT

MIT Enterprise Forum CambridgeConnected Things – 2016

IoT in Motion - Q&ASpeakers

• Barb Johnston, Manager Operational Technology, Air Canada Cargo• Thomas Zurick, Director, Unisys Corporation• Mike Nicometo, Director, CargoAware LLC• Eric Wood, VP Product Management, Printed Electronics, RR Donnelley

Moderator• David Eagleson, VP of Worldwide Sales, Brightvolt-Powering IoT Devices