Affordable Enterprise-Class Inventory and Warehouse Management Software. Kevin Collins, Director Product Marketing, SmartTurn.

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1 Affordable Enterprise-Class Inventory and Warehouse Management Software Best Practices Setting Up a Warehouse RF Network Kevin Collins, Director Product Marketing, SmartTurn Smart Anytime Real-time Low TCO Fast TTV Simple Anybody Intuitive Best practice Unlimited Users Safe Any Warehouse Secure Reliable No risk subscription model

2 Agenda SmartTurn Background Best Practices Intro Setting Up a Warehouse RF Network Product Demo Q & A

3 Company Background SmartTurn Inc. Domain Experience Founded in 2004 as a division of Navis, (acquired by Zebra: Nasdaq ZBRA) Spun Off December 2007 Quality investors: NEA and Emergence Capital Seasoned executive team Deep engineering talent Strong supply chain domain knowledge Leader in Software as a Service WMS Headquartered in San Francisco, CA Software-as-a-Service Jim Burleigh, CEO (ex VP Products & Marketing of Salesforce.com, Remedy, Oracle) Technology Excellence Miguel Pinilla, CTO (ex VP Engineering, Informative, Navis LLC., Stanford PhD) Sales Execution Mike Pyle, Sales VP (Citrix, Stanford AB, 8-YR SaaS) Marketing Jim Bell, Marketing VP (ex VP Electric Cloud, Actuate Corp., Kellogg MBA) Chairman of the Board John Dillon, Chairman (original CEO of Salesforce.com, Navis, Hyperion)

4 What is a Best Practice Series? A series of Best Practices for Inventory & Warehouse Management Software (WMS) Pain Points Tips, Recommendations, Guidance Experience Seasoned, Professional SmartTurn Team Preparation Help You to Engage, Plan and Execute Access SmartTurn Forum & Blog, Community Sharing Leadership Trusted Advisor, Facilitator Tools Leading SaaS WMS, ebook, Test Drive

5 Setting Up a Warehouse RF Network What You Will Learn From This Series The Importance of Warehouse Layout Rack Flexibility & Density Technology: Selecting What is Right For You Networking Considerations Spread Spectrum Technology Security RF Testing/Site Surveys Gotchas to Think About

6 Warehouse Layout & Rack Density Your Warehouse RF Coverage Problems? Design and Layout Analysis Coverage Information Equipment Placement Power Considerations Wiring Requirements Why Layout is Important Connectivity Interruptions Data Loss and Error Potential Obstructions Walls, Poles, Metal, Operating Temperature, Conduit Affect Transmission Consistency Racking Material, Liquid, Metal, Aisle gap Density, Tightly Packed, Wall to Wall, Ceiling Cap Suggestions Additional Access Points AP Distance

7 Selecting The Right Technology Decision Factors Budget Lift Equipment Work Environment Keyboards Scanners Touch screens Barcodes WMS Compatibility Rugged Terminals Temperature Extremes Scanner Technology Handheld Scanners Hands-free Scanner Mounted

8 Networking & Spread Spectrum Technology Wireless Local Area Network a typically for business Pros fast speed, less interference with other devices Cons high cost, short signal range, easily obstructed (walls) Freq- 5 Ghz, Throughput- 27 Mbits, Net Bit Rate- 54 Mbits/s b typical for homes Pros low cost, not easily obstructed, good signal range Cons - interference from cordless phones, microwaves and appliances Freq: 2.4 Ghz, Throughput: ~5 Mbit, Net Bit Rate: 11 Mbits/s g for both homes and business Pros fast speed, not easily obstructed, good signal range, backwards compt with b. Cons cost more than b, appliances may interfere Freq: 2.4 Ghz, Throughput: ~22 Mbits, Net Bit Rate: 54 Mbits/s n newest standard Pros fast speed, more resistant to interference, best signal range, backwards compt with g Cons cost more than g, interfere with b & g, standards not finalized (September 2009) Freq- 5 Ghz and/or 2.4 Ghz, Throughput- ~144 Mbits, Net Bit Rate- 600 Mbits/s Spread Spectrum (wide band) Mhz Ghz Ghz Medium Range System feet Significantly faster than narrow band Data rates +11 Mbps Spread Spectrum Benefits Hard to Detect Harder to Jam than Narrowband Low transmit Power Density Hard to Intercept or Demodulate

9 Security Considerations Not everything accessible through your wireless network is a corporate secret 1. Evaluate your needs. 2. What level of security do you require? 3. Understand your system and security vulnerabilities. 4. Systems Integrator can help with evaluating. 5. Network security administrator to update and maintain your security policies rd party firewall, encryption and protection products. 7. Secure SaaS application for warehouse management.

10 RF Testing / Site Surveys Site Surveys? Do You Need One? Yes. What is a Site Survey? A site survey is an RF study to determine whether a warehouse has unusual interference issues. Testing will confirm how signals behave inside your facility s concrete walls and steel doors. It serves as a guide for the network design, installation and verification of the wireless communication infrastructure, and helps you calculate your equipment needs. Who Should Conduct RF Testing / Site Survey? You = intuition, guesswork, can be done but be very cautious Experienced professional = Correct number of access points Optimal locations for access points Accurate quotes on equipment requirements Inevitably helping you budget After RF is Installed You Should: Test twice per year look for product dense areas Periodic checks with employees about coverage

11 Gotchas Things to Think About 1. Who is going to do the work? Is it worth your time to educate yourself and do all of the work? Will someone on your staff do it? Do you know someone? Find a profitable technology solutions provider or integrator (you want them to be around for many years for support and questions) CAD to provide you with a drawing IT and data wiring knowledge Procure hardware, cabinets, access points, cables Recommend a software solution They should know the devices they are selling Avoid vendors who only want to sell hardware 2. You can start slowly Start slowly if you need to, but do start Start with site survey, preferably a professional service or software Review WMS software that supports RF Buy equipment as needed to support functions and wireless coverage 3. When you finally have it working RF tracking will almost eliminate paper Workforce labor will be reduced Process flows will be efficient and accurate Things get done faster Employees are more productive You make money!

12 SmartTurn WMS RF SmartTurn RF Memory (MB) 512MB 1GB CPU 1 GHz Intel Processor Operating System Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 or Mobile 6.0 Web Browsers IE 6.0 for CE or Microsoft Pocket IE Display 3.8 in QVGA, Touch screen Color 16 Bit (65536 colors) Keyboard 52/53 Key Alpha/Numeric Barcode 1D Wireless Internet Connection

13 SmartTurn Customers and Industry Pundits on SmartTurn SmartTurn will shake up the WMS Industry. Enterprise-class functionality Lowest TCO Perfect for small, medium business Steve Banker, ARC Analyst Prior to SmartTurn we lost a lot of trade discounts with our old system.in the order of $40,000 a month! on SmartTurn SmartTurn has been a true pioneer in this space..users of on-demand warehouse applications are twice as likely to have the ability to quickly change or modify business processes in their software - Carlos Rubio, Director of Finance for Grayling Industries Ian Hobkirk, Aberdeen Analyst

14 Affordable Enterprise-Class Inventory and Warehouse Management Software Product Demo For a FREE test Drive visit: SmartTurn Test Drive Smart Anytime Real-time Low TCO Fast TTV Simple Anybody Intuitive Best practice Unlimited Users Safe Any Warehouse Secure Reliable No risk subscription model

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