Cambridge Auto ID Lab Overview

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1 Cambridge Auto ID Lab Overview Professor Duncan McFarlane [Research Director] & Dr Mark Harrison [Director] University of Cambridge Department of Engineering April 2012

2 Cambridge Auto ID Lab Formed 2000 [Auto ID Centre] Linked to Distributed Information and Automation Lab Based in Institute for Manufacturing in Engineering Focussed on networking, integration, enhancing, valuing auto id systems Comprehensive automation / RFID laboratory Spun Out RedBite Solutions in 2008

3 7 Global Auto ID Labs 3 Areas of Focus Hardware tags, readers, integration, wireless systems, sensors Software Networking, data management, discovery, track and trace, decision support MIT Cambridge Switzerland China Japan Korea Business Integration & Business value case studies, process mapping, information flows, ROI Australia

4 Recent Industrial Collaborators Construction/Infra Laing O Rourke, Arup, IBM, Halcrow, Skanska, Atkins, Costain, Crossrail Services/Supply Chain BAE Systems, Boeing, Caterpillar, Hitachi, Carrefour, Embraer Airports/Aviation BAA, Manchester Airport, IATA, Luton Airport, Easy Jet, FlyBe, KL Airport Manufacturing Nestle, Fanuc, Marshalls, Boeing, Bespak, Exxon Mobil, Sony, Mazak

5 Recent Industrial Collaborators Construction/Infra Laing O Rourke, Arup, IBM, Halcrow, Skanska, Airports/Aviation BAA, Manchester Airport, IATA, Luton Airport, Easy Jet, FlyBe, KL Airport Systems Providers Services/Supply Chain BAE Systems, Boeing, Caterpillar, Hitachi, Carrefour, BT, IBM, T Mobile, Omron, RedBite, SAP, GS1/EPC Global, SITA Manufacturing Nestle, Fanuc, Marshalls, Boeing, Bespak, Exxon Mobil, Sony, Mazak

6 Cambridge Auto ID Lab Lab Partners/Sponsors Lab Activities! Discovery Services! Locate, Track and Trace! Smarter Operations! Value of RFID/Information Going Forward

7 RFID & Data Discovery Services What is the challenge? Given an ID how to determine where information related to the item is held [Data may be commercially sensitive]. Publish Discovery How do we tackle the challenge? Discovery Service: missing piece of EPC Network architecture Link ID to other item data on network Federated approach to data sharing Enables cross organisational data sharing Data Manufact urer DS Point ers Data Distributo r DS Data DS Store Query What have we done? Developed software prototypes Led development of DS standard Co Chair DS Working Group

8 RFID for Tracking/Location/Tracing What is the challenge? Using ID tagging to detect item level movements in industrial supply chains to answer operational T&T issues. How do we tackle the challenge? Real time ID data from RFID etc Link ID to other item data on network Integrate ID data & tracking model Learning of flow patterns - predictive tracking, anticipation of delays, etc What have we done? Factory tool location system [Marshall] Airport tracking [KL, MAG] Drug pedigree Management [Drug Security Network] TV component tracking [Sony]

9 RFID in Smarter Operations What is the challenge? Can parts /products /orders influence their own make /move /maintain functions? How do we tackle the challenge? Object linked to software across network Software (agent) can represent objects needs Communication with machines / devices to specifying need What have we done? Aircraft intelligent spare part management [Boeing] Automotive automated service inspection system [Fiat] Dynamic Production Order [Gillette++]

10 Value of [RFID derived] Information What is the challenge? How do you calculate the value add provided by improved information availability/quality/timeliness? How do we tackle the challenge? Objective measurement of information quality Linking information availability to operational decision outcomes 100% OSA decision sensing What have we done? RFID impact & pilot studies in manufacturing, retail, aerospace, recycling [Tesco, Xerox, Bombardier, Crossrail] Impact of asset sensed/id information on industrial maintenance practices [Exxon, Hitachi]

11 Going Forward Technology: Beyond RFID next generation ID technologies Operations: RFID to make manufacturing & logistics smarter Business: Data and Information valuing Sectors: currently strong pull in construction, aviation, food/drug traceability.