Enterprise IT Asset Management An Engineered Approach

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1 RAIN Alliance Meeting Tokyo, Japan Enterprise IT Asset Management An Engineered Approach 13 September, 2016 Evanhoe & Associates Inc Norman Blvd Dayton, OH Bart A. Ivy, PMP !

2 Overview Introduction Definition Driving Factors Approach Two Critical Deliverables Engineered Solutions Questions 2

3 Introduction Auto-ID Technology Bar codes Passive RFID Active RFID RTLS sensors GPS Software Solutions Location Status History Alerts Movements Integration Professional Services Analysis Development Implementation Training - Support Field Mobility Solutions Assets Identification/tracking Mobile Integration Implementation Active RFID Installation prfid Solutions Work in progress Warehouse assets Training Site Surveys arfid Solutions RTLS Solutions Yard Management IT asset tracking Asset tracking Analysis Passive Portal Installation 3

4 Definition Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) is the management of the assets of an enterprise across departments, facilities, business units and geographical locations. EAM integrates techniques for holistic control and optimization throughout asset life cycles, including design, commissioning, operations and replacement. IT asset management is a combination of business processes and practices that encompass financial, contractual and inventory processes in order to support life cycle management and enable strategic decision making for the organization. Source: Techopedia.com/definitions/ 4

5 Driving Factors Specific Business Needs Compliance Protection of protected data/device for risk mitigation Improve visibility of assets Ensuring availability of assets Reduce inventory time Expected Benefits (ROI) Automated solution to ensure compliance Notification when protected data/device leave authorized areas Improved asset visibility Assets available when required Reduction in time to perform inventories 5

6 Approach Define specific business needs Define expected business benefits Conduct and document a RF site survey Define and document projects requirements Define and document processes ( As-Is and To-Be ) Design the solution (Where the magic happens) Implementation & integration Support after the sale (Service Level Agreement, etc.) 6

7 Approach Can a specific RFID solution resolve my needs? Yes but It Depends Environmental Conditions Physics of Radio Frequency Asset Characteristics Hardware and Tags/label performance Business Case Customer s business process differ form site to site even within the same company Value proposition Network 7

8 Approach There are thousands of excellent RAIN RFID products (readers, antennas, tags/labels and sensors) each designed to support standard protocols each with its own unique capabilities. RAIN makes it possible for Engineers to integrate products from multiple manufactures to resolved specific and unique environmental or process requirement for the customer. Engineering is required to match specific RAIN products with the customer environmental conditions. 8

9 Two Critical Deliverables RF Site Survey Report Customer requirements (can be accomplished prior to site survey) Identifies existing RF environmental factors that must be considered Identifies placement/mounting of RFID reader/antennas/tags Identifies all RFID equipment, mounting hardware and any other equipment required to complete the installation As Installed Report Documents configurations of installed hardware/software Includes all warranty data Validates completion of work 9

10 Engineered Solution Weapon Test Facility Requirement Track test asset at fixed location Track test asset as they enter/leave test facility Problem Multiple exits within test location Includes rollup doors and test area near the doors in drawing. Solution Leveraged Intermec IF2 reader & antennas with Impinj R640 xportals Tag Selection critical 10

11 Engineered Solution Requirement Floor Level Visibility Use PoE Problem Ethernet cable lengths Antenna cable loss Solution Installed reader and antenna above drop ceiling Used sufficient cable size based on run length to address cable loss 11

12 Engineered Solution Personnel Main Entrance Impinj R680 xarray Requirement Identify assets as they enter and exit the building Floor level visibility across the Enterprise Problem Could not use normal portals Wide monitoring area Ceiling height 16ft Solution Installed Impinj R680 xarray Selected tags based on 16ft minimum read range 12

13 Engineered Solution Personnel Interior Entrance Impinj R680 xarray Requirement Identify assets as they enter and exit the building Floor level visibility across the Enterprise Problem Could not use normal portals Very large monitoring area Ceiling height 16ft Solution Installed Impinj R680 xarray Selected tags based on 16ft minimum read range 13

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15 Engineered Solutions RF Interference Present Seen on multiple floors depending on where you took the measurements Took several days to isolate the source Source identified as remote control light in auditorium 15

16 Engineered Solution Requirement Track work in progress (WIP) Track Finished Goods Problem Large to small metal assets to track Manual conveyor area Employees must be able to move freely around assets. Solution Leveraged Impinj R680 and R420 reader Tag Selection critical 16

17 Questions It s all about the data! TM 17