1. More information
Decreased infrastructure
Supply chain visibility
By: Vincent W. Bull December-15-15

2.  Blue Tooth device to WiFi hub to WEB
 Data collection & integration
 Smart inventory management
 Improve knowledge about location and status of assets
What are we talking about?

3.  Any physical asset . . .
What is trackable?
Containers
Livestock Inventory
Item relationship Yard Management

4. Highly reliable Blue Tooth device
 Reduce errors and manual human interventions
 Reliable technology
 Configurable for specific applications
 Data collection and sharing
 Improved production awareness
 Reduce physical infrastructure requirements
 Recyclable and scalable
 Reduce consumption of resources

5. Assign BT#
 In its simplest form
 Asset specifications associated to BT#
Finished product
going to another
assembly line
BT# device to be
associated to part

6. Concept – 1 to Many
 Auto create & receive shipping manifest
 Deliver to
 Related to
 Asset details
Shipping
Manifest 1
Unique
BT#
Unique
BT#
Shipping
Manifest 2
Unique
BT#
Unique
BT#

7. Shipping
Manifest 1
Unique
BT#
Unique
BT#
Shipping
Manifest 2
Unique
BT#
Unique
BT#
Receiving dock steps
 Auto receive stock
 Link BT# to bin
 Relationship to
Unload instructions

8. 1 to Many Relationship
Finished
good
BT#
Part
linked to
BT#
Part
linked to
BT# Part
linked to
BT#
Collected tags

9. Assembly Phase
Workflow with BT devices
Rolled
steal
Auto
frame
Part 1 Part 2
Part 1 Part 2
Part 3
Part 3 Finished
goods
Tag collection process

10. Data aggregation
 Tag at source
 Identify and notify automation
 Shipment manifest automation
 Shipment receipt automation
 Improve production scheduling
 Link sub production goods to master production item
 Tags are returned to the feeder plants for reuse

11. Results
 Linkage of data via WEB to information systems
 Automation of shipping events from source to
production floor
 Increase visibility of finished goods from one
production phase to next – even between facilities
 Customizable
 Reduced consumption of valuable resources (money,
time, infrastructure)
By: Vincent W. Bull December-15-15