EPCISa new take on ‘event management’

Craig Alan Repec, GS1 Germany

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GS1 Germany’s Knowledge Center

“Value Chain Live”

GS1 Germany’s Knowledge Center

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GS1 Germany’s Knowledge CenterValue Chain Live

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WHYbizStep (e.g., packing)

WHATone or more EPCs(e.g. SGTIN, SSCC, GRAI...)

WHERE•readPoint (SGLN)•bizLocation (SGLN)

WHENdate + time + time zone

...recorded as an EPCIS Event

EPCIS Events at supply chain read points

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Four Core EPCIS Event Types

Object Events Observation of EPCs

SGTINs are moved into storage

Aggregation Events Physical association of EPCs with parent EPC

SGTINs are picked and assigned an SSCC

Quantity Events Inventory of an object class (item reference)

a total of ___ of GTIN 56789 are currently in storage

Transaction Events Link one or more EPCs to a business transaction

SGTINs corresponding to DESADV 4711 are shipped

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GS1 EPCglobal Standards

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RFID reader

EPCIS Accessing Application

EPCIS Query Interface

EPCIS Capture Interface

EPCIS Capturing Application

Application Level Events (ALE)

RFID middleware

Low Level Reader Protocol

RFID tag

reader management

Reader Management

ONS interface

local ONS

EPCIS Repository

EPC Tag Data Standard (TDS)EPC Gen 2 Air Interface Protocol

trading partner

EPCISpartner application

= hardware / software

= interface (EPCglobal Standard)

Interface Functionality of EPCglobal StandardsEPCIS Capture Interface

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What?

When?

Where?

Why?

Example: Aggregation Event

<AggregationEvent><eventTime>2009-10-23T12:27:11Z</eventTime> <recordTime>2009-10-23T12:27:11Z</recordTime>

<eventTimeZoneOffset>+01:00</eventTimeZoneOffset> <parentID>urn:epc:id:sscc:4001356.5900000817</parentID>

<childEPCs> <epc>urn:epc:id:sgtin:4026800.10421.101</epc> <epc>urn:epc:id:sgtin:4026800.10421.102</epc>

</childEPCs> <action>ADD</action>

<bizStep>urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:commissioning</bizStep> <disposition>urn:epcglobal:cbv:disp:core:active</disposition>

<readPoint> <id>urn:epc:id:sgln:4012345.01020.0</id>

</readPoint> <bizLocation>

<id>urn:epc:id:sgln:4012345.00020.0</id> </bizLocation>

</AggregationEvent>

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storage commssioning shipping

Event Event Event Event

EPCIS Repository

EPCIS Capture of supply chain events

production TransactionEventWHAT: SSCC 4001356.5900000817 GTIN 4026800.010421.101 GTIN 4026800.010421.102

bizTransaction: desadv 471150825WHERE: SGLN 4012345.00050.0WHEN: 23.10.2009 14:47:00 UTC+1

ObjectEventWHAT: SGTIN 4026800.010421.101

SGTIN 4026800.010421.102WHERE: SGLN 4012345.01010.0WHEN: 22.10.2009 09:25:00 UTC+1WHY: packing

QuantityEventWHAT: GTIN 4026800.010421QTY: 5WHERE: SGLN 4012345.00031.0WHEN: 22.10.2009 11:20:00 UTC+1

AggregationEventWHAT: SSCC 4001356.5900000817 SGTIN

4026800.010421.101 SGTIN 4026800.010421.102

WHERE: SGLN 4012345.00040.0WHEN: 23.10.2009 13:40:00 UTC+1WHY: Packing

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EPCIS Capture on the bottling line . . .Production: Object Event

WHAT

WHY WHEN

ProductionProduction(ObjectEvent)(ObjectEvent)

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EPCIS Capture on the bottling line . . .Storage: Aggregation Event

StorageStorage(AggregationEvent)(AggregationEvent)

WHY

WHAT

WHEN

WHERE

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EPCIS Capture on the bottling line . . .Goods Receiving: Aggregation + Object EventGoods ReceivingGoods Receiving

(AggregationEvent + ObjectEvent)(AggregationEvent + ObjectEvent)WHY

WHAT

WHEN

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RFID reader

EPCIS Accessing Application

EPCIS Query Interface

EPCIS Capture Interface

EPCIS Capturing Application

Application Level Events (ALE)

RFID middleware

Low Level Reader Protocol

RFID tag

reader management

Reader Management

ONS interface

local ONS

EPCIS Repository

EPC Tag Data Standard (TDS)EPC Gen 2 Air Interface Protocol

trading partner

EPCISPartner Application

= hardware / software

= interface (EPCglobal Standard)

Interface Functionality of EPCglobal StandardsEPCIS Query Interface

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EPCIS Capture on the bottling line . . .Deposit Return: Object EventReal-Time MonitorReal-Time Monitor

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EPCIS query of supply chain events

Query&

Response

Query&

Response

Query&

Response

Query&

Response

EPCIS Repository

pharmaceutical plant

logistics provider

pharmacy customs

regulatory

consumers

“Where are the drugs we ordered?”

“Which serialised blister packs were produced on line 33F in week 37?”

“Who had custody of these articles at any given point?”

“What has been commissioned and is waiting for us to pick up?”

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EPCIS . . .

is not an application, but rather a GS1/EPCglobal Standard

defines interfaces for the capture and query of data

can be integrated into ERP / tracking & tracing applications

augments rather than supplants traditional EDI

does not require RFID

can be used with GS1 bar-coded objects

Clearing up some misconceptions on EPCIS

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GS1 Germany’s EPC Implementer

Documentation of the EPCIS Standard

EPCIS Events, Queries and Master Data

Free access via www.epcglobal.de

also available in GS1 Germany’s Online Shop:

comfort version, “EPC Implementer Plus”

(additional search and bookmark functions)

Service EPC-Services EPC Implementer

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GS1 Germany’s EPC Showcase onlinewww.epcglobal.de

GS1 Germany Startseite Service EPC-Services EPC-Showcase

GS1 Germany’s EPC Showcase online

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EPC Converter 2.0 onlineEPC Converter 3.0 Web Service

in cooperation with the METRO Group Future Store Initiative

encoding of GS1 Keys into EPCs in a variety of output formats

EPC encoding for all GS1 Keys specified in TDS 1.4 SGTIN, SSCC, SGLN, GRAI, GIAI, GSRN, GDTI

coming in November 2009:

EPC Converter 3.0 Web Service

machine-to-machine conversion of EPCs & GS1 Codes

including Gepir-based resolution of GCP length

EPC users are invited to participate in pilot operation

www.gs1-germany.de

Service EPC-Services EPC-Konverter 2.0

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binary

001100000001010011110100111001001110010000001100000011100101110010111110100110010001101010000011

hexadecimal 3014F4E4E40C0E5CBE991A83

URI (Pure Identity)urn:epc:id:sgtin:4012345.012345.123456789123

EPC-Tag-URI urn:epc:tag:sgtin-96:0.4012345.012345.123456789123

ONS012345.4012345.sgtin.id.onsepc.com

Indicator DigitGTIN +Serial

Number

GS1 CompanyPrefix

ItemReference

Check Digit Serial Number

0 4012345 12345 3 123456789123

EPC Converter 2.0 onlinesample result: GTIN + Serial Number SGTIN-96

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If you can’t see it, you can’t measure it

If you can’t measure it, you can’t control it

If you can’t control it, it’s probably costing you too much

...and you probably don’t even know how much!

EPCIS - supply chain visibility for increased efficiency