SAMAP RF EXPRESS IMPLEMENTATIONIN CHINA

Case Study

Tim Wu General Manger, Shanghai Inteva Automotive PartsJohn Chang President/CEO, TSnT

Company Background• Inteva Products Shanghai SAMAP is a joint venture

between Inteva Products and STEC. • SAMAP has the manufacturing operations and design

capacities in Shanghai. • Is a supplier for Volkswagen, SAIC Motors, Great Wall

Motors and General Motors.• Implemented QAD Enterprise Application 2009 SE in

2010

Challenges• Improve production recording accuracy• Improve picking efficiency• Reduce picking errors• Avoid over picking• Present wrong item• Meet compliance requirements of lot traceability• Position for future growth

QAD Application• Lack of inventory accuracy or a single location called

“OT”; that is: • Inventory that’s “Out There” somewhere• Lack of real-time information

• A need to eliminate manual logging of raw materials• Lack of ability to track materials from receiving through

production and then shipping by means of an automated system that provides full lot traceability.

The Right Solution for SAMAP• Chose Eagle’s RF Express™ for QAD Enterprise

Applications with TSnT’s implementation service.

• Chose Intermec CK3 RF handheld devices and Intermec PM4i barcode label printers for the shop floor

Why Eagle and TSnT?•Eagle

• Strategic QAD Partner since 1992• Seamless integration with QAD

EA• Progress based solution• 99% data accuracy or better• Real-time data capture without

changes to QAD code• Personal experience with Eagle’s

solution- Ease of implementation and use- Hardware and device flexibility

•TSnT• Over 12 years experience in

QAD application and barcode system implementation

• Understand our business and culture

• Provides Total Solution both of Application and hardware.

• Local service for quick response• The capability of application

extension and localization

Brief of Project Implementation

1. Discovery

• On-site interviews• Process analysis• Functional design

plan

2. Design

• Detailed requirements spec

• Review and Sign off

3. Development

• Localization• Testing

4. Deployment

• Installation• Acceptance

Testing• Training• Go live• Begin Support

1 Week 3 Weeks 2.5 Weeks 1.5 Weeks

Kick-off at 1st July. 2011Go Live at 5th Sept. 2011

Inventory Management• Receipt by P.O• Unplanned Receipt• Lot Transfer• Physical Counting• ...

Work Order Management• Work Order Issue with Label• Work Order Receipt with Label• Operation Move/Complete• ...

Shop Floor

•Scrap•Rework•...

Localization

Scope of Work

Business & System Process Flow Diagram

ReceivingPORPOMPOB

RM Inventory Locations

PRVIBIIBL

Material Transfer

RM Inventory Locations

PRVIBIIBL

PTRTRN

Production Staging Locations

PTRTRN

PDPTDPTRN

Production Line

Material Handling

Receiving

Business & System Process Flow Diagram

ReceivingPORPOMPOB

RM Inventory Locations

PRVIBIIBL

Material Transfer

RM Inventory Locations

PRVIBIIBL

PTRTRN

Production Staging Locations

PTRTRN

PDPTDPTRN

Production Line

Material Handling

Receiving

Implemented

Implemented

Business & System Process Flow Diagram

Manufacturing Production Scanning

FGSPTMPTR

Material Transfer

Barcode Printing

FG Inventory Locations

PTR

PRVIBIIBL

STKPTPSLBPGN

Order Picking/Shipping

Production/Finish Goods Inventory

PBLLBL

Business & System Process Flow Diagram

Manufacturing Production Scanning

FGSPTMPTR

Material Transfer

Barcode Printing

FG Inventory Locations

PTR

PRVIBIIBL

STKPTPSLBPGN

Order Picking/Shipping

Production/Finish Goods Inventory

PBLLBL

Implemented

RF Express Data Flow

No intermediate hardware or software is needed.

Receiving/ShippingDock

Production/Shop Floor

Warehouse

QADDatabaseOn Premise,Hosted orOn Demand

Transmit datato QAD

Online, real-time update ofQAD database OR batchupdates using Qxtend

Receive validation

RF Express™for QADEnterpriseApplications

.net or telnetconnection

Capturedata

Printlabels

Hardware Network

802.11b/802.11g/802.11nWireless Backbone

Access Point

Barcode PrinterTerminal

Where are we now?

• 75% reduction in time of data collection • Improved the accuracy of data collection to 100%• Items to pick are in FIFO Order• All Materials are traceable by Lot/Serial• ...

Fact Sheet

Operation Before Current

P.O Receipts6 Steps30s

4 Steps10s

Transfer with Lot/Serial Change4 Steps30s

3 Steps5s

Backflush7 Steps50s

1 Steps5s

Issue-UnplannedReceipt-unplanned

4 Steps20s

3 Steps10s

...

100% Accuracy

Key to Success• Service providers have to know your business

Requirements are clear and accurate• Simplify the process for the End User• Provide as many tools as necessary• Reduce keypad entry• Review the process periodically• ...

Q&A