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Become a Partner Already know Wasp is a perfect match for your business? Find a Partner Looking to implement a Wasp solution or resell one? For example, a permanent asset includes, but is not limited to a vehicle seat, steering wheel, engine component and the like. A temporary asset includes, but is not limited to, a purse, compact disc, MP3 player, and the like. Embedded vehicle stereo equipment can be treated as either permanent or temporary, and in one embodiment, the embedded vehicle stereo equipment includes a RFID identifier indicative of the treatment of the equipment.
If authorized, telematics unit updates monitoring data for a removed asset previously recorded in the inventory during a stage S of flowchart to reflect an authorized removal of the asset from within the vehicle asset management area.
Otherwise, during a stage S of flowchart , telematics unit notifies one or more designated individuals e. During or after the notification, telematics unit will proceed to stage S to update the monitoring data to reflect an unauthorized removal of the asset from within the vehicle asset management area. Those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate the numerous and varied advantages and benefits of the present invention from the description herein of FIGS.
For example, one advantage of the present invention is to use the present invention as an automatic theft monitoring system. Specifically, in response to a vehicle event e. Another advantage of the present invention is to use the present invention as a manual theft monitoring system. Specifically, in response to an asset being manually scanned by RFID reader by a user of the vehicle, telematics unit can be programmed to implement a theft monitoring session involving the inventory and monitoring of each asset within the vehicle asset management area on a periodic basis in accordance with flowchart FIG.
A further advantage of the present invention is to use the present invention as a vehicle parts log. The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive.
A method of tracking assets within a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: a identifying assets to be monitored within a vehicle asset management area;. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of notifying a customer if the RFID reader detects that an identified asset has moved out of the vehicle asset management area. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of creating an inventory list that contains a unique identifier for each RFID tag.
The method of claim 3 , further comprising the step of adding to or subtracting from the inventory list when the RFID reader detects that an asset has moved into or out of the vehicle asset management area. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assets to be monitored are personal assets or vehicle assets. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of determining that a particular asset is outside the vehicle asset management area when the asset is moved to a location outside of the functional range of the RFID reader.
A method of tracking assets within a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: a identifying permanent vehicle assets that remain in the vehicle longer than a transient time span;. The method of claim 7 , further comprising the step of creating an inventory list that contains a unique identifier for each RFID tag correlating to a defined vehicle asset.
The method of claim 7 , further comprising the step of alerting a vehicle owner if the RFID reader detects that a defined vehicle asset has moved out of the vehicle asset management area. The method of claim 7 , wherein a defined vehicle asset is determined to have been removed from the vehicle asset management area when the recognized vehicle asset is outside the functional range of the RFID reader. A method of tracking assets to be monitored within a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: a attaching a radio frequency identification RFID tag to a vehicle part;.
The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle parts log further comprises a unique identifier for each RFID tag. The method of claim 12 , the step of updating the vehicle parts log further comprises adding a vehicle part to or subtracting a vehicle part from the vehicle parts log when the RFID reader detects that a vehicle part has moved into or out of the vehicle asset management area.
The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of notifying a central facility if the RFID reader detects that at least one vehicle part has moved out of the vehicle asset management area. The method of claim 11 , further comprising the step of notifying a vehicle owner when the RFID reader detects that at least one vehicle part has moved out of the vehicle asset management area.
The method of claim 11 , wherein the vehicle parts log is created by a user manually recording a unique identifier for each RFID tag to be monitored. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one vehicle part is determined to be outside of the vehicle asset management area when the at least one vehicle part within the vehicle asset management area is outside the functional range of the RFID reader. USB2 en. CNB en. DEB4 en.
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As a result, out-of-stocks seriously affect retail sales, brand loyalty, and consumer satisfaction. Out-of-stock reductions are the single largest benefit area offered by RFID for both suppliers and retailers by improving product visibility.
Shared back room product visibility outside the four walls of the retailer to the manufacturer should dramatically benefit all trading partners, improving replenishment processes and ultimately resulting in fewer out-of-stocks at the store shelves. Besides losing revenue of stock-outs, the availability of desired product is a crucial driving force for overall customer satisfaction and long-term loyalty.
RFID has the potential to address these supply chain inefficiencies and significantly reduce stock-outs as enumerated below: 1. RFID-enabled supply chain limits manual errors and reconciles dispatched shipping goods against purchase order value. RFID readers would scan the carton tags and with the help of firm enterprise system it will identify the correct number of cartons by comparing carton information against purchase order value. RFID-enabled supply chain facilitates firms to collect more data during different stages of supply chain and also helps in reducing chance of human errors.
RFID-enabled supply chain enhances real-time visibility in supply chain as it interlinks production, distribution center and retail outlet. The high-levels of locational accuracy throughout the supply chain, enabled by RFID, allow for efficient inventory operations in supply chain. Major portions of these returns consists of incorrect goods shipped, damage during shipping and defective goods delivered. RFID-enabled supply chain can control such errors and related lost sales. During order filling process, an RFID reader integrated with firm enterprise system will detect shipment items and compare them with customer order and generate alert if extra item or wrong item has been processed or items are missing.
To control shipment errors and subsequent lost sales, such alert signals can be incorporated at various levels of order processing. Faster new products launch in market Innovation is the primary source of new revenue growth amongst global manufacturers. As sales of new products represent a growing portion of total revenue, companies are increasingly shortening the time to market new products. RFID facilitates faster launch of new product by providing real-time visibility in supply chain. With improved visibility, firms benefit by way of better availability of products, effective coordination and execution of marketing and advertising plan and better management of repeat customer orders.
Better supply chain visibility enables faster new product launch in market and provides major source of competitive advantages.
RFID helps in tackling these issues and gives better overall customer satisfaction. RFID-enabled supply chain applications may furnish relevant, timely and accurate product information ranging from availability, pricing and promotions to product locations. Such information will reduce time and cost of customers in getting required products.
RFID enables store employee to access the exact place of retail items thus facilitating quick response to customer requests. RFID also permits self-store checkout that results in lessened waiting time and superior shopping experience for customers. RFID deployment in the retail supply chain RFID deployment in retail supply chain has been growing rapidly with its widespread applications by major global retail giants.
Once RFID tagging is established in all stores, the retailer intends to expand the range of items it tags from six clothing types i.
Metro is also studying and testing the pilot project of RFID-enabled supply chain to track goods in global supply chain from China to Germany. Wal-Mart is also equipping its employees with handheld RFID scanners for better tracking of movement of cartons in stores, warehouse and distribution centers.
RFID deployment at Wal-Mart will boost top-line growth, improve its inventory management and supply chain practices and enhance bottom line. Out-of-stock were studied in 24 Wal-Mart stores with half of the stores being control stores and the remaining half being RFID-equipped stores.
During the week study, the researchers conducted daily inventories of 4, different Stock Keeping Units SKUs representing products from all store departments, looking for out-of-stocks. During the study period, out-of-stock items were scanned at 24 stores everyday.
For the tagged items there was three times faster replenishment of out-of-stocks compared to items with bar codes. Compared to control stores, RFID-equipped stores were having items more often in-stock. The Wal-Mart has in excess of 3, stores across the US.
RFID-enabled Wal-Mart retail stores send data to all its suppliers to enable them to measure the effectiveness of their promotion schemes. Using RFID for parts. RFID interlinked with satellite communications and a GPS results in a single device that can overcome the asset tracking problem. RFID tags can be affixed to boxes, pallets, and shipping containers to transmit the location and status of goods en route.
With RFID tags affixed to individual items or to cargo containers, they can be tracked in near real-time while in transit. Upon arrival, if military personnel are looking for specific items in a container field, such as boots or chin straps, they can quickly query the RFID tags and locate the required items promptly.
All provisions in the container are recorded on an RFID tag placed on the outside of a container, enabling the box visibility. That information is sent to processing server, enabling the tracking of the shipment via various check nodes along the way. The information can be read in the field using a hand- held interrogator.
Fixed or mobile interrogators are located at airports, airfields, distribution centers, assembly areas or any place where in-transit visibility is required. As shown in Table many pilot projects are under way in India.
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