EPCglobal is really global!
Henri BarthelEPCGlobal
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The Global Influence of EAN and UCC
100+ Member Organizations • One Million Members • Over 100 Countries
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Service (PML)
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Middleware
Readers
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Enterprise Applications
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• Warehouse Management Systems
• Inventory Management
• Data Warehouse• Merchandise Management
• Store Systems• Etc.
The EPCglobal Network
RFID
• Information stored on EPC ISAccessed through ONS
• Middleware between readers and information systems
• Inexpensive tags
• Minimum data on the tag
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HEREEPC Information
Service (PML)
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Middleware
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Enterprise Applications
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• Warehouse Management Systems
• Inventory Management
• Data Warehouse• Merchandise Management
• Store Systems• Etc.
The EPCglobal Network
EPC Network
• Information stored on
EPC ISAccessed through ONS
• Middleware between readers and information systems
• Inexpensive tags
• Minimum data on the tag
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EPCglobal Network Components
• EPC Tag – Chip and antenna attached to an item to capture information about the item as it moves in the supply chain
• Reader – Devices that detect and capture information from EPC tags
• EPC Middleware – Software to process and filter streams of tag data from multiple devices prior to sending to ERP systems
• EPC IS – Information services that standardizes data for use by other services
• ONS – Object Naming Service provides global lookup service to translate an EPC into a product “pointer” for information stored on secure databases
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EPCglobal Scope
1. Research & Development– In collaboration with the 6 Auto-ID Labs
2. Standards – Process for Hardware & Software standards
3. Manage the EPCglobal Network– Numbering system
– Object Name Service
– Certification Services
4. Driving Adoption– Marketing, Awareness, Business Development
– Implementation support
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EPCglobal Board of Governors
EPCglobal Boardof Governors
UCC Board ofGovernors
EAN ManagementBoard
EAN.UCC End Users (4)
Trans/Logistics (1)Claus Garbisch - DHL
Healthcare (2)Pat Rizzotto – J&J
Open
Public Sector (1)Alan Estevez - DoD
Technology (2)Dick Lampman – HP
M Moazami - Cisco
Member Organizations (3)
President, EPCglobal (1)
MIT (1)Sanjay Sarma
Dick Cantwell – GilletteZygmunt Mierdorf – MetroSteve David – Procter &
GambleLinda Dillman – Wal*Mart
Sergio Ribinik – BrazilSteve Coussins – UKHiroshi Sakai – Japan
Chris Adcock
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Technology SteeringCommittee
Public PolicySteering CommitteeAuto-ID Labs
Business ActionGroup - CP
Business SteeringCommittee
President,EPCglobal
EAN Management Board UCC Board of GovernorsEPCglobal Boardof Governors
StaffArchitecturalReview Committee
Work Groups
Hardware ActionGroup
Software ActionGroup
Work Groups
Work Groups
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Hardware standard
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The standards process
Relevant EPC standard components are submitted to the ISO process
EPCglobal develops technology standards and interacts with established standard groups such as EAN.UCC
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RFID Technical Standard
1. UHF Generation 2 specifications being finalised and will be approved as EPCglobal standard before the end 2004.
2. The UHF G2 standard will be submitted to the ISO process, and incorporated in the ISO/IEC 18000 series of standards.
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EPCglobal subscribers - September 04
End Solution Global End Solution GlobalUsers Providers Total % Users Providers Total %
Europe AsiaAustria 0 3 3 Japan 5 11 16Denmark 0 1 1 Singapore 0 2 2Belgium 0 2 2 Taiwan 1 6 7France 2 4 6 Australia 1 0 1Finland 0 1 1 India 1 5 6Germany 8 11 19 Hong Kong 0 15 15Ireland 0 1 1 South Korea 0 6 6Italy 1 1 2 8 45 53 13.0%Netherlands 3 2 5Russia 1 0 1 North AmericaSwitzerland 1 0 1 Canada 1 5 6UK 8 9 17 United States 109 176 285
24 35 59 14.5% 110 181 291 71.5%
Middle East Africa Latin AmericaIsreal 0 1 1 Brazil 1 0 1South Africa 0 2 2 1 0 1 0.2%
0 3 3 0.7%
Total End Users: 143 Total Solution Providers: 264
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