Increasingly complex supply chains, competitive pressures to reduce costs, and growing regulations require companies to be more innovative in improving processes and maximizing productivity and asset utilization, while providing greater compliance and traceability. As a result, leading organizations are exploring technologies such as auto-identification (Auto-ID) as a way to drive business value in many process areas – and in many industries.

SAP solutions for RFID are enterprise-class solutions that support RFID (radio frequency identification), barcodes, and other Auto-ID technologies, as well as serialization. The solutions enable real-world awareness through sensing and responding to the presence and movement of objects in real time.

Scalable Technology Foundation

With more than 350 customers in 16 countries and 18 different industries, SAP solutions for RFID are proven and scalable to seamlessly integrate real-world data into enterprise applications. Built on industry standards and an enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA), only SAP solutions for RFID provide a foundation that enables you to address immediate compliance mandates, while providing a foundation for business value.

SAP solutions for RFID are enabled by three major components:

• SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure – Facilitates the capture of serialized data from devices at local sites, and provides the business context to turn the data into meaningful business events.
• SAP object event repository – Supports applications that require visibility between sites in the enterprise, or between the enterprise and other trading partners, to support a full range of business processes. Developed in compliance with the Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) standard.
• SAP Event Management – Leverages Auto-ID data – captured using cutting-edge technologies like RFID, sensors and actuators, short message service (SMS), and global positioning system (GPS) – to identify and manage exceptions in business processes by detecting meaningful events and orchestrating appropriate responses in real time; enables business with true management-by-exception by providing the visibility and tools needed to detect and respond to events as they happen.

Experience You Can Trust

SAP has extensive expertise in business processes, a deep knowledge of RFID and serialization, more than 30 years of industry experience, and a diverse, growing customer base. SAP solutions for RFID reflect this strength, providing preconfigured software that supports your crucial business processes.

RFID Support for Real-World Awareness

SAP solutions for RFID enable real-world awareness across industries, including:

• Aerospace & Defense
• Automotive
• Consumer Products
• Life Sciences

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