Many retailers have embraced the RFID technology to gain order level visibility. Some have mandated their suppliers and others have taken up as an On-boarding program.
KeyTone's SmartDC Express Edition is a shrink-wrapped version of
SmartDC Enterprise Edition tailored to meet any retail
RFID mandate. With SmartDC Express, suppliers can start
complying with the mandate in less than a day. SmartDC Express
full-featured shipping application allows users to import orders
easily from their existing WMS or ERP and fulfill the order by
printing and encoding RFID labels and verify the order with actual
shipment prior to shipment to the retailer.
| Which
edition of SmartDC is right for you? |
|
SmartDC
Express Edition |
SmartDC Enterprise
Edition |
| Customer Type |
For customers who
recognize that RFID can help them improve overall
distribution supply chain efficiency, but would like to
take a phase wise approach by first implementing RFID for
retail compliance. They are looking for a solution that
will help them comply with the industry mandates now, but
would like to leverage their investments later -
by having the flexibility to scale the solution beyond
compliance into other distribution processes. |
For customers who
want to gain real time visibility by capturing deviances
at each and every distribution process in real time and
empower users for better decision making by reporting key
operational metrics. Eliminate supply chain glitches by
enabling cross functional collaboration between various
distribution processes like receiving, put-away, cycle
count, assembly & kitting and shipping. |
| Shipment Economics |
Customers have a fewer
number of mandated SKUs and the average pallet/case shipment
volume for those SKUs is small. The shipping lead time is in
days. |
Customers have large
number of SKUs and shipment volumes are high. If the shipping
lead times are short, then enterprise edition provides
scalability and manageability to handle large volumes in a short
time. |
| Process |
Supports only the
shipping process (required for RFID mandates) which allows
customers to print RFID labels to only those DCs that are
mandated, reconcile the actual shipment with orders and generate
ASN. |
Provides end-to-end
visibility from the time the goods are received until
they are shipped. Supports cross functional collaboration
between various distribution processes like receiving, put-away,
cycle count, assembly/kitting, shipping and dock
management. |
| Visibility |
Out-of-the-box reports
provide insights into the shipping process and actual shipments. |
Inventory, Performance
and Order Visibility dashboards provide real time view of every
activity in the warehouse. The enterprise edition has 40+
reports that help you measure your KPIs and make decisions. |
| RFID Infrastructure |
Supports RFID printers
and readers from various manufacturers. Express edition is limited
to the number of devices connected. |
Supports RFID printers,
forklift readers, handhelds, sensors and PLCs. Enterprise
edition supports unlimited devices and can be integrated with
control systems like conveyors, applicators and sortation
systems. |
| Order Integration |
Orders are received
through scheduled import from your existing order management
system. |
Orders are received in
real time with tighter integration to your 3rd party system -
providing you with order level and inventory level visibility in
real time. |
