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Mojix passive RTLS Changing the Paradigm of Tracking Roelof Koopmans MD Mojix Europe [email protected] +41 79 5498406

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Limits of traditional RFID-Hardware Passive RFID primary used as Point Solutions • RFID until recently: Point-Solutions Identification of RFID tags by gates/portals or handheld readers • Processes had to be adapted to technology instead of other way around

• Handheld RFID Reader => issues: manual labor and scan errors => less RoI • RFID gates not 100% reliable for data capture (unwanted false-positive reads, cross- und stray reads) 3

Mojix enabling Business Process Visibility Real-Time Wide Area RTLS Infrastructure • Manufacturer – WIP tracking – Asset tracking – Inventory

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Promotion tracking Replenishment Anti-Theft

• Distribution Center – Shipping / Receiving – Staging Goods – Inventory

Mojix: Paradigm Change to RFID NASA Deep space inventions applied to RFID

Mojix STAR System Central Receiver manages distributed eNodes/Antennes

Mojix STAR™ System

Mojix eNode™

200 Meter (non line of sight)

Central Receiver: the STAR™ -

Passive EPC Gen2 UHF Tags

Distributed eNodes™

Highly sensitive receiver ( reads tags >200 Meter) Coverage of up to 20.000 m² with one STAR™ No direct line of Sight between Tags and STAR Central Data Capture of all RFID tags

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eNodes™ transmit only (excite) 4 external antennes per eNode™ STAR manages eNode Network Very well scalable

Mojix Passive RTLS (pRTLS) A new Paradigm in Tracking & Tracing • Benefits of EPC Gen 2 global standard tag: Non Proprietary, Low cost, Open-Loop Supply chain • Mojix STAR system enabling new economics with RTLS systems utilizing passive technology • Emergence of EPC RTLS solutions in: • Asset tracking • Work-in-Progress (WIP) • Inventory, anti-theft (for retail stores) • Yard management

Mojix pRTLS @ Lufthansa Cargo, FRA Tracking loading process of ULD pallets

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pRTLS @ Warehouse Logistics Tracking Boxes on Warehouse Floor Business Objectives • Tracking freight in Warehouse in real-time allows greater efficiency • Search time for single items reduce • Optimized processing of pallets; less space required during less time • Automatic consolidation process with pallets.

Mojix eNode exciter antennas

pRTLS @ Perishable Foods WIP of fresh lettuce production

Bin Dumping Lines

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Staging Area

Bin Dumping Lines

Star Receiver

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pRTLS @ Furniture Manufacturing Reducing Shipping Errors

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Combining RFID reads in staging area and at dock doors, will increase accuracy of data for shipped goods as well as efficiency

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Allowing higher level of performance for use cases with shielded goods, provided no shielding during itemized staging

pRTLS @ Harbour: Tracking Tools & Goods Harbour 3PL operatorC-Logistics, Gulf of Mexico

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Automatic Data Capture of rented Goods and Tools through asset tagging Automatic billing of rental assets; less manual administative costs during operations

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Tracking of RTI’s on Staging Floor Optimizing pre-loading process (REWE) Mojix 4-port eNode + 4 antennes

Business Objectives

• Visibility on Staging Floor is unique feature that only Mojix can provide for passive UHF

• Main benefits are: -clearing any missing or wrong pallets prior to truck starting loading process - RFID not any longer on chokepoint (i.e. dockdoor), hence less vulnerable - consolidation process on pallet level can be monitored in real-time !! 14 Mojix Confidential

Stores: Conventional RFID Technology is Limited Portals and Handhelds provide limited visibility and accuracy

Fitting Room SALE

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SALE Check-out

SALE Backroom

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data is collected infrequently and is incomplete

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Mojix enabled Store: 1 STAR for all ! Gerry Weber Store, Germany

RFI Fashion Store - Parma

Visibility throughout apparel store

Mojix Visualizer Software Real-time Inventory PLUS • Example of Screenshot for a Fashion Store application: Distribution of items on sales floor based on certain characteristics

Mojix Architecture Stack

Software/Network Layer MCON, RTLS, DDD, EPC ALE Interface

RFID Hardware Layer STAR, eNodes, Antennas, Sensors

EPC Gen-2 Tags

Mojix Passive RTLS: Best of Both Worlds Active performance. Passive economics! Passive RFID Technology

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Low range of 2 -10 m with portals or handheld devices Line-of-sight required No RTLS capability Interference issues in deployments with multiple portals Limited scalability in large physical areas

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Insufficient performance and ROI for large scale enterprise deployments Limited use cases

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Range up to 200 m and non-line-of-sight no battery Ability to track and locate passive tags - pRTLS Single infrastructure provides ROI across multiple business use cases Mitigates interference

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Tag agnostic - Standard EPC Gen2 tags (/ISO) Low cost of passive tags (e.g. label tags < $ 0,10 ) Enables large scale enterprise deployments with faster ROI

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Non-standard, Proprietary systems High tag costs ($30-$100) for RTLS Limited to high value asset classes Robustness and battery life issues

High cost of ownership associated with tag replacements Adoption only in niche markets

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Thank you! Tack so mycket. Roelof Koopmans MD Europe MOJIX Inc. [email protected] +41 79 5498406 20

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