1. EPCIS a new take on ‘event management’
Craig Alan Repec, GS1 Germany

2. GS1 Germany’s Knowledge Center
“Value Chain Live”

3. GS1 Germany’s Knowledge Center Value Chain Live

4. EPCIS Events at supply chain read points
...recorded as an EPCIS Event
WHAT
one or more EPCs
(e.g. SGTIN, SSCC, GRAI...)
WHERE
readPoint (SGLN)
bizLocation (SGLN)
WHEN
date + time + time zone
WHY
bizStep (e.g., packing)

5. Four Core EPCIS Event Types
Object Events
Observation of EPCs
SGTINs are moved into storage
Aggregation Events
Physical association of EPCs with parent EPC
SGTINs are picked and assigned an SSCC
Quantity Events
Inventory of an object class (item reference)
a total of ___ of GTIN are currently in storage
Transaction Events
Link one or more EPCs to a business transaction
SGTINs corresponding to DESADV 4711 are shipped

6. GS1 EPCglobal Standards

7. EPCIS Capture Interface EPCIS Capturing Application
Interface Functionality of EPCglobal Standards EPCIS Capture Interface
RFID reader
EPCIS Accessing Application
EPCIS Query Interface
EPCIS Capture Interface
EPCIS Capturing Application
Application Level Events (ALE)
RFID middleware
Low Level Reader Protocol
RFID tag
reader management
Reader Management
ONS interface
local ONS
EPCIS Repository
EPC Tag Data Standard (TDS)
EPC Gen 2 Air Interface Protocol
trading partner
EPCIS
partner application
= hardware / software
= interface (EPCglobal Standard)
Möglichkeiten einer Integration des RFID-Tags in EAN128-Transportetikett - Hinweis auf EPC

8. EPCIS Capture Interface EPCIS Capturing Application
EPCIS Repository
EPCIS Capture Interface
EPCIS Capturing Application
EPCIS Capture Interface . . .
defines operations by which core events are transmitted from an EPCIS Capturing Application to another EPCIS service
the structure of EPCIS core events is defined in XSD-format
Möglichkeiten einer Integration des RFID-Tags in EAN128-Transportetikett - Hinweis auf EPC

9. Example: Aggregation Event
<eventTime> T12:27:11Z</eventTime>
<recordTime> T12:27:11Z</recordTime> <eventTimeZoneOffset>+01:00</eventTimeZoneOffset> <parentID>urn:epc:id:sscc: </parentID>
<childEPCs>
<epc>urn:epc:id:sgtin: </epc> <epc>urn:epc:id:sgtin: </epc>
</childEPCs>
<action>ADD</action> <bizStep>urn:epcglobal:cbv:bizstep:commissioning</bizStep> <disposition>urn:epcglobal:cbv:disp:core:active</disposition>
<readPoint>
<id>urn:epc:id:sgln: </id>
</readPoint>
<bizLocation>
<id>urn:epc:id:sgln: </id>
</bizLocation>
</AggregationEvent>
When?
What?
Why?
Where?
Wo?
Wie viele?
Woher?
Wohin?
 Es geht also um Informationen, die erfasst, gespeichert und ausgetauscht werden müssen. Was bietet das EPCglobal Netzwerk?

10. EPCIS Capture of supply chain events
EPCIS Repository
EPCIS Capture Interface
Event
Event
Event
Event
AggregationEvent
WHAT: SSCC
SGTIN SGTIN
WHERE: SGLN
WHEN: :40:00 UTC+1
WHY: Packing
TransactionEvent
WHAT: SSCC
GTIN GTIN
bizTransaction: desadv
WHERE: SGLN
WHEN: :47:00 UTC+1
storage
production
commssioning
ObjectEvent
WHAT: SGTIN SGTIN
WHERE: SGLN
WHEN: :25:00 UTC+1
WHY: packing
shipping
QuantityEvent
WHAT: GTIN
QTY: 5
WHERE: SGLN
WHEN: :20:00 UTC+1

11. Production (ObjectEvent) WHEN WHY WHAT
EPCIS Capture on the bottling line Production: Object Event
WHEN
WHAT
Möglichkeiten einer Integration des RFID-Tags in EAN128-Transportetikett - Hinweis auf EPC

12. Storage (AggregationEvent) WHY WHEN WHAT WHERE
EPCIS Capture on the bottling line Storage: Aggregation Event
WHY
WHEN
WHAT
WHERE
Möglichkeiten einer Integration des RFID-Tags in EAN128-Transportetikett - Hinweis auf EPC

13. (AggregationEvent + ObjectEvent)
EPCIS Capture on the bottling line Goods Receiving: Aggregation + Object Event
WHY
Goods Receiving
(AggregationEvent + ObjectEvent)
WHEN
WHAT
Möglichkeiten einer Integration des RFID-Tags in EAN128-Transportetikett - Hinweis auf EPC

14. EPCIS Accessing Application
Interface Functionality of EPCglobal Standards EPCIS Query Interface
RFID reader
EPCIS Accessing Application
EPCIS Query Interface
EPCIS Capture Interface
EPCIS Capturing Application
Application Level Events (ALE)
RFID middleware
Low Level Reader Protocol
RFID tag
reader management
Reader Management
ONS interface
local ONS
EPCIS Repository
EPC Tag Data Standard (TDS)
EPC Gen 2 Air Interface Protocol
trading partner
EPCIS
Partner Application
= hardware / software
= interface (EPCglobal Standard)
Möglichkeiten einer Integration des RFID-Tags in EAN128-Transportetikett - Hinweis auf EPC

15. EPCIS Callback Interface EPCIS Query and Control Interface
EPCIS Query Interface
EPCIS Callback Interface
EPCIS Query and Control Interface
EPCIS Repository
EPCIS Query Interface . . .
provides query responses directly (poll) or periodically (subscribe)
provides for predefined, parameterised queries
SimpleEventQuery  list of EPCIS Events
periodic transmission of query results by means of
defined time plan (QuerySchedule)
trigger (specifies an event which triggers a query response)
Möglichkeiten einer Integration des RFID-Tags in EAN128-Transportetikett - Hinweis auf EPC

16. EPCIS Capture on the bottling line . . . Deposit Return: Object Event
Real-Time Monitor
Möglichkeiten einer Integration des RFID-Tags in EAN128-Transportetikett - Hinweis auf EPC

17. EPCIS query of supply chain events
EPCIS Repository
EPCIS Query Interface
pharmaceutical plant
logistics provider
customs 
regulatory
consumers
pharmacy
“Which serialised blister packs were produced on line 33F in week 37?”
“Who had custody of these articles at any given point?”
Query
&
Response
Query
&
Response
“What has been commissioned and is waiting for us to pick up?”
“Where are the drugs we ordered?”
Query
&
Response
Query
&
Response

18. Clearing up some misconceptions on EPCIS
is not an application, but rather a GS1/EPCglobal Standard
defines interfaces for the capture and query of data
can be integrated into ERP / tracking & tracing applications
augments rather than supplants traditional EDI
does not require RFID
can be used with GS1 bar-coded objects

19. GS1 Germany’s EPC Implementer
Documentation of the EPCIS Standard
EPCIS Events, Queries and Master Data
Free access via
also available in GS1 Germany’s Online Shop: comfort version, “EPC Implementer Plus” (additional search and bookmark functions)
 Service  EPC-Services  EPC Implementer

20. GS1 Germany Startseite  Service  EPC-Services  EPC-Showcase
GS1 Germany’s EPC Showcase online
GS1 Germany’s EPC Showcase online
GS1 Germany Startseite  Service  EPC-Services  EPC-Showcase

21. EPC Converter 2.0 online EPC Converter 3.0 Web Service
in cooperation with the METRO Group Future Store Initiative
encoding of GS1 Keys into EPCs in a variety of output formats
EPC encoding for all GS1 Keys specified in TDS 1.4
SGTIN, SSCC, SGLN, GRAI, GIAI, GSRN, GDTI
coming in November 2009:
EPC Converter 3.0 Web Service
machine-to-machine conversion of EPCs & GS1 Codes
including Gepir-based resolution of GCP length
EPC users are invited to participate in pilot operation
 Service  EPC-Services  EPC-Konverter 2.0

22. EPC Converter 2.0 online sample result: GTIN + Serial Number  SGTIN-96
Indicator Digit
GS1 Company
Prefix
Item
Reference
Check Digit
Serial Number
GTIN +
Serial
Number
12345 3
binary
hexadecimal
3014F4E4E40C0E5CBE991A83
URI (Pure Identity)
urn:epc:id:sgtin:
EPC-Tag-URI
urn:epc:tag:sgtin-96:
ONS
sgtin.id.onsepc.com

23. EPCIS - supply chain visibility for increased efficiency
If you can’t see it, you can’t measure it
If you can’t measure it, you can’t control it
If you can’t control it, it’s probably costing you too much
...and you probably don’t even know how much!