RFID Supply Chain Management System for Naval Logistics Navy SBIR FY2004.2 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2004.2 Topic No.: N04-180 Topic Title: RFID Supply Chain Management System for Naval Logistics Proposal No.: N042-180-0 Firm: Inteligistics, Inc. 806 Fairview Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238-1728 Contact: Rao Mandava Phone: (412) 965-4910 Web Site: www.inteligistics.com Abstract: The U.S. Navy is charged with the responsibility of providing a strategic Maritime Pre-positioned Force (MPF). To accomplish this objective the supply chain management system must be designed to allow for real-time accountability, Total Asset Visibility (TAV), rapid deployment and In-Transit Visibility (ITV). The proposed solution consists of a functioning Dynamic Smart ManifestT (DSM) embodied in the structure of a Dynamic Smart BoxT (DSB). A middle-ware called InteliwareT interfaces with the RFID components and computers in the DSB and inputs the requisite data into the Dynamic Smart ManifestT. The DSB will be housed in a twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) which is the Navy's standard shipping container. The TEU will be outfitted with a system of agnostic/open sourced RFID readers and antennae designed to read the tagged pallets and items that enter or exit the container. A nested architecture of passive/active tags will create an aggregate inventory of the TEU's content. The ability to track and update inventory as pallets/containers are reconfigured will be demonstrated. The automation of the process of preparing the pallet/container data will result in the DSM, that will in real time provide the ability to count, record, identify, track and locate, cartons, pallets and containers. Benefits: With the completion of Phase II, The Dynamic Smart BoxTM, Dynamic Smart ManifestTM and InteliwareTM will be promoted as "Intelligent Logistics: A Warehouse in Motion". Our Supply Chain Management System, IT interface and untethered (wireless) design will provide a platform for a number of specialty applications. Our technology will appeal to companies that are interested in cargo security, timely and reliable movement of goods, and expedited customs clearance. Pre-packaged service modules such as a field hospital, portable machine shops and laboratories can be configured from the smart box. Other potential applications for our technology include smart storage; e.g. Engineered stores, documentation, construction lay-down and maintenance, and hazardous materials storage for low level radioactive waste, medical and infectious wastes, flammables, corrosives and acids. Return