Presenter:MiZhiqiangHunanModernLogisticsCollegeEPCArchitectureAnalysisContents0Guide1ThebasicconceptofEPC2ThecompositionoftheEPCsystem3AdvantagesofEPCtechnology4EPCglobalorganizationGuide0Inthe1970s,theemergenceofcommoditybarcodestriggeredthefirstrevolutionincommerce,allowingcustomerstopurchasegoodsinacompletelynewenvironment,andmerchantsalsogainedhugeeconomicbenefits.Today,almosteveryoneenjoystheconvenienceandbenefitsofbarcodetechnology.Forexample,thebirthofaRFID-basedelectronicproducttag,theEPCtag,willonceagaintriggerachangeinbusinessmodel-whenshoppingcheckout,thereisnoneedtowaitforthesalespersontotakeoutthegoodsonebyone,scanthebarcode,checkout,andtheself-servicesmartcheckoutofgoodscanberealizedinaninstant,whichiscalledEPCsystem.TheEPCsystemisbasedonthecomputerandinternet,usingRFID,wirelessdatacommunicationandothertechnologiestoconstructanInternetofThingsthatcoverseverythingintheworld.

Guide0SomepeoplesaythattheEPCsystemisaturningpointinthefutureEera.SomepeoplesaythattheEPCsystemisatriggerforthesecondrevolutionoftheInternet.OtherssaythattheEPCsystemisabridgeintotheEera.SomepeoplesaythatthisisthephysicalInternetofeverythingintheworld.It’shardtodiscusswhichstatementismoreaccurate,however,itisthefactthattheEPCsystemisanewdevelopmentandanewtrendinthecurrentEera.ThebasicconceptofEPC011.WhatisEPC?

EPC(ElectronicProductCode)isanencodingsystem.ItisbasedonthebarcodeofEAN.UCC(theglobalunifiedidentificationsystem),andhasmadesomeexpansionstothebarcodingsystemtorealizetheidentificationofasingleproduct.2.EPCCodingSystem

AnimportantfeatureofEPCcodingisthatthecodeisforasingleproduct,anditsbasisisEAN.UCC,andisextendedonthebasisofEAN.UCC.AccordingtotheEAN.UCCsystem,theEPCcodingsystemisalsodividedintofivetypesasshownbelow.ThebasicconceptofEPC01（1）SGTIN：SerializedGlobalTradeIdentificationNumber（2）SGLN：SerializedGlobalLocationNumber（3）SSCC：SerialShippingContainerCode（4）GRAI：GlobalReturnableAssetIdentifier（5）GIAI：GlobalIndividualAssetIdentifierThecompositionoftheEPCsystem02TheEPCsystemisaveryadvanced,comprehensiveandcomplexsystem.Theultimategoalistoestablishglobal,openlabelingstandardsforeachitem.Itconsistsofthreeparts:globalproductelectroniccode(EPC)codingsystem,radiofrequencyidentificationsystemandinformationnetworksystem,includingsevenaspects,asshowninTable8-1andFigure8-1.ThecompositionoftheEPCsystem02SystemComponentsNameCommentGlobalProductElectronicCode(EPC)codingsystemEPCcodingstandardIdentifythespecificcodeofthetargetRadiofrequencyidentificationsystemEPC

tagatagattachedtoanitemorembeddedinanitemReaderEquipmentforreadingEPClabelsSavant(neuralnetworksoftware)EPCsystemsoftwaresupportsystemInformationnetworksystemObjectNamingService，ONSItemandobjectanalysisPhysicalMarkupLanguage，PMLageneric,standardlanguagefordescribingphysicalentitiesEPCInformationService(EPCIS)ProvideproductinformationinterfaceanddescribeinformationinExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML)Table8-1CompositionoftheEPCsystemThecompositionoftheEPCsystem02TheEPCsystemismainlycomposedofRFIDtechnology,InternettechnologyandEPCcoding,includingvarioushardwareandservicesoftwaresystems.ThegoaloftheEPCsystemtodeveloprelevantstandardsistopromotetheexchangeofdataandphysicalobjectsbetweentradingpartnersandencouragereform.Figure8-1GlobalProductElectronicCode(EPC)CodingSystemThecompositionoftheEPCsystemInformationnetworksystemsystemRadiofrequencyidentificationsystemGlobalinternetEPCcodingLocalnetworkMiddlewareDataprocessingterminalLocaldatabaseTrackEPCcodetoidentifyinformationaboutitems,suchastrackingtheenvironmenttemperatureoftheitemis25degreesRFreaderRFreaderLoadEPCencodedRFtagsLoadEPCencodedRFtags(1)Globalstandards:maketheframeworkapplicableanywhere.(2)Opensystems:allinterfacesareimplementedaccordingtoopenstandards.(3)Platformindependence:theframeworkcanbeimplementedondifferentsoftwareandhardwareplatforms.(4)Measurabilityandextensibility:theuser'sneedscanbeformulatedaccordingly;supporttheentiresupplychain;provideacoreofdatatypesandoperations,andalsoprovideawaytoextendthecoreforsomepurposes;thestandardisextensible.02ThecompositionoftheEPCsystem(5)Security:theframeworkisdesignedtoenhancetheoperationalsecurityoftheenterpriseinallaspects.(6)Privacy:theframeworkisdesignedtoensuretheconfidentialityofdataforindividualsandbusinesses.(7)IndustrialStructuresandStandards:theframeworkisdesignedtosatisfyandcomplementindustrialstructuresandstandards.02ThecompositionoftheEPCsystem03AdvantagesofEPCtechnology

TheEPCnetworkrealizesthetruevisibilityoftradeiteminformationinthesupplychain,makingtheorganizationmoreefficient.Precisely,withefficient,customer-drivenoperations,real-timeinformationsuchasthelocationandnumberoftradeitemsinthesupplychainwillensurethattheorganizationrespondsmoreresponsivelytocustomerneeds.TheEPCtagisautomaticanddoesnotrequirerecognitionwithinthelineofsight.Thisexcitingtechnologyislikelytobecomeanewstandardfortheuniqueidentificationofgoods,butitsimplementationmustbedrivenbytheneedsofthemarketandconsumers.WewillliveintheworldofbarcodeandEPCtagsforalongtime.1.AdvantagesofEPCTechnology03AdvantagesofEPCtechnologyThedevelopmentoftheEPCnetworkisaglobalinitiative.IntheprocessofdevelopingtheEPCnetwork,ithasbeensponsoredbymorethan100majorcompaniesintheworld,whichrepresentthedifferentneedsandinterestsofallwalksoflife.

EPCglobalisbasedontheEAN.UCCtradition.Moreover,EAN.UCCrepresentsmorethan100memberorganizationsworldwide,withmorethan1millionmembersin102countries.2.TheDevelopmentandCommercializationoftheEPCNetworkisaGlobalInitiative03AdvantagesofEPCtechnology

Inmostindustriestoday,therearealreadymanysuccessfulcasesofimplementingEPCnetworksinthesupplychain.Forexample,lookingatallverticalindustries,theEPCnetworkoffersthepromiseofreducinginventory,reducingdistributioncosts,acceleratingdelivery,andimprovingtheefficiencyofsortingandpackagingoperationsthroughfasterandmoreaccurateshippingandreceivingprocesses.Inthegovernmentsector,theEPCnetworkprovidesanassetmanagementplatformfordifferentinstitutions.Inaddition,therearemanyoccasionswhereanEPCnetworkcanbeused.Fortheabovereasons,ifEPCtechnologycanspantheentireverticalindustry,EPCglobalencouragesdifferentorganizationstotakeadvantageofthisfavorableconditiontomakeaprofit.3.EPCNetworkcanProvideSolutionsforIndustriesOtherThanFastMovingConsumerGoods04EPCglobalorganizationOnNovember1st,2003,theInternationalArticleNumberingAssociation(EAN.UCC)officiallytookoverthepromotionandapplicationofEPCintheworld,andestablishedEPCglobaltomanageandimplementtheglobalEPCwork.TheestablishmentofEPCglobalprovidesastrongorganizationalguaranteeforthepromotionandapplicationoftheEPCsystemworldwide.EPCglobalaimstochangethewholeworldandbuildanopenglobalnetworkthatcanautomaticallyidentifyanyplaceandeverything,thatis,theEPCsystem,whichcanbecalled"InternetofThings".

04EPCglobalorganizationIntheconceptoftheInternetofThings,theEPCcodestoredintheRFIDtagisautomaticallycollectedintothecentralinformationsystemthroughthewirelessdatacommunicationnetwork,inordertorealizetheidentificationofthearticles,andthenrealizeinformationexchangeandsharingthroughanopencomputernetworkforrealizingtransparentmanagementofthearticles.

EPCglobalisaneutral,non-profitstandardizationorganization.EPCglobalisjointlyestablishedbyEANandUCC,whicharetwostandardizationorganizations.ItinheritsthetraditionofsuccessfulcooperationbetweenEAN.UCCandtheindustryfornearly30years.ItisresponsiblefortheglobalizationstandardsoftheEPCnetworktoidentifygoodsinthesupplychainmorequickly,automaticallyandaccurately.

04EPCglobalorganization1.EPCglobalOverview

EPCglobalisaneutral,non-profitstandardizationorganization.EPCglobalisjointlyestablishedbyEANandUCC,whicharetwostandardizationorganizations.ItinheritsthetraditionofsuccessfulcooperationbetweenEAN.UCCandtheindustryfornearly30years.ItisresponsiblefortheglobalizationstandardsoftheEPCnetworktoidentifygoodsinthesupplychainmorequickly,automaticallyandaccurately.EPCglobal'smainresponsibilityistoestablishandmaintainEPCnetworksinvariousindustriesaroundtheworld,toensurethattheautomaticandreal-timeidentificationofinformationinallaspectsofthesupplychainisbasedongloballyunifiedstandards,andtoincreasetheefficiencyofglobalsupplychainoperationsbydevelopingandmanagingEPCnetworkstandardstoimprovethetransparencyandvisibilityoftradingunitinformationinthesupplychain.04EPCglobalorganization1.EPCglobalOverview04EPCglobalorganization

TheEPCglobalnetworkisanetworkplatformforautomaticinstantidentificationandsupplychaininformationsharing.ThroughtheEPCglobalnetwork,thetransparencyandvisibilityoftradingunitinformationinthesupplychaincanbeimprovedtoenableorganizationstooperatemoreefficiently.Byintegratingexistinginformationsystemsandtechnologies,theEPCglobalnetworkwillprovideinstantandaccurateautomaticidentificationandtrackingoftradingunitsacrosstheglobalsupplychain.2.EPCglobalNetwork04EPCglobalorganizationEPCglobaloffersthefollowingservicesforcompanieslookingtoimprovetheireffectivesupplychainmanagement:(1)Assign,maintainandregisterEPCmanagercodes;(2)EducateandtrainusersonEPCtechnologyandEPCnetworkrelatedcontent;(3)ParticipateintheimplementationofEPCbusinessapplicationcasesandthedevelopmentofEPCglobalnetworkstandards;(4)ParticipateintheformulationandimplementationofEPCglobalnetworks,networkcomponents,researchanddevelopment,andsoftwaresystems;(5)LeadingtheresearchdirectionofEPC;(6)Certificationandtesting;(7)Pilotandtesttogetherwithotherusers.3.EPCglobalService04EPCglobalorganization

EPCglobalsystemmembersfallintotwobroadcategories:terminalmembersandsystemserviceproviders.Terminalmembersincludemanufacturers,retailers,wholesalers,transportationcompanies,andgovernmentorganizations.Ingeneral,terminalmembersareorganizationsthathavelogisticsactivitiesinthesupplychain.Systemserviceprovidersareorganizationsthatprovidesupplychainlogisticsservicestoendusers,includingsoftwareandhardwarevendors,systemintegrators,andtrainingorganizations.EPCglobalhashundredsofmembersworldwide.EPC的基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)a4.EPCglobalSystemMember04EPCglobalorganization(1)EPCglobalManagementCommittee:composedofrepresentativesfromUCC,EAN,MIT,endusersandsystemintegrators.(2)ChairmanofEPCglobal:ResponsiblefortheglobalofficialparliamentarygroupandtheCEOsofUCCandEAN.(3)EPCglobalemployees:Cooperatewithrepresentativesofvariousindustriestopromotetheformulationandpromotionoftechnicalstandards,managepublicstrategies,conductpromotionandexchangeactivities,andconductadministrativemanagement.5.EPCglobalManagementArchitecture04EPCglobalorganization(4)ArchitectureEvaluationCommittee(ARC):AsatechnicalsupportoftheEPCglobalManagementCommittee,reporttotheEPCglobalChairtoevaluateandrecommendimportantrequirementsfromtherelevantEPCglobalframework.(5)BusinessPromotionCommittee(BSC):Guidesallbusinessbehaviorgroupsandworkinggroupsforend-userneedsandimplementationactions.(6)NationalPolicyPromotionCommittee(PPSC):Planningandguidanceonnationalpolicyreleases(suchassecurityandprivacy)forallbehavioralgroupsandworkinggroups.(7)TechnologyPromotionCommittee(TSC):Planningandmentoringsoftware,hardwareandtechnicalactivitiesundertakenbyallworkinggroups.5.EPCglobalManagementArchitecture04EPCglobalorganization(8)ActionGroup(BusinessandTechnology):Planbusinessandtechnologyvisionstopromotethestandarddevelopmentprocess.TheBusinessActionGroupidentifiesbusinessneeds,aggregatestherequiredinformationand,basedonactualconditions,enablestheorganizationtoreachaconsensusonthematter.TheTechnicalActionGrouppromotesthedevelopmentoftechnicalstandardsbasedonmarketdemand.(9)Wo