Patni recognizes that business processes, deployment constraints and potential benefits vary from one industry to another. Because different industries have unique and specialized requirements for RFID applications, Patni offers industry-specific solutions for manufacturing, CPG distribution, retail and logistics / transportation. Our services include:

• Identifying business problems
• Evaluating the potential of RFID for resolving identified business problems
• Developing an RFID solution roadmap and its deployment.

CPG Distribution and Retail
Large-scale outsourcing is globalizing CPG distribution and Retail supply chains, increasing the challenge of managing existing supply chain challenges — visibility, control and collaboration. The typical problems faced as a result, include product shrinkage due to theft or misplacement, lost sales due to out-of-stocks or poor stock visibility, high labor costs, lower-than optimal asset utilization, low inventory turnover, counterfeits, recall management, and return frauds. RFID coupled with EPC is emerging as the solution to address and mitigate these problems.

Patni SmartVISION^® RFID solutions for Retail and CPG distribution businesses automate goods tracking and tracing as they move along the supply chain — right from manufacturing to retail shelf; optimize asset usage and use real-time data for planning and other key business decisions. Patni RFID solutions help clients combat counterfeits and shrinkage, increase inventory velocity, and improve customer experience. The results are increased accuracy, higher productivity and utilization, and lower costs.

Discrete Manufacturing
Introducing and delivering new products faster is today’s number one challenge for manufacturers. Under the pressure for mass individualization for customers, the traditional Make-to-Stock (MTS) supply chain that “pushes” product to distributors is no longer the predominant model. Instead, the trend is to a Make-to-Order (MTO) model that “pulls” based on demand. For manufacturers, this means smaller production batches and smaller shipments to match supply chain demand “just-in-time.”

Patni’s SmartVISION^® RFID solutions for manufacturing help clients realize the full benefit of RFID across the supply chain. Patni helps clients adopt RFID technology incrementally across the plant floor, integrate RFID data into existing manufacturing execution and information systems, and synchronize an RFID-enabled plant floor with the RFID-driven supply network. The bottom line benefits are immediately visible in the form of fewer out-of-stocks, increased counterfeit prevention, efficient inventory management, reduced shrinkage and better support for just-in-time production.

Transportation and Logistics
As manufacturing moves operations to cost-effective geographies — often far from markets — transportation and logistics take on increasingly critical roles. The global supply chain elevates the need for comprehensive goods visibility, sound asset management, safety and security control, operational efficiency, and quality management.

Patni’s SmartVISION^® RFID solutions for Transportation and Logistics optimize asset utilization and management with accurate, automated and real-time tracking and tracing; automated data capture for yard control, pickup and delivery accelerates the delivery process ; positively identify the shipment and create an audit trail of all movement. This increased operations visibility results in better delivery performance by reducing misrouting and missed deliveries.