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Monitoring is a major component of CrossTalk since it is designed to support continuous operations. At the core of CrossTalk are independent MicroProcesses that start automatically as CrossTalk starts and
immediately begins to manage and execute their components.
CrossTalk monitors the bundle of services and elements of all processes. Services consist of a heartbeat. Devices are monitored by timers via polling. An alert is raised after notification of a component failure or non-responding components.
All messages are reported to the CrossTalk Monitor. CrossTalk itself can be monitored by a central SAP alert monitor such as SAP CCMS*, IBM Tivoli*, or Hewlett-Packard OpenView*, using HTTP or SNMP. |
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noFilis CrossTalk: Implemented Business Scenarios
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Goods receipt / Goods issue
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Put-away / Picking
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Warehouse internal goods movements (based on forklift, handheld or gate scenarios)
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Production order confirmation (manufacturing)
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Container mgmt
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Asset mgmt (mobile scenario, on/offline)
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Document mgmt
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Inventory mgmt (smart shelf)
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Kanban (replenishment scenarios)
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PLC / shop floor integration (conveyor belts, sorters, …)
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Sensor integration (temperature, GPS, torque, weight, …)
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AutoID in Healthcare (e.g. medicine / patient tracking)
CrossTalk Value Proposition for EPCIS:
- CrossTalk is the unique integration layer for any kind of EPCIS events. There is no need to handle multiple interfaces for data capturing & query.
- Several parties contribute to the ePedigree document (manufacturing, product serialization, warehousing, shipping, transportation, distribution centers, reseller, pharmacies / POS)
- CrossTalk offers the flexibility of an advanced Edgeware & Mobile solution:
- Standard “plug & play“ integration capabilities
- Hardware neutrality (several vendors, fixed and mobile)
- Technology neutrality (any kind of AutoID and sensor technology: barcode, 2D matrix, RFID, temperature sensors, camera systems, GPS, …)
- Remote configuration & monitoring of AutoID hardware and interfaces
- CrossTalk enriches the EPCIS application with sensor data: e.g. cool chain scenarios, GPS locations, …
- on/offline capabilities: download of EPC number ranges to decentralized labelling applications, local buffering of EPCIS read events
Besides offering standard integration into existing ERP applications like SAP and Oracle, noFilis offers several standalone applications for small and mid-budget projects:
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Smart Shelve (e.g. for libraries)
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Document Management
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(Mobile) Asset Management (on-/offline application)
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RTI Tracking of assets
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Slap & Ship (e.g. for mandates like Metro, Wal*Mart)
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