Timann-box

© 2016 TimAnn-Box All Rights Reserved
Marc van Dongen
Founder June 2016
TimAnn-Box:
We innovate air-freight!

© 2016 TimAnn-Box. All rights reserved. 2CONFIDENTIIAL
We can do what todays air freight industry hasn’t
achieved in over 40 years: Make air freight faster!
IATA says:
…. air cargo processes have changed very little since 1960.
Transit times are no faster than 40 years ago, with the average end-to-
end time for consignments around 6-7 days.
and
that the industry must raise the service quality and provide a more
personalized service.
http://www.iata.org/publications/tracker/mar-2014/Pages/wcs-2014.aspx / http://www.canadianshipper.com/sustainability/iata-says-game-changing-innovation-needed-for-air-cargo/1002958400/
Study conducted
by Ericsson AS

4 reasons prevent todays air freight to speed up.
Our research shows 4 key reasons which, through their interaction, prevents
the incumbent air freight providers to speed up global air freight:
Reason 1: The incompatibility of the intermodal interface.
Reason 2 : Lacking supply chain visibility inhibits agility
Reason 3: The incompatibility of freight tracking systems.
Reason 4: The absence of real-time in-transport event data.

Goods
receipt
Bar
code
Ready f.
Carriage?
Doc’s
OK?
Build up
list
ULD-
Select
Build
up
ULD-
Tag
Interim
Store
Handling process often
requires 12 to 18 hours!
Reason 1:
The incompatibility of the intermodal interface.
The incompatibility of the intermodal (surface-to-air) interface significantly
reduces the achieveable door-to-door shipment process speed:
Absence or late availability of exact dimensions and volume.
Absence or late availability of exact package weight.
Instable or sub-optimally sized shipment packaging; ready for carriage?
Need for contour changes due to aircraft/equipment-changes.
Absence or late availability of special handling requirements.
(security, temperature, sensitivity).
To air-
side

Reason 2:
Lack of supply chain visibility inhibits its agility!
The first step toward supply chain agility is (end-to-end) visibility.
Only adequate Supply Chain visibility can compensate for sudden,
unexpected conditions.
Without an accurate and complete picture of the entire supply chain
operations cannot make adjustments.
Today, supply chain operators report that they have no such visibility!
Only 19% of respondents to an “e2open* study” report end-to-end supply
chain visibility (41% only have visibility for their Tier 1 suppliers, 7% can
see Tier 2 and 20% have no visibility at all!)
Only 14% of those surveyed have access real-time data despite
timeliness being a key to visibility data relevance.
( 31% have visibility with a 24 H delay. 14% with a 72 H delay)
* A 2015 Pulse Report by Gatepoint Research published in Jan 2016 by e2open.com

Reason 3:
The incompatibility of freight tracking systems.
Air freight handling is a collaborative process
‘shipping’ forwarder;
1-N airlines;
‘consignee’ forwarder.
No global unified track & trace system in existance to date.
Each transport provider uses his own (proprietary) system.
Consequence:
Shippers and/or consignees must self collect and combine data.
This is cost ineffective;
it voids any options to respond, in real-time, to incidents or alerts;
and data processing is not the shippers core competency.

Reason 4:
The absence of real-time in-transport event data.
Shippers and consignees require more data within the air-cargo process.
This data should not just be about pickup/delivery times, but also, for
example, data “on when things go wrong.”
Air Cargo World, March 2015 quoting Robert Mellin, head of distribution logistics at Ericsson
“For most companies, visibility is both the biggest opportunity and
the biggest issue, and it goes beyond just knowing where a truck or
a product is at a certain time.”
Bart De Muynck, research director at Gartner in SCEC by Kewill
What it comes down to, is
to provide insight gleaned from all data collected across the entire
transport chain the very second this data is created.
Example:
- What value does a theft-alert warning have when message comes 30
minutes after the fact.

Summary: What slows down todays air freight?
no market
maker
(dominant
shipper or
consignee)
surface-
to-air-
interface
incompati
-bility
absence
of a
standard
‘data-
carrier’
real-time
/on-line
data pro-
cessing is
new
inability
of the
industry
to
innovate
air freight
handling
still a
myth for
shippers
highly
frag-
mented
industry
capital
intensive
industry
with low
ROI
low IT-
and
communi
cation
maturity

Our research shows that air freight customers
want:
(Enhanced) Shipment visibility over the entire transport chain.
A global, standardized messaging standard which
reports comprehensively in real-time;
is easy-to-use (Standardized plug-and-play interface(s));
Uses only one source of truth (no consolidation of multiple data sources).
Flexibility (volume and routes) to accommodate erratic customer behavior.
Reroute inventory at will.
Including the ability to use the transport process as a virtual warehouse.
Flexible but accurate shipment handling and delivery in high quality.
(Radically) reduced door-to-door transit times.
Excellent passive and active shipment security.
Active (handling error detection, active detection of environment changes).
Passive (increased shipment security).
Higher pricing transparency.

TimAnn-Box Value Proposition.
makes global door-to-door air freight processes:
faster
safer (theft & damage)
more agile
transparent
cheaper
integrated
with
a proven, state-of-the-art tools,
a simple plug & play implementation process
and without
(large) upfront investments
changing shipper handling processes.

TimAnn-Box; Customer Benefits.
Significantly reduced door-to-door shipment cost
Enhanced shipment transparency.
Enable IT integration (MRP, S&OP)
Facilitate in-transport destination changes
(make air freight a virtual warehouse)
Enhanced shipment integrity.
Active shipment protection (Handling error detection)
Passive shipment protection (Theft & damage)
Radically reduced door-to-door transit times.
Reduced capital binding
Enable faster time to market
Extend remaining the shelf life for perishable products.

TimAnn-Box customer benefits summary.
lower
parcel
express
cost with
break-
bulk
reduced
door-to-
door
transport
time
real-time
on-line
ERP inte-
gration
high
shipment
re-routing
flexibility
optimal
ULD
(pallet)
load-
factors
From day one, our customers shall enjoy:
reduced
freight
handling
cost
global,
real-time
shipment
trans-
parency
no ULD
staging,
return
logistics
& repair
cost
no
upfront
invest-
ments
simple
plug &
play
implemen
-tation

TimAnn-Box design constraints.
In order to meet the customer demand for in-process tracking data, shipment
flexibility and for a significantly increased door-to-door through-put speed, the
Tim-Ann-Box system, shall:
be flexible and cost efficient;
be CAPEX free for the customer (for basic service);
be neutral to any player in the supply chain;
be easy to use;
be easy to install (Plug & Play) and
operate independent of any customer or partner infrastructure
(both IT as well as process infrastructure);
use only proven tools and technologies;
be truly global.

80cm
TimAnn-Box design constraint:
Tool free build up in under 20 seconds
30cm
High top load
Rackable

The concept shall be CAPEX free and fund itself.
Based upon an all-inclusive fixed box fee
(minimum volume conditions apply)
- No upfront investment
- Box and tracking tag cost included
- Access to free tracking-apps
Real life example: customer conditions may vary

Know what happens, when, where; everywhere!
Area
Scanner
Active object
scanner
Location /
equipment
identifier
Fixed mounted
scanner
Area scanners continuously report activities
of any TimAnn-Boxes within range:
- Fixed scanners: Ethernet / Wifi
- Mobile scanners:Wireless M2M-comm.
The active RFID-Tag embedded in a
TimAnn-Box, records and real-time reports,
- any box movement (when it happens),
- reporting who ‘touch(ed)’ them.
- identifies any handling violation, and
- can receive and present (changes to)
handling instructions.
Forklift #
rack-position #
Key logistics equipment (e.g. forklifts) and
rack-spaces equipped with active tags report
their identity the minute a TimAnn-box
comes within range.
@16:27 CET, Forklift 57 put box A23 at rack position A-23-4 in Building PRG1
Mobile
scanner

Know what happens, when, where; everywhere!
Case 1: Forklift brings box # B 125 to rack position
A1-2-23 in Building PRG1
Area Scanner
Building PRG1
Area Scanner
Building PRG1
Area Scanner
outside PRG1 Case 2: @ Forklift brings box # B 125
from Building PRG1 to TruckTruck
Tag

Data shall be easy to consume and expandable.
Area
1:N Box
1:M Trackers
AWB
1:N Box
AWB
Transport schedule
shipper - consignee
Freeapps
Current box location Location of all boxes (fixed or GPS) assigned
to AWB
Subscription
apps
Full ‘Transaction’ history of
the box (location, touch points) Plan / actual comparison of transport steps
Set and check on Geo-fences
Unintended alert reporter
Plan / actual consignee arrival date / time
1:1 Box weight
Shipment characteristics
(temperature, shock, lid opening)
1:1 ship.char

Free “Current box location” app example.
Real-time
Android or IOS App
Desktop enabled

Data, communication and systems concept.
Location
tags
Box/ULD
tags
Area
tags
ERP
TM
Packing list
AWB
Transport
order
Continuous
in motion
tracking
Location + max 10
additional sensor items
(temp., G-force, acceleration)
M2M communication
H2M or (H)uman
triggered M2M
communication

Thank you!
Contact information:
Marc van Dongen
Founder
M.van.Dongen@TimAnn-Box.com
www.TimAnn-Box.com

Head Office
Lelienhuyze 18
5221PH ‘s-Hertogenbosch
The Netherlands
Design Office
Brevnovska 12
16900 Prague – 6
Czech Republic
+31-619929068
info@TimAnn-Box.com
+420-608231012
info@TimAnn-Box.com
Contact us

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TimAnn-Box design criteria
The TimAnn-Box RFID-concept must secure the following information:
Who am I?
Box ID
Box weight
Reference to AWB & BoL’s
Where am I?
Exact GPS position?
Pallet / ULD ID
Who is doing what with me?
What time is it?
Who is handling me?
Where am I going?
May I move at this time?
Am I moving to the correct position?
When shall I arrive at my destination?

The TimAnn-Box tracking system:
End-to-End, real-time, in memory
Infra
Box
Local RFID tagging
system.
Visible when in
RFID scanner range
Truck telemetry
data to be used
No visibility
Local RFID tagging
system.
Visible when in
RFID scanner range
At best, off-line
recording
No visibility
Aircraft position data
to be used
No visibility
WAREHOUSE TRUCK HANDLING AGENT RAMP AIRCRAFT
TimAnn-Box uses a single, transport provider independent, shipper triggered
end-to-end transport tracking and alert system which allows real-time tracking
and immediate incident response!
ConventionalsystemsTimAnn-Box
Data collection: Yes
Data transmission: No

TimAnn-Box cost / benefit assessment:
Product value of standard air freight.

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