Measure first. Roll out later.
Most RFID projects that fail, fail on an assumption nobody tested. Does the label work on this material? Is there a read moment in the process? Does it return enough to carry the rollout? A Proof of Value answers those questions with a measurement on your own floor, before you start a rollout.
Small, paid and bounded. At the end there is a go or a no-go, and with a no-go you are tied to nothing.
Why it is paid
This is the question we get most often, so it sits up front instead of in the FAQ.
What a paid test does and does not change
Wel
- Time from our best people is freed up, not from whoever happens to be available
- A baseline measurement gets done, because the conclusion hangs on it
- Exceptions are recorded, including the disappointing ones
- At the end there is a report that reads without us in the room
Niet
- A rollout in disguise: the scope is one process and stays that way
- An obligation to continue, not even a tacit one
- A demo with your logo on it
- A guarantee up front that it will work, because that is exactly what we measure
How it runs From baseline measurement to decision.
No phasing in quarters. We scope the test so that your operation does not change along the way, because otherwise you measure something other than what you started with.
01 / Scope it and measure the baseline
We pick one process, one location and one group of objects, and measure how it goes today. Time spent searching, registration reliability, time per action: what we measure depends on where it hurts. Without that number, every result afterwards is an opinion.
02 / Running with temporary labels
Temporary labels, a handheld or a simple fixed setup, and a limited group of users. Nothing is permanently installed and nothing changes in your ERP or WMS. It runs alongside what is already there.
03 / Measure again and decide
The same measurement as at the start, plus what we ran into along the way. Out of that comes a go or a no-go, with the numbers and with the exceptions we found.
We come to you
The measurement happens on your floor, not in a showroom
The equipment comes to you. That is not a service but the heart of the matter: whether RFID works in your operation depends on your material, your racking and your distances. In a showroom everything reads. On a floor with metal, moisture or stacked boxes that is exactly the question, and you can only answer it there.
What is in it
The scoping is the most important part. A test that tries to prove everything proves nothing.
How we prove it: a small, paid Proof of Value
One process, one location, one group of objects. What falls outside it comes up only once this holds.
Scope
- One process, one location, one group of objects
- Temporary labels, no fixed infrastructure
- A handheld reader or a simple fixed setup
- A limited group of users, with instruction
- A baseline measurement up front, a second one afterwards, done the same way
What you get
- A report with the baseline, the second measurement and the difference
- The read rate per situation, so you know how hard a number is
- The label choice that works in your environment, and which one does not
- A list of exceptions, including what did not work
- A proposal for scaling up, with a decision point per phase
Success criteria
- The time gained per action is measured and not estimated
- The read rate is high enough to steer on
- The label choice holds up in the real environment
- The users can work with it without us there
Go or no-go
After the second measurement there is a go or a no-go, with the numbers. With a no-go it stops and you are tied to nothing; you have avoided an expensive rollout and you know why. With a go we design the scaling up with a decision point per phase, so you can stop at any point.
What it costs
From 3,500 euros, and you know the amount up front
The scope sets the price: one process at one location is something other than three processes at two. What is fixed is that you get the amount before anything starts.
- Proof of Value
- From 3,500 euros, a fixed price once the scope is set
- Starting smaller is possible
- A test day costs 1,500 euros, a validation day 2,500 euros
- No obligation to continue
- Even with a positive outcome you are tied to nothing
The three steps sit side by side on the pricing page. See the pricing.
What people want to know before they say yes
What does a Proof of Value cost?
That depends on the size: one handheld on one department is something other than a fixed setup at a dock. We give a fixed price before we start, so nothing gets added afterwards. Request one with your situation attached, and the amount is in the first reply.
How long does it take?
The lead time is in the proposal, alongside the price, because it depends on what we measure and on the calendar at both ends. What it covers is fixed: a preparation in which we scope what we measure, a visit on which we measure, conversations with the people who do the work, and a write-up we go through together.
What if it does not work?
Then that goes in the report and it stops. It really happens, usually on material: small metal tools, liquids, or a process with no read moment in it. You then have not bought a rollout that would have failed, and that is exactly what a Proof of Value is for.
Do we have to connect to our ERP or WMS first?
No, and we do not want to. During the test STOCKflow runs alongside and we compare what we see with what your system says. Connecting to a process that does not work yet only gets you wrong data faster.
How much of our own time does it cost?
Count on a few hours for the scoping, half a day in which we speak the people on the shop floor, and an hour to go through the results. The labelling we do. What we do need from you is access to the floor and someone who really knows the process.
Can we carry on ourselves after that?
Yes. The report is written so it reads without us in the room, including which labels worked and why. If you decide to pick it up yourself or place it with another party, nothing stands in the way.
Request one
The more concrete your situation, the more useful the first reply. With an order of magnitude we can often already say whether a Proof of Value is worth it for you, and what it would cost.