SONARIA + MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES — RFID PARTNERSHIP REFERENCE
Transaction mapping & business outcomes · Manhattan PKMS & Active WM (MAWM) · Bolt-on RFID/IoT partner GTM · Pharma vertical filter included
| SONARIA FEATURE | Inbound Operations | Inventory & Control | Outbound & Shipping | Compliance & Quality | Labor & Yard | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrier / Yard Check-InPKMS: Yard Mgmt | PO Receipt / ASN MatchPKMS: Receive | Blind Receipt / LPN CreateMAWM: Receive Task | Directed PutawayPKMS: Putaway | Cycle CountPKMS: Cycle Count | Stock Transfer / MovePKMS: Move Task | Zone Inventory MonitorMAWM: Inv. Monitor | Replenishment TaskPKMS: Replen. | Pick Task ConfirmPKMS: Pick Task | Outbound StagingPKMS: Stage Task | Load Plan / Ship ConfirmPKMS: Ship Confirm | Carrier Handoff / BOLMAWM: Manifest | Serial / Lot TraceabilityPKMS: Lot Track | Quality Hold / InspectPKMS: QC Task | Regulatory Audit RecordPKMS: Cmpl. Record | Labor ManagementMAWM: Labor Mgmt | Yard / Trailer TrackPKMS: Yard Mgmt | Equipment / PersonnelMAWM: Rsrc. Mgmt | |
| Inbound Operations | ||||||||||||||||||
| Touchless Receiving Validation PHARMA | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
| Put-Away Accuracy & Zone Confirmation | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Item-to-Case / Case-to-Pallet Verification PHARMA | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
| Dock-to-Stock Cycle Time Automation | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
| Inventory & Control | ||||||||||||||||||
| Automated RFID Cycle Counting | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||
| Real-Time Zone Inventory Visibility | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Returnable Asset Lifecycle Tracking (RTI) | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||
| Auto-Trigger Replenishment via RFID Threshold | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Outbound & Shipping | ||||||||||||||||||
| Outbound Staging Accuracy | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||
| Dock-Door Shipment Verification PHARMA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||
| Load Plan Compliance Check PHARMA | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||
| RFID-Triggered Ship Confirm & BOL Generation | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||
| Compliance & Quality | ||||||||||||||||||
| DSCSA / Serial Number Traceability PHARMA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||
| Cold Chain / Temperature Zone Compliance PHARMA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Recall / Returns RFID Identification PHARMA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||
| Regulatory Compliance Audit Trail | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Labor & Yard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Labor Task Time & Productivity Tracking | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||
| Equipment & Personnel Real-Time Location | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||
| Yard Trailer Visibility & Slot Management | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Automated Tool & Equipment Issue / Return | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
01 / 05 💊 PHARMA
Eliminate receiving labor at the dock door
RAIN RFID portals auto-identify every tagged case and pallet as it crosses the dock threshold — no manual scanning, no keying. Sonaria matches reads to the inbound PO or ASN and posts goods receipt to Manhattan PKMS automatically on a clean match, including DSCSA serial-number validation for pharmaceutical receipts.
25–40% labor reduction
12–24 mo. payback
PKMS: Yard Mgmt · Receive · MAWM: Receive Task
02 / 05 💊 PHARMA
Increase receiving accuracy to 99%+
Manual and barcode-only receiving delivers 60–70% accuracy. RFID-enabled receiving consistently exceeds 99%, directly reducing downstream inventory discrepancies, exception handling, and PKMS re-work on mismatched PO receipts and ASN variances — and providing the item-level evidence chain required for pharmaceutical DSCSA compliance.
99%+ accuracy
25–30% fewer discrepancies
PKMS: Receive · Lot Track
03 / 05
Eliminate misdirected put-away before it happens
Zone-boundary RFID reads confirm that each LPN or tote reaches its intended storage location. Sonaria validates the directed put-away task from PKMS in real time and flags misplacements before the operator moves on — closing the gap that PKMS cannot fill without a physical read at the destination.
Near-zero misplacements
Zero added scan step
PKMS: Putaway · MAWM: Inv. Monitor
04 / 05 💊 PHARMA
Validate item-to-case and case-to-pallet integrity
RFID verifies that each case contains the correct items and each pallet contains the correct cases before the inbound receipt is confirmed in PKMS — catching supplier substitution, short-ship, and mispick errors at the earliest possible point. For pharmaceutical distributors, this also validates NDC and serial number consistency before product enters the active pick face.
Supplier error catch at receipt
Reduces debit memo backlog
PKMS: Receive · Lot Track · MAWM: Receive Task
05 / 05
Accelerate dock-to-stock cycle time
By removing manual scan steps and automating PKMS goods receipt posting, Sonaria compresses the time from carrier arrival to available stock — enabling faster replenishment cycles and reducing safety stock requirements across the distribution network.
Dock-to-stock in minutes
Reduces safety stock cost
PKMS: Yard Mgmt · Receive · Putaway
01 / 05
Eliminate scheduled physical inventory shutdowns
RFID zone readers feed continuous inventory events to PKMS, enabling perpetual cycle counts without stopping operations. Full physical counts that once took days shrink to hours or are replaced entirely by rolling RFID reconciliation through PKMS’s Cycle Count workflow — with no operator intervention required.
30% faster cycle counts
70–80% count labor reduction
PKMS: Cycle Count · MAWM: Inv. Monitor
02 / 05
Recover lost and misplaced returnable assets
Companies typically lose 10–25% of returnable transport items annually. Sonaria tracks every tote, pallet, rack, and dunnage across zones and sites — surfacing where assets are pooled, overdue, or lost before replacement purchases are triggered. Asset location data is posted back to PKMS’s inventory record in real time.
50–90% RTI loss reduction
15–30% better utilization
PKMS: Move Task · MAWM: Inv. Monitor
03 / 05
Auto-confirm stock transfers without operator scan
Fixed RFID readers at zone boundaries detect stock movement and auto-confirm PKMS move tasks — eliminating the manual confirmation step for forklifts and tuggers moving material between storage locations or to staging lanes. PKMS inventory positions update the moment the tag crosses the zone threshold.
Zero manual move confirmation
Real-time location accuracy
PKMS: Move Task · MAWM: Inv. Monitor
04 / 05
Prevent stockouts at the pick face automatically
RFID tag-density reads at forward pick locations detect when inventory falls below the min threshold and fire a PKMS replenishment task before a stockout occurs — shifting from reactive replenishment scheduling to proactive RFID-triggered supply. No supervisor intervention, no manual count required.
Proactive replenishment
Higher order fill rate
PKMS: Replen. · MAWM: Inv. Monitor
05 / 05
Achieve continuous inventory accuracy without audits
The combination of RFID-verified receiving, auto-confirmed moves, and zone-level perpetual counting pushes PKMS inventory accuracy from a typical 92–95% baseline to 98–99.5% — sustained continuously rather than restored temporarily after a physical count.
98–99.5% sustained accuracy
No audit-driven shutdowns
PKMS: Cycle Count · MAWM: Inv. Monitor
01 / 05
Guarantee correct staging lane assignment before loading
RFID portals at staging lane entries confirm that every pallet or tote is placed in the lane matching its PKMS outbound shipment record — before the truck backs in. Misdirected freight is caught and corrected at staging, not discovered at the customer’s dock.
Staging errors eliminated
No truck-change at load
PKMS: Stage Task · MAWM: Load Plan
02 / 05 💊 PHARMA
Achieve near-perfect outbound shipment accuracy
Dock-door RFID portals read every case and pallet as it crosses the threshold and compare the reads to the PKMS Ship Confirm record in real time. Short-ships, over-ships, and wrong-item loads are flagged before the truck departs — delivering near-perfect verification accuracy. For pharmaceutical distributors, this also confirms DSCSA-required transaction information at the point of shipment.
99%+ shipment accuracy
Chargeback elimination
PKMS: Ship Confirm · MAWM: Manifest
03 / 05 💊 PHARMA
Enforce load plan compliance on every trailer
Sonaria compares RFID reads against the PKMS load plan before the trailer doors close — surfacing any missing or unauthorized units. For temperature-controlled pharmaceutical shipments, this ensures that only validated product enters the load and that cold-chain segregation requirements are met on every departure.
Load plan 100% enforced
Cold-chain segregation verified
PKMS: Ship Confirm · MAWM: Load Plan
04 / 05
Automate ship confirm and carrier handoff documents
A clean RFID read at the dock door — all expected units accounted for, no exceptions — triggers automatic Ship Confirm posting in PKMS and generates the BOL via MAWM Manifest. No manual closeout step, no clerk review cycle. Carrier handoff happens in seconds instead of minutes, reducing dock congestion at peak shift-end.
Automated PKMS ship confirm
BOL generated in seconds
PKMS: Ship Confirm · MAWM: Manifest
05 / 05
Create an RFID-verified proof-of-shipment record
Every outbound read — timestamp, tag EPC, dock door, and matched PKMS shipment ID — is stored in Sonaria’s event log. This record provides irrefutable proof of what left the building, when, and on which trailer, enabling rapid dispute resolution with carriers and customers without relying on manual scan logs or driver signatures.
Dispute resolution in minutes
Litigation-ready event log
PKMS: Ship Confirm · MAWM: Manifest · Load Plan
01 / 05 💊 PHARMA
Automate DSCSA serialized product traceability
Sonaria reads GS1-encoded RFID tags at every PKMS transaction point — receipt, move, pick, and ship — and logs the event against the product serial number automatically. This replaces manual barcode scans required under DSCSA with a passive, always-on RFID event stream, reducing compliance labor cost while creating a richer transaction history than scan-based methods.
DSCSA event log automated
80%+ compliance labor saved
PKMS: Lot Track · Serial Ctrl · Cmpl. Record
02 / 05 💊 PHARMA
Enforce cold-chain temperature zone compliance
BLE temperature sensors and RFID zone reads confirm that temperature-sensitive product remains within its required storage and transit zone from receipt through ship confirm. Sonaria alerts PKMS when a product is detected in an incorrect temperature zone, enabling corrective action before product integrity is compromised — and logging the compliant chain for regulatory documentation.
Real-time zone breach alert
FDA-ready temp log
PKMS: Lot Track · QC Task · Cmpl. Record
03 / 05 💊 PHARMA
Compress recall execution from days to hours
When FDA issues a recall notice, Sonaria’s RFID event log pinpoints the exact current location of every affected serial number — whether in storage, in a staging lane, or already shipped. PKMS quality hold is triggered automatically for units still on-site, and outbound shipment records are queried instantly for units already in distribution.
Recall location in minutes
Eliminates manual search cost
PKMS: Lot Track · Returns · Cmpl. Record
04 / 05
Generate regulatory audit evidence automatically
Sonaria’s RFID event stream populates the PKMS compliance record at every transaction step — creating an automatic, timestamped audit trail that requires no manual documentation effort. Audit preparation that previously took weeks of record assembly is reduced to a query and a report export.
80% audit prep time saved
Always audit-ready
PKMS: Cmpl. Record · Lot Track
05 / 05 💊 PHARMA
Prevent counterfeit and diverted product from entering inventory
GS1-encoded RFID tags are verified at receipt against the manufacturer’s transaction history and DSCSA trading partner data. Sonaria flags any tag that fails authentication before PKMS receiving is confirmed — preventing suspect or counterfeit product from entering the active inventory and distribution network.
Counterfeit detection at receipt
DSCSA § 582 compliant
PKMS: Receive · Lot Track · QC Task
01 / 05
Measure and improve labor productivity with real data
Sonaria RFID events provide the timestamped activity record that MAWM Labor Management needs to calculate engineered labor standards, identify bottlenecks, and measure individual and team productivity — without relying on self-reported scan compliance or supervisor observation. Actuals flow to MAWM; MAWM closes the performance loop.
Accurate labor actuals
Bottleneck identification
MAWM: Labor Mgmt · Rsrc. Mgmt
02 / 05
Locate equipment and personnel instantly across the warehouse
BLE/UWB-tracked forklifts, carts, and personnel badges are visible in real time through Sonaria’s location engine — eliminating the time lost searching for equipment at shift start and enabling rapid headcount in safety or emergency scenarios. Location events feed MAWM Resource Management to improve task assignment.
Real-time asset location
Safety & compliance ready
MAWM: Labor Mgmt · Rsrc. Mgmt
03 / 05
Eliminate trailer search time in the yard
RFID and GPS tags on trailers and containers give yard management a live position view integrated with PKMS Yard Management — so dock planners know exactly where every trailer is, whether it’s live or dropped, and when it last moved. No more yard walks, no more phone calls to find the right trailer before a shipping shift begins.
Zero trailer search time
Faster dock assignment
PKMS: Yard Mgmt · MAWM: Manifest
04 / 05
Automate tool issue and return without a crib attendant
RFID-enabled tool cabinets track issue and return events automatically, posting to PKMS inventory without requiring a crib attendant or a scan by the operator. Tool utilization rates, missing items, and calibration due dates are monitored continuously — integrated with MAWM resource management for maintenance scheduling.
Crib labor eliminated
Tool loss reduction
PKMS: Move Task · MAWM: Rsrc. Mgmt
05 / 05
Build a complete labor efficiency baseline for MAWM standards
RFID event timestamps across every warehouse zone give MAWM Labor Management the raw material to build — and continuously refine — engineered labor standards. Rather than relying on time-study snapshots, PKMS / MAWM customers get a continuously updated, RFID-grounded productivity baseline that reflects actual task completion times across seasons and workflows.
Continuous standards refinement
20–40% labor efficiency gain
MAWM: Labor Mgmt · Rsrc. Mgmt
Metrics sourced from published industry research: GS1 Meta Study (2024), RFID4U, CPCON Group, Barcode Technologies RTI benchmarks, ARC Advisory pharmaceutical RFID benchmarks, DSCSA Federal Register guidance. All figures represent published industry ranges — actual results vary by deployment scope and baseline. DSCSA references apply to pharmaceutical distributors subject to 21 U.S.C. § 582 (Drug Supply Chain Security Act).