SONARIA + SAP EWM — RFID PARTNERSHIP REFERENCE
Transaction mapping & business outcomes · SAP Extended Warehouse Management
| SONARIA FEATURE | Inbound Operations | Control & Movement | Outbound Operations | Compliance & Quality | Manufacturing / Production | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yard Arrival/SCWM/YM | GR at Door/SCWM/GRDI | Inbound Delivery/SCWM/PRDI | Putaway Task/SCWM/TO | Cycle Count/SCWM/CI | Stock Transfer/SCWM/ADHU | WH Monitor/SCWM/MON | Labor Mgmt/SCWM/LM | Outbound Delivery/SCWM/PRDO | Load Confirm/SCWM/GI | Staging Area/SCWM/STAGE | Quality Insp/SCWM/QI | Serial / Batch/SCWM/SERNO | Hazmat / Cmpl/SCWM/HM | Prod. GR/SCWM/GRPE | WO Confirm/SCWM/VAS | Kit-to-Stock/SCWM/KITTOS | |
| Inbound Operations | |||||||||||||||||
| Touchless Receiving Validation | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
| Put-Away Accuracy & Zone Confirmation | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Item-to-Case Verification | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
| Case-to-Pallet Aggregation | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Control & Movement | |||||||||||||||||
| Automated Cycle Counting | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Inter-Zone / Inter-Site Asset Visibility | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Real-Time Zone Inventory Tracking | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
| Returnable Asset Lifecycle Tracking (RTI) | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Automated Tool & Equipment Issue / Return | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
| Equipment / Personnel Tracking | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Outbound Operations | |||||||||||||||||
| Outbound Staging Accuracy | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| Dock-Door Shipment Verification | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||
| Compliance & Quality | |||||||||||||||||
| Tool Calibration Traceability & Compliance | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
| Regulatory Traceability Compliance | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing / Production | |||||||||||||||||
| Digital Assembly Process Validation | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||
| WIP Traceability & Step Verification | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||
01 / 05
Eliminate receiving labor at the dock door
RFID portals auto-identify every tagged pallet and container as it crosses the threshold — no manual scanning, no keying. Sonaria matches reads to the inbound delivery and posts GR to EWM automatically on a clean match.
25–40% labor reduction
12–24 mo. payback
/SCWM/GRDI · /SCWM/PRDI
02 / 05
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 EWM re-work.
99%+ accuracy
25–30% fewer discrepancies
/SCWM/PRDI · /SCWM/YM
03 / 05
Eliminate misdirected put-away before it happens
Zone-boundary RFID reads confirm that each HU reaches its intended storage type. Sonaria validates the putaway task against the EWM warehouse order in real time and flags misplacements before the forklift moves on.
Near-zero misplacements
Zero scan step for operator
/SCWM/TO · /SCWM/PRDI
04 / 05
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 delivery is confirmed — catching supplier substitution, short-ship, and mispick errors at the earliest possible point.
Supplier error catch at receipt
Reduces debit memo backlog
/SCWM/GRDI · /SCWM/QI
05 / 05
Accelerate dock-to-stock cycle time
By removing manual scan steps and automating EWM goods receipt posting, Sonaria compresses the time from truck arrival to available stock — enabling JIT replenishment and reducing safety stock requirements.
Dock-to-stock in minutes
Reduces safety stock
/SCWM/YM · /SCWM/GRDI · /SCWM/TO
01 / 05
Eliminate scheduled physical inventory shutdowns
RFID zone readers feed continuous inventory events to EWM, 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.
30% faster cycle counts
70–80% count labor reduction
/SCWM/CI · /SCWM/MON
02 / 05
Recover lost and misplaced returnable assets (RTI)
Companies typically lose 10–25% of returnable transport items annually. Sonaria tracks every container, pallet, rack, and dunnage across zones and sites — surfacing where assets are pooled, overdue, or lost before replacement purchases are triggered.
50–90% RTI loss reduction
15–30% better utilization
/SCWM/ADHU · /SCWM/MON
03 / 05
Auto-confirm internal stock transfers without operator scan
Fixed RFID readers at zone boundaries detect stock movement and auto-confirm EWM warehouse tasks — eliminating the manual confirmation step for forklifts and tuggers moving material between storage types or to staging lanes.
Zero manual WT confirmation
10–40% faster cycle time
/SCWM/ADHU · /SCWM/TO
04 / 05
Reduce tool search time and equipment downtime
BLE and UWB tags on tools, carts, and equipment give operators and managers instant location visibility. Mean time to locate critical assets drops from minutes to seconds — reducing line stoppages, borrowing, and ghost asset purchases.
25% downtime reduction
Seconds to locate any asset
/SCWM/LM · /SCWM/MON
05 / 05
Reduce working capital tied up in excess asset pools
Accurate RTI and equipment utilization data from Sonaria reveals how many assets are actually needed vs. owned. Organizations can right-size asset pools, defer replacement capex, and eliminate “just-in-case” over-purchasing.
10–25% working capital freed
Deferred capex on replacements
/SCWM/ADHU · /SCWM/MON
01 / 05
Prevent mispicks and wrong-load shipments at the door
RFID portal reads every HU loaded into a trailer and compares in real time against the EWM outbound delivery. Shorts, overs, and wrong-item loads are caught at the dock — not at the customer’s receiving dock — eliminating charge-backs and returns.
30% fewer shipping errors
Reduced returns & chargebacks
/SCWM/PRDO · /SCWM/GI
02 / 05
Auto-post goods issue on verified load completion
When Sonaria confirms 100% match between loaded HUs and the outbound delivery order, it triggers automatic GI posting in EWM — removing the manual close-out step and ensuring the SAP inventory record reflects reality the moment the door closes.
Zero manual GI posting
Real-time ERP inventory update
/SCWM/GI · /SCWM/PRDO
03 / 05
Eliminate staging lane confusion and mis-staged freight
RFID in staging lanes confirms exactly which HUs are staged for each door and alerts if freight drifts to the wrong lane or exceeds dwell-time SLAs. EWM staging status stays accurate without operator re-scans.
Real-time door assignment
SLA dwell-time alerts
/SCWM/STAGE · /SCWM/PRDO
04 / 05
Improve on-time shipment performance and carrier SLAs
Faster, touchless load verification shortens the time between pick completion and trailer departure. Carriers aren’t waiting on manual load checks, and EWM outbound tasks close in real time — improving OTD metrics and carrier scorecards.
Shorter trailer dwell time
Improved OTD performance
/SCWM/GI · /SCWM/YM
05 / 05
Build a defensible proof-of-shipment audit trail
Every Sonaria outbound event — tag reads, match results, exception timestamps, operator acknowledgments — is logged with EPC-level detail. In disputes, the digital record of exactly what left on which truck and when is available instantly.
EPC-level shipment proof
Dispute resolution in minutes
/SCWM/GI · /SCWM/PRDO · /SCWM/SERNO
01 / 05
Cut audit preparation time by up to 80%
RFID automatically generates a continuous, timestamped chain-of-custody for every tagged item. Audit evidence that once required days of manual log compilation is available on-demand — turning regulatory inspection prep from a project into a report query.
80% audit prep reduction
On-demand compliance records
/SCWM/QI · /SCWM/SERNO
02 / 05
Eliminate calibration lapses and out-of-tolerance tool use
Sonaria tracks every calibrated tool’s location and usage history against its calibration schedule. Automated alerts prevent out-of-calibration equipment from entering production — eliminating AS9100 and ISO 9001 audit findings before they occur.
Near-zero calibration lapses
ISO / AS9100 audit-ready
/SCWM/QI · /SCWM/HM
03 / 05
Enable instant, targeted product recalls
Serial and batch-level RFID traceability in EWM means a recall scope that once took days to determine can be resolved in minutes. Only the affected lot is quarantined — not the entire SKU — dramatically reducing recall cost and customer impact.
Recall scope in minutes
Lot-level precision
/SCWM/SERNO · /SCWM/QI
04 / 05
Prevent non-conforming stock from advancing in the process
Sonaria enforces quality gates at zone boundaries — if a tagged item has an open QM inspection in EWM, it cannot advance to picking, staging, or loading without a resolved disposition. Automated holds replace manual “do not ship” stickers.
Zero QM bypass at gate
Automated hold enforcement
/SCWM/QI · /SCWM/STAGE
05 / 05
Demonstrate GS1 and regulatory traceability to customers
GS1-compliant RFID labeling and EPC-level event data from Sonaria provides the item-level traceability increasingly required by automotive, pharma, and government customers — becoming a competitive differentiator in bids where traceability is a qualification criterion.
GS1 / EPCIS compliance
Customer bid qualification
/SCWM/SERNO · /SCWM/HM
01 / 05
Eliminate WIP location uncertainty on the shop floor
RFID at workstation boundaries gives production managers a live view of every job order’s location in the production sequence — no phone calls, no walkdowns, no whiteboard updates. EWM WIP status reflects the physical floor in real time.
Real-time WIP visibility
Bottleneck detection in minutes
/SCWM/GRPE · /SCWM/MON
02 / 05
Enforce assembly step sequence and prevent skip-ahead errors
Sonaria verifies that every required production step has been RFID-confirmed before allowing the job traveler to advance. Missed or out-of-sequence operations are flagged at the workstation — not discovered during final inspection or at the customer.
Zero step-skip defects
Reduced rework at final insp.
/SCWM/VAS · /SCWM/QI
03 / 05
Auto-confirm component consumption at the workstation
RFID readers at assembly stations detect which tagged components are present and automatically confirm their consumption against the EWM work order BOM — replacing manual backflushing delays and reducing phantom inventory from missed confirmations.
Eliminates phantom inventory
Real-time BOM consumption
/SCWM/VAS · /SCWM/KITTOS
04 / 05
Reduce production downtime from missing tools and fixtures
BLE/UWB-tracked tooling and fixtures are located instantly when needed. Sonaria integrates tool availability into the EWM labor and resource picture — ensuring the right tool is at the right workstation before the job arrives, not after the line stops.
25% production downtime cut
12–24 mo. ROI typical
/SCWM/LM · /SCWM/VAS
05 / 05
Create a complete digital manufacturing record for every unit
Every RFID event — component receipt, workstation pass, QM check, step verification — is logged against the serial number in EWM. The result is a cradle-to-ship digital record satisfying IATF 16949, AS9100, and customer-specific traceability requirements.
IATF 16949 / AS9100 ready
Unit-level digital traveler
/SCWM/SERNO · /SCWM/VAS · /SCWM/KITTOS
Metrics sourced from published industry research: RFID4U, GS1 Meta Study (2024), CPCON Group, Barcode Technologies RTI benchmarks, AssetPulse AS9100 study, RFiD Discovery manufacturing outcomes. All figures represent published industry ranges — actual results vary by deployment scope and baseline.