Agent-based Smart Gateway for RFID-enabled real-time wireless manufacturing

Zhang, Yingfeng; Qu, Ting; Ho, Oscar; Huang, George Q.

doi:10.1080/00207543.2010.518743

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“…AUTOM solution is a standard and extensible RFID implementation strategy. It not only owns an open information infrastructure compliant with ISA-95 standards, but also provides a set of advanced yet optional RFID facilities with standard interfaces integrable with other RFID devices (Zhang et al 2010). Therefore, the approach of creating RFID-enabled shop floor to be discussed in the following is generally applicable when other RFID implementation strategies or devices are adopted, no matter they replace or compliment AUTOM solution.…”

Section: Creation Of Rfid-enabled Shop Floormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some RFID solutions lack this level and expose RFID devices directly to application systems, while AUTOM solution puts forward an intermediate level called RFID-Gateway to form loosely-coupled system architecture (Zhang et al 2010). RFID-Gateway has a hardware hub and a suite of management software which acts as a server to host all the (active) SOs within a certain working area.…”

Section: Integration Of Shop-floor Smart Objectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It normally aims to provide a two-way information channel between shop-floor execution and decision (Zhang et al 2010). From execution to decision, the system collects real-time information of the smart objects involved in a manufacturing process (via RFIDGateways) for adaptive decision or process control.…”

Section: Development Of Rfid-enabled Application Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A case of implementing RFID-based real-time shop-floor material management for household electrical appliance manufacturers

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Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies provide automatic and accurate object data capturing capability and enable real-time object visibility and traceability. Potential benefits have been widely reported for improving manufacturing shop-floor management. However, reports on how such potentials come true in real-life shopfloor daily operations are very limited. As a result, skeptics overwhelm enthusiasm. This paper contributes to the re-vitalization of RFID efforts in manufacturing industries by presenting a real-life case study of applying RFID for managing material distribution in a complex assembly shop-floor at a large air conditioner manufacturer. The case study discusses how technical, social and organizational issues have been addressed throughout the project within the company. It is hoped that insights and lessons gained be generalized for future efforts across household electrical appliance manufacturers that share similar shop-floor.

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“…Several relevant real-time manufacturing data capturing cases have been illustrated in RFID-enabled fixedposition assembly (Huang et al 2007), wireless production line (Huang et al 2008a), wireless shop-floor inventory management (Huang et al 2008b) and all-in-one smart gateway (Zhang et al 2010b). More recently, Zhang et al (2010c) present an agent-based workflow management framework for RFID-enabled real-time reconfigurable manufacturing.…”

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RFID-enabled real-time manufacturing information tracking infrastructure for extended enterprises

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In extended enterprises, real-time manufacturing information tracking plays an important role and aims to provide the right information to the right person at the right time in the right format to achieve optimal production management among the involved enterprises. However, many enterprises are caused by lack of timely, accurate and consistent manufacturing data. The laggard information transfer flow and the unmatched information transfer method bring extended enterprises much more uncertainty and unknowingness. This paper proposes a RFID-enabled real-time manufacturing information tracking infrastructure (RTMITI) to address the real-time manufacturing data capturing and manufacturing information processing methods for extended enterprises. Following the proposed infrastructure, the traditional manufacturing resources such as employees, machines and materials are equipped with RFID devices (Readers and Tags) to build the real-time data capturing environment. In addition, a series of manufacturing information processing methods are established to calculate and track the real-time manufacturing information such as realtime manufacturing cost, progress, WIP (Work-in-progress) inventory etc. in parts/assemblies/products at machines/shop

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“…State-of-art reviews 2.1 RFID applications in SCM RFID tools have become one of the exciting technologies in supporting production, logistics and supply chain management (Irani, Gunasekaran, and Dwivedi 2010;Ngai 2010;Karagiannaki, Papakiriakopoulos, and Bardaki 2011). As an advanced information technology, RFID technology can form a strong foundation for real-time traceability, visibility and interoperability of physical objects including products, trucks, employees and other elements that can be tracked and identified automatically (Trappey, Lu, and Fu 2009;Irani, Gunasekaran, and Dwivedi 2010;Ngai 2010;Oztekin et al 2010;Zhang et al 2011). There is a voluminous literature on the use of RFID to better manage inventory, production and logistics and improve the operations in a supply chain.…”

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Management optimisation based on dynamic SKU for RFID-enabled warehouse management in the steel supply chain

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International Journal of Production Research

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Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is one of the encouraging technologies to improve the productivity in warehouse management. However, the problem of how to explore the potential benefits of a RFID system and reduce the expenditure of RFID application are troubling many managers who are planning to, or have engaged in, the implementation. This paper enriches existing theory by introducing the useful and comprehensive warehouse management optimisation methods based on dynamic SKU (storage keeping unit) management in the design and development of a RFID-enabled warehouse. Based on the dynamic SKU management method proposed, cost optimisation methods are employed in the development of RFID-enabled warehouse. Furthermore, a storage area management optimisation for multi-size coils and a crane scheduling optimisation method is established for the purpose of enhancing the productivity of the warehouse. The optimisation methods are applied and verified in a coil warehouse and the result shows that the hardware investment is cut down by reducing the number of RFID cards used without any decrease in location accuracy and the warehouse productivity is improved significantly.

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Agent-based Smart Gateway for RFID-enabled real-time wireless manufacturing

Cited by 92 publications

References 21 publications

A case of implementing RFID-based real-time shop-floor material management for household electrical appliance manufacturers

A case of implementing RFID-based real-time shop-floor material management for household electrical appliance manufacturers

RFID-enabled real-time manufacturing information tracking infrastructure for extended enterprises

Management optimisation based on dynamic SKU for RFID-enabled warehouse management in the steel supply chain

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