Modelling and optimisation of a product recovery network

Harding, Jennifer; Swarnkar, Rahul

doi:10.1080/19397030802576288

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“…While the emphasis in research and implementation of DES studies in the past has mostly been focused on such large organisations, there are some reported cases where DES has been applied to SMEs (Ahmed and Latif, 2010;Byrne and Heavey, 2004;Geraghty and Heavey, 1999;Hvolby et al, 2012;Jain and Leong, 2005;Jarkko et al, 2013;Liotta, 2012;Mahfouz et al, 2011;Mosca et al, 2005;Nisula and Pekkola, 2012;O'Kane, 2003;Swarnkar and Harding, 2009). Studies of SME simulation have been sporadic and mostly explored on a one off, case-by-case basis (Hvolby et al, 2012;Jarkko et al, 2013;Mahfouz et al, 2011) which is in line with reported expectation, as investigating simulation within the SME context presents a number of additional challenges (Liotta, 2012;O'Kane, 2003).…”

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Analysis of SME data readiness: a simulation perspective

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Byrne

2016

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the data profile of manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with specific emphasis on understanding the data readiness of SMEs for discrete event simulation (DES) modelling. Design/methodology/approach – Research was conducted through a review of literature and a survey research strategy of manufacturing SMEs. Findings – This paper illustrates the data profile of manufacturing SMEs. Insight is provided on the types of data collected by SMEs, the collection methods used and how these data are stored by the SMEs. Additionally size and age effects are considered. Based on this data profile, conclusions are made regarding an indication of data readiness of manufacturing SMEs for DES modelling. Research limitations/implications – This research is focused specifically on manufacturing SMEs in Ireland, other countries and sectors are not investigated. Practical implications – This paper provides owner-managers and senior management insight into the data profile of manufacturing SMEs and their potential for utilisation of DES for performance improvement and decision support. Originality/value – This paper addresses the gaps that exist in the knowledge of the data profile of manufacturing SMEs and consequently the status of this profile with regard to the readiness of SMEs for DES modelling.

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Analysis of SME data readiness: a simulation perspective

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Byrne

2016

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

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“…model that solved the location problem of disassembly, collection and distribution facility, aside providing optimal values of production and transportation quantities of manufactured and remanufactured products, have been proposed by Swarnkar and Harding (2009), and Demirel and Gökçen (2008), respectively. Regarding the development of efficient IMS for RL system, research studies covering Radio Frequency Identification technology as state-of-the-art IT solution approach appeared frequently in literature.…”

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Design of RFID-enabled Aircraft Reverse Logistics Network Simulation

Adetiloye

Awasthi

Hammad

2013

IFAC Proceedings Volumes

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Design of RFID-enabled Aircraft Reverse Logistics Network SimulationKehinde Oluyemisi AdetiloyeThe reverse logistics (RL) of aircrafts pose a big challenge to its owners due to the complexity of its RL network, and the inherit problems of realizing a reliable system for efficiently monitoring and tracking the numerous parts of end-of-life (EOL) aircrafts in the RL network. Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, through its automatic and wireless data capture capability, offers great potential for counteracting this problem.Although widespread and cost-effective, traditional barcode system, unlike RFID technology, requires manual scanning and line-of-sight for its use.In this research, thorough review of literature was conducted to identify the technological and economical impacts of RFID technology in both forward and RL network, and the knowledge acquired was employed to develop a scenario based approach for determining suitable RFID solutions for use in different sections of the EOL aircraft RL network.Process maps for case-level barcode tagging, item-level RFID tagging, case-level RFID tagging and pallet-level RFID tagging in EOL aircraft RL were developed and simulated in Arena simulation software in order to comparatively analyze the Return-On-Investment (ROI) of the different RFID technology levels. iv The results of our research, focusing on passive RFID technology, demonstrate that use of RFID technology in EOL aircraft RL network offers great potential compared to barcode system; however, the high initial investment cost of RFID technology deployment may necessitate proper planning, such as business process re-engineering (BPR), tag reuse and phased implementation, to achieve more positive ROI.

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