RFID-enabled aerospace manufacturing: Theoretical models, simulation and implementation issues

Harun, Khir; Cheng, Kok-Min; Wibbelmann, M.H.

doi:10.1109/ieem.2008.4738187

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“…They discussed the limitations of attaching RFID tags on current aircraft components and proposed modifications that can be made to ensure conformance with operating standards and requirements. Harun et al (2008) discussed the various problems involved in aircraft parts manufacturing in areas such as quality assurance and control, production planning and control, product traceability, inventory visibility and labour productivity, and explained how the problems could be solved using RFID technology. They also presented a theoretical model of a generic RFID framework which they applied to a case-study to illustrate the impact of different cost factors in RFID-enabled manufacturing.…”

Section: General Approach In Rfid-enabled Aviation Logisticsmentioning

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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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Section: General Approach In Rfid-enabled Aviation Logisticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design of RFID-enabled Aircraft Reverse Logistics Network Simulation

Adetiloye

Awasthi

Hammad

2013

IFAC Proceedings Volumes

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“…RFID systems have been used in various different industries (e.g. aerospace, 20 automotive, 21 health care, 22 and retail) and during different life cycle stages in order to:…”

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“…This implies that the partners that create (and use) product data, require interconnected IT systems between partners and OEM. An information backbone is described in [21] that can be established across company borders to update ERP systems. Alternatively the adaption of advantages of e-hubs as a mean of interchanging information between companies is analysed in [27].…”

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“…RFID systems have been used in various different industries (e.g. aerospace [21], automotive [22], health care [23], retail ) and during different life cycle stages to: 1) trace products through the supply chain, 2) trace quality information, 3) enhance logistics operations, 4) monitor products / animals and 5) prevent counterfeiting of products.…”

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Product life cycle information management in the electronics supply chain

Bindel

Rosamond

Conway

et al. 2012

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B:

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Information availability and data transparency are key requirements from manufacturers when supporting products throughout the life cycle, for example, when implementing product service systems. The application of embedded wireless technologies into printed circuit boards can help by bridging current knowledge gaps in order to minimise both technical and financial risk through: reduced product downtime, improved quality of tracking, and enhanced end-of-life decision making. The application of an embedded radio frequency identification device into printed circuit boards for life cycle monitoring of electronic products to support product service systems is discussed in this article.

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“…Na produção e manutenção de aeronaves, a RFID tem ganho reconhecimento pela sua capacidade de rastreio de objetos de forma inequívoca, em tempo real e com um elevado nível de precisão [Harun et al 2008;Ferrer et al 2011].…”

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The impact of RFID utilization: A case study in a engineering and maintenance company

Ribeiro

Picoto

Gonçalves

2015

Atas Da 15ª Conferência Da Associação Portuguesa De Sistemas De Informação

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ResumoA manutenção de aeronaves representa um custo elevado, pelos processos envolvidos e também pelas perdas associadas ao tempo fora de serviço. A identificação por rádio frequência (RFID) tem despertado o interesse deste setor pela sua capacidade de identificação de objetos de forma inequívoca, podendo assim contribuir para o aumento da eficiência destes processos complexos.O presente estudo de caso pretende analisar o impacto da utilização da RFID numa empresa de manutenção de aeronaves, como a perceção da qualidade do sistema influencia a utilização do sistema e como a utilização do mesmo afeta os colaboradores da organização. Foram realizadas diversas entrevistas com utilizadores do sistema e com o gestor do projeto para obter informação das diferentes perspetivas.A análise dos dados e as conclusões pretendem promover e melhorar a utilização da RFID de forma generalizada, bem como incentivar o desenvolvimento de frameworks para desenvolvimento e implementação de sistemas de RFID.Palavras chave: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); Setor aeronáutico; Manutenção, Processos complexos. AbstractThe maintenance costs of aircrafts represent a very large amount of its operating cost, not only because of the maintenance process itself but also because of the losses of having the aircraft out-of-service. Therefore, RFID has sparked the interest of aircraft maintenance companies for its ability to uniquely identify objects, increasing the efficiency of the complex maintenance procedures. The present study aims to analyse the impact of utilizing RFID in an aircraft maintenance company. Simultaneously we intend to understand how this technology affects the stakeholders and the way the users perception of the quality of the system influences its utilization. With these goals in mind, TAP Maintenance and Engineering (M&E) was chosen as the unit of analysis. M&E implemented an RFID system to improve the identification and search of components from commercial aircraft engines within its facility. Several interviews were performed with the users of this system and with the project manager (PM) in order to

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RFID-enabled aerospace manufacturing: Theoretical models, simulation and implementation issues

Cited by 6 publications

References 4 publications

Design of RFID-enabled Aircraft Reverse Logistics Network Simulation

Design of RFID-enabled Aircraft Reverse Logistics Network Simulation

Product life cycle information management in the electronics supply chain

The impact of RFID utilization: A case study in a engineering and maintenance company

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