Authors: Seonghoon Gwon SeogChan Oh Ningjian Huang Soonki Hong
Publish Date: 2011/04/15
Volume: 56, Issue: 1-4, Pages: 377-386
Abstract
Due to its scale complexity and uncertainty of the processes the management and control of automotive manufacturing systems have been very challenging With the recent application of new technologies such as radio frequency identification RFID to manufacturing process realtime information has become available in manufacturing systems through IT infrastructures It is expected that RFIDbased realtime information will increase timeliness and efficiency in decision making and drastically reduce uncertainty That in turn will enhance both productivity and quality This paper presents an advanced RFID application for automotive assembly processes specifically dynamic material dispatching eg auto assembly parts The application is uniquely advanced in that it integrates RFID technology with a realtime decision support system to ensure the accurate and efficient delivery of auto parts to mixedproduct assembly lines In this application we have described the problem as a mixedinteger programming model proposed a heuristic algorithm that incorporates the available RFID information and assessed the value of RFID through a scenariobased analysis We hope this paper may help contribute to a virtuous cycle of RFID innovation and applications in the manufacturing sector
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