Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) enabling lean manufacturing

Abstract

A growing number of organisations are investigating the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) as a tool to improve their business processes across the enterprise. When implemented properly, the benefits RFID brings to supply-chain management, logistics, and asset tracking are clearly understood. Yet many companies do not realise the value RFID can supply by providing data input into a company's Six Sigma and Lean applications by facilitating operational visibility. In this paper, a systematic approach that integrates the phases of business process reengineering, RFID data-based decision making, laboratory-level prototyping, and pilot implementation at industry site are discussed. (former University of Missouri-Rolla). He received his PhD from University of Texas-Arlington. He has co-authored around 75 archival journal and 150 refereed conference papers, holds 17 US patents and 3 provisional patents, published several book chapters and three books. His research interests include adaptive and neural network control, computer/communication/sensor networks, prognostics, and autonomous systems/robotics.

RFID opportunity analysis for leaner manufacturing

“…The tools sit under three categories: data collection (automatic collection of process data), data dependencies (timely conformance of data dependencies for processes), and visibility (increasing process visibility) each highlighting different wastes and helping the manufacturer identify how RFID may improve these. Understanding current process and building lean value on them through RFID corresponds to the point made by Saygin: "business cases need to be built on defined rules, and without reaching a lean perspective on operations and workflow in an organisation, RFID cannot bring visibility out of a chaotic environment" (Saygin C. and Sarangapani J., 2006), suggesting the need for a complete understanding of processes affected from RFID implementation.…”

Information and digital technologies of Industry 4.0 and Lean supply chain management: a systematic literature review

“…implementation in LSCM: (1) Enables traceability of material flows and inventory control, allowing stock to be reduced to the bare minimum(Saygin and Sarangapani 2011;Powell and Skjelstad 2012;Sanders, Elangeswaran, and Wulfsberg 2016;Shahin, Khazaei, and Khalili 2016;Hofmann and Rüsch 2017;Yap, Low, and Chong 2018); (2) Reduces waiting times between supply chain members and increases reliability thanks to the elimination of information processing errors(Otamendi, García-Higuera and García-Ansola 2011;Zelbst et al 2014;Tsao, Linh, and Lu 2017); (3) Enables processes to be automatized throughout the entire supply chain, reducing costs and improving service quality(Chen, Cheng, and Huang 2013;Nabelsi and Gagnon 2017;Shahin, Khazaei, and Khalili 2016); (4) Contributes to greater LSCM flexibility(Shin et al 2011). …”

“…Simulation has also been used in LSCM environments to achieve process efficiency(Mason-Jones and Towill 1997;Saygin and Sarangapani 2011;Chen et al 2013;Khanchanapong et al 2014;Li et al 2018;Baradaran and Akhavan 2019;Miclo et al 2019;Ruiz, Fontanini, and Corrêa 2019;Weraikat et al 2019). Simulation has been used to analyze the efficiency of processes in which EDI (Mason-Jones and Towill 1997), RFID(Saygin and Sarangapani 2011;Chen et al 2013) or ATM(Khanchanapong et al 2014) are used.…”

“…Simulation has also been used in LSCM environments to achieve process efficiency(Mason-Jones and Towill 1997;Saygin and Sarangapani 2011;Chen et al 2013;Khanchanapong et al 2014;Li et al 2018;Baradaran and Akhavan 2019;Miclo et al 2019;Ruiz, Fontanini, and Corrêa 2019;Weraikat et al 2019). Simulation has been used to analyze the efficiency of processes in which EDI (Mason-Jones and Towill 1997), RFID(Saygin and Sarangapani 2011;Chen et al 2013) or ATM(Khanchanapong et al 2014) are used. Materials Planning and Scheduling have also been determined with Simulation with better results(Miclo et al 2019), as has the evolution of the relationship between strategic factors), the impact of materials flow delays on the supplier chain(Ruiz, Fontanini, and Corrêa 2019), stock minimization in Vendor Management Inventory (VMI) systems(Weraikat et al 2019), and optimization of the number of Kanbans in JIT systems(Baradaran and Akhavan 2019).…”

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) based wireless manufacturing systems, a review

“…To decrease the waste materials in part manufacturing systems, an advanced RFID for leaner manufacturing is investigated by Brintrup et al (2010). In order to provide a leaner manufacturing system, applications of the RFID systems to lean manufacturing is investigated by Saygin and Sarangapani (2011). The applications of the internet of things as well as RFID systems in decreasing the waste materials using the energy Company's budget management in part production process is presented by Aydos and Ferreira (2016).…”