TY - GEN
T1 - RFID-enabled real-time manufacturing execution system for discrete manufacturing: Software design and implementation
AU - Zhong, R. Y.
AU - Huang, George Q.
AU - Dai, Q. Y.
AU - Zhou, K.
AU - Qu, T.
AU - Hu, G. J.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Discrete manufacturing (DM) refers to produce products in non-sequential processes so as to respond to market and customer requirements quickly under limited lead-time. However, in shop-floor management, DM companies usually confront challenges such as information gaps between different manufacturing units, slow responsiveness to customer changes, and poor visualization. The main reasons are lacking of efficient manufacturing data collection manners and software to support shop-floor management. This paper introduces an RFID-enabled real-time manufacturing execution system (RT-MES) for improving DM shop-floor management level in the perspective of illustrating the RT-MES software design and implementation. Several contributions from this paper are significant. First, a framework of RFID-enabled RT-MES is proposed, which is generic and helpful for enterprise information system (EIS) construction. Second, a plug-universal database-aided design (PUDAD) concept and its realization are elaborated, which could reduce RT-MES development and implementation cycle. Third, an interface middleware is reported to enable RT-MES real-time intercommunication with other EISs such as SAP ERP. Fourth, a real-life case study describes how RT-MES to enhance a typical DM firm's shop-floor management, which can be referenced by other DM companies when they initiate and implement RFID-enabled solutions.
AB - Discrete manufacturing (DM) refers to produce products in non-sequential processes so as to respond to market and customer requirements quickly under limited lead-time. However, in shop-floor management, DM companies usually confront challenges such as information gaps between different manufacturing units, slow responsiveness to customer changes, and poor visualization. The main reasons are lacking of efficient manufacturing data collection manners and software to support shop-floor management. This paper introduces an RFID-enabled real-time manufacturing execution system (RT-MES) for improving DM shop-floor management level in the perspective of illustrating the RT-MES software design and implementation. Several contributions from this paper are significant. First, a framework of RFID-enabled RT-MES is proposed, which is generic and helpful for enterprise information system (EIS) construction. Second, a plug-universal database-aided design (PUDAD) concept and its realization are elaborated, which could reduce RT-MES development and implementation cycle. Third, an interface middleware is reported to enable RT-MES real-time intercommunication with other EISs such as SAP ERP. Fourth, a real-life case study describes how RT-MES to enhance a typical DM firm's shop-floor management, which can be referenced by other DM companies when they initiate and implement RFID-enabled solutions.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79959959369
U2 - 10.1109/ICNSC.2011.5874906
DO - 10.1109/ICNSC.2011.5874906
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:79959959369
SN - 9781424495702
T3 - 2011 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2011
SP - 311
EP - 316
BT - 2011 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2011
T2 - 2011 International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2011
Y2 - 11 April 2011 through 13 April 2011
ER -