RFID-enabled real-time manufacturing execution system for mass-customization production

Authors:
Ray Y. Zhong;Q. Y. Dai;T. Qu;G. J. Hu;George Q. Huang
Affiliations:
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China;School of Information Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China;School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, China and Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfu ...;Guangdong Keda Electrical and Mechanical Co., Ltd., Foshan, China;Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
Venue:
Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
Year:
2013

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Abstract

Mass-customization production (MCP) companies must fight with shop-floor uncertainty and complexity caused by wide variety of product components. The research is motivated by a typical MCP company that has experienced inefficient scheduling due to paper-based identification and manual data collection. This paper presents an RFID-enabled real-time manufacturing execution system (RT-MES). RFID devices are deployed systematically on the shop-floor to track and trace manufacturing objects and collect real-time production data. Disturbances are identified and controlled within RT-MES. Planning and scheduling decisions are more practically and precisely made and executed. Online facilities are provided to visualize and manage real-time dynamics of shop-floor WIP (work-in-progress) items. A case study is reported in a collaborating company which manufactures large-scale and heavy-duty machineries. The efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed RT-MES are evaluated with real-life industrial data for shop-floor production management in terms of workers, machines and materials.