Supply chain management with lean production and RFID application: A case study

Authors:
James C. Chen;Chen-Huan Cheng;Potsang B. Huang
Affiliations:
Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, ROC;Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC;Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Chung-Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
Venue:
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Year:
2013

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Abstract

This study applies lean production and radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain management. In this study, a three-tier spare parts supply chain with inefficient transportation, storage and retrieval operations is investigated. Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is used to draw current state mapping and future state mapping (with lean production and RFID) with material, information, and time flows. Preliminary experiments showed that the total operation time can be saved by 81% from current stage to future stage with the integration of RFID and lean. Moreover, the saving in total operation time can be enhanced to 89% with cross docking. In addition, utilizing RFID technology, the cost of labors can be significantly reduced while maintaining current service capacity at the members in the studied supply chain. Return-on-investment (ROI) analysis shows that the proposed method is both effective and feasible.