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Agent-Based Control Framework for Mass Customization Manufacturing With UHF RFID Technology
(2009-09-01)
Tu, Mengru (Arthur)
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Lin, Jia-Hong
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Chen, Ruey-Shun
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Chen, Kai-Ying
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Jwo, Jung-Sing
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology adoption in business environments has seen strong growth in recent years. Adopting an appropriate RFID-based information system has become increasingly important for enterprises making complex and highly customized products. However, most firms still use conventional barcode and run-card systems to manage their manufacturing processes. These systems often require human intervention during the production process. As a result, traditional systems are not able to fulfill the growing demand for managing dynamic process flows and are not able to obtain real-time work-in-process (WIP) views in mass customization manufacturing. This paper proposes an agent-based distributed production control framework with UHF RFID technology to help firms adapt to such a dynamic and agile manufacturing environment. This paper reports the design and development of the framework and the application of UHF RFID technology in manufacturing and logistic control applications. The framework's RFID event processing agent model is implemented in a smart end-point (SEP) device. A SEP can manage RFID readers, wirelessly communicate with shop-floor machines, make local decisions, and coordinate with other SEPs. A case study of a bicycle manufacturing company demonstrates how the proposed framework could improve a firm's mass customization operations. Results of experiments show the decentralized multiagent coordination scheme among SEPs outperformed the current practice of the firm in terms of reducing work-in-process and parts inventory.
Agent-Based Control Framework for Mass Customization Manufacturing With UHF RFID Technology (vol 3, pg 343, 2009)
(2009-12-01)
Tu, Mengru (Arthur)
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Lin, Jia-Hong
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Chen, Ruey-Shun
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Chen, Kai-Ying
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Jwo, Jung-Sing
Development of an agent-based system for manufacturing control and coordination with ontology and RFID technology
(2009-05-01)
Chen, Ruey-Shun
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Tu, Mengru (Arthur)
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資訊管理與財務金融系註：原資管所+財金所
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Department of Information Management and Finance
Integrating physical objects with the corresponding enterprise applications any time any where is the essential issue for a real-time enterprise. This study proposes a multi-agent system framework called agent-based manufacturing control and coordination (AMCC) system, a agent-based framework using ontology and RFID technology to monitor and control dynamic production flows and also to improve the traceability and visibility of mass customization manufacturing processes. The capabilities offered by multi-agent systems to respond to RFID events in real-time and a broad class of agent design and coordination issue regarding just in time (JIT) and just in sequence (JIS) manufacturing processes are also exploited in this study. To validate the proposed framework, case Study of a bicycle manufacturing company is used to demonstrate how the proposed framework can benefit its JIT production. Finally, an example prototype system is implemented to demonstrate the concept of the proposed framework. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.