An RFID application in large job shop remanufacturing operations
| Autor: | Nicholas Dew, Susan K. Heath, Geraldo Ferrer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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RFID
Economics and Econometrics Job shop Computer science Process (engineering) Maintenance systems RTLS Management Science and Operations Research General Business Management and Accounting Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Manufacturing engineering Identification (information) Discrete-event simulation Operations management Discrete event simulation Remanufacturing Process improvement |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Production Economics. 133:612-621 |
| ISSN: | 0925-5273 |
| Popis: | The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.05.006 In this study, we evaluate the use of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology for improving remanufacturing efficiency. We report the results of discrete-event simulation model that analyzes how RFID creates value within the remanufacturing operation. We find that the simulated gains from using RFID are quite modest, and propose alternative justifications for the major benefits seen in practice. We then provide a framework for deciding on the adoption of active RFID technology such as real-time location system (RTLS) for easy identification of components in the remanufacturing process and the adoption of passive RFID for permanently tagging components of remanufacturable products. The authors wish to acknowledge two anonymous referees for providing numerous suggestions that greatly improved this study. We are thankful to the Retired Rear Admiral Jim Greene, the Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Chair, and to Prof. Keith Snider, director of the Acquisitions Research Program, for securing the necessary research funds to support this work. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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