Using Sensor-Based Quality Data in Automotive Supply Chains

Autor: Michael Teucke, Eike Broda, Axel Börold, Michael Freitag
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Machines, Vol 6, Iss 4, p 53 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-1702
DOI: 10.3390/machines6040053
Popis: In many current supply chains, transport processes are not yet being monitored concerning how they influence product quality. Sensor technologies combined with telematics and digital services allow for collecting environmental data to supervise these processes in near real-time. This article outlines an approach for integrating sensor-based quality data into supply chain event management (SCEM). The article describes relationships between environmental conditions and quality defects of automotive products and their mutual relations to sensor data. A discrete-event simulation shows that the use of sensor data in an event-driven control of material flows can keep inventory levels more stable. In conclusion, sensor data can improve quality monitoring in transport processes within automotive supply chains.
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