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Digital Manufacturing and RFID-Based Automation

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Advances in the Internet, communication technologies, and computation power have accelerated the cycle of new product development as well as supply chain efficiency in an unprecedented manner. Digital technology provides not only an important means for the optimization of production efficiency through simulations prior to the start of actual operations but also facilitates manufacturing process automation through efficient and effective automatic tracking of production data from the flow of materials, finished goods, and people, to the movement of equipment and assets in the value chain. There are two major applications of digital technology in manufacturing. The first deals with the modeling, simulation, and visualization of manufacturing systems and the second deals with the automatic acquisition, retrieval, and processing of manufacturing data used in the supply chain. This chapter summarizes the state of the art of digital manufacturing which is based on virtual manufacturing (VM) simulation and radio frequency identification (RFID)-based automation. The associated technologies, their key techniques, and current research work are highlighted. In addition, the social and technological obstacles to the development of a VM system and in an RFID-based manufacturing process automation system, and some practical application case studies of digital manufacturing based on VM and RFID-based automation, are also discussed.

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Abbreviations

3-D:

three-dimensional

3PL:

third-party logistics

DVD:

digital versatile disk

ERP:

enterprise resource planning

FIFO:

first-in first-out

ICT:

information and communication technology

ID:

identification

ID:

instructional design

IFF:

identify friend or foe

IS:

information system

ISCIS:

intra-supply-chain information system

IT:

information technology

KWMS:

Kerry warehouse management system

MPAS:

manufacturing process automation system

NC:

numerical control

PAM:

physical asset management

PAM:

pulse-amplitude modulation

RF:

radiofrequency

RFID:

radiofrequency identification

RIS:

real information system

RM:

real manufacturing

RPS:

real and physical system

SKU:

stock keeping unit

SME:

small and medium-sized enterprises

VIS:

virtual information system

VM:

virtual machine

VM:

virtual manufacturing

VMIS:

virtual machining and inspection system

VMM:

virtual machine monitor

VP:

virtual prototyping

VPS:

virtual physical system

VR:

virtual reality

VTW:

virtual training workshop

WIP:

work-in-progress

WMS:

warehouse management system

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  1. Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Yuk Choi Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Wing B. Lee Dr

  2. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Benny C.F. Cheung PhD

  3. Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Yuk Choi Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Siu K. Kwok Dr

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Lee, W.B., Cheung, B.C., Kwok, S.K. (2009). Digital Manufacturing and RFID-Based Automation. In: Nof, S. (eds) Springer Handbook of Automation. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78831-7_49

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