Implementation of real-time shop floor manufacturing using RFID technologies

International Journal of Manufacturing Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-86

  Zhang, Yingfeng ^a,c   Huang, George Q ^b   Qu, T ^b,d   Jiang, Pingyu ^a,c  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d RFID Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent; Real time manufacturing; RFID Auto ID; Smart objects

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; FLOORS; WORK SIMPLIFICATION;

ADVANCED APPLICATIONS; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISE; MANUFACTURING LOGISTICS; MANUFACTURING RESOURCE; REAL-TIME MANUFACTURING; RFID/AUTO-ID; SMART OBJECTS;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 77949760925     PISSN: 17500591     EISSN: 17500605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMR.2010.029664     Document Type: Article

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