The material handling trade-off when lot splitting with RFID in a job shop

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2723-2743

  Hozak, Kurt ^a   Hill, James A ^b  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lot streaming; Manufacturing control systems; Radio frequency identification (RFID); Shop floor control; Simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTS; COMPLEMENTARY RELATIONSHIP; FLOW TIME; JOB SHOP; LOT SPLITTING; LOT STREAMING; MANAGERIAL IMPLICATIONS; MANUFACTURING CONTROL SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MATERIAL HANDLING; MATERIAL TRACKING; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING POLICIES; PRODUCTION ORDER; RFID TECHNOLOGY; SHOP FLOOR; SHOP FLOOR CONTROL;

FLOORS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RADIO WAVES; SECURITY OF DATA; STREAM FLOW; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 77951108035     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903527386     Document Type: Article

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