Application of RFID Technology in Manufacturing
Most manufacturers have realized that radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can serve the supply chain well, but they often overlook that this technology can also bring huge benefits in the manufacturing process. RFID can deal with many manufacturing challenges, including safety, quality control, production execution and asset management. When applying this technology in a manufacturing environment, the focus is not on tags and readers, but on the data that can be obtained through this technology. The purpose of this is to allow manufacturers to obtain data through RFID technology and use the information to further improve their competitive advantage. The manufacturing process is a particularly good link that can play the value of RFID and obtain return on RFID investment, because RFID tags are used in a closed-loop environment where RFID tags can be reused. RFID can bridge the gap between manufacturing execution systems (MES), enterprise resource planning (ERP)...