Overview
Information systems for manufacturing often follow a three-layer architecture based on an enterprise resource planning (ERP) layer (for order planning), a manufacturing execution system (MES) layer (for factory control), and a shop floor layer (for machine control). Future requirements on flexibility and adaptability require a much closer integration of ERP systems with the manufacturing floor. To achieve this integration, an MES often pushes customer orders to the manufacturing floor in a flexible manner. Moreover, a large amount of shop floor data needs to be filtered and fed into business planning applications such as production planning or supply chain management. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips can play an important role in the collection and management of such data. Günther, Kletti, and Kubach explain the potential advantages of using RFID technology in a modern manufacturing and supply chain context. Areas of emphasis include integration of RFID data into legacy IT architectures, RFID-MES-ERP integration, and cost-benefit considerations. Their presentation is not restricted to intra-company production planning, but also emphasizes the benefits of inter-company collaboration. Six case studies based on SAP’s ERP systems and MPDV’s MES solution show how to successfully implement cross-company supply chain integration using RFID technology.
Full Product Details
Author: Oliver P. Günther ,
Wolfhard Kletti ,
Uwe Kubach
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 0.90cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9783642095313
ISBN 10: 3642095313
Pages: 163
Publication Date: 19 October 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: A `shop floor to top floor' examination of RFID's role in various production applications and how the technology can be deployed efficiently and cost-effectively. The compact, 163-page book serves as a guide for any manufacturing business contemplating a move to RFID for one or more applications. ... presents a detailed and focused overview of a key sector, keeps its readers' interests at heart and doesn't wander into superfluous areas. (Radio Frequency Identification Journal, August, 2008)
Aus den Rezensionen: Das Hardcover betrachtet mogliche Vorteile der RFID-Technologie in der modernen Fertigung und im Supply Chain-Kontext. Alle Analysen ... beziehen ! zwischenbetriebliche Szenarien mit ein. Anhand von Fallstudien werden die erfolgreiche Implementierung und die Integration von RFlD in Lieferketten aufgezeigt. Auch zukunftige Anforderungen an die Anpassbarkeit, Flexibilitat und Integrationsfahigkeit werden herausgearbeitet. (in: IT-Mittelstand, 2008, Issue 6, S. 55) ! Die Autoren analysieren die Hauptfunktionen moderner Produktionssoftware und erortern abschliessend, wie sich die Radiofrequenz-Identifikation in bestehende IT-lnfrastrukturen integrieren lasst. ! 'RFID in Manufacturing' ist ein praxisnahes Werk, das auf Erfahrungen aus erster Hand zuruckgreifen kann. Insbesondere Unternehmen, die ihre Produktionsprozesse uber die SAP-Software zur Ressourcenplanung steuern, erhalten viele nutzliche Tipps rund um die Einfuhrung von RFID. (in: RFID Newsletter, 2008, Issue 2, S. 12)
Author Information
Oliver Gunther has been a Professor and Director of the Institute of Information Systems at Humboldt University in Berlin since 1993. There he also directs the Berlin Research Center on Internet Economics (InterVal), and Humboldt's Interdisciplinary Center on Ubiquitous Information. He is President of the German-American Association for Scientific Cooperation in Computer Science and serves on the Advisory Board of SAP Research EMEA. Wolfhard Kletti has been working for MPDV Mikrolab GmbH since 1986. Today, as Vice President, he is responsible for the development of their Manufacturing Execution System HYDRA. Moreover he manages MPDV's Program MES Services for SAP users, which provides the consultancy and MES software to integrate ERP in the manufacturing processes. Uwe Kubach joined SAP Research in Karlsruhe in 2002 and was one of the key initiators of SAP's Smart Items Research Program. Since 2005 he has been the Director of the SAP Research Center in Dresden. In this role he is also responsible for coordinating SAP Research's global activities in the field of Future Manufacturing including Plant-to-Business Integration.
