RFID in Manufacturing
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 machin
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Oliver Günther • Wolfhard Kletti Uwe Kubach
RFID in Manufacturing
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Oliver Günther Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät Inst. f. Wirtschaftsinformatik Spandauer Str. 1 10178 Berlin Germany [email protected]
Uwe Kubach SAP Research CEC Dresden Chemnitzer Str. 48 01187 Dresden Germany [email protected]
Wolfhard Kletti MPDV Mikrolab GmbH Römerring 1 74821 Mosbach Germany [email protected]
ISBN 978-3-540-76453-3 e-ISBN 978-3-540-76454-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-540-76454-0 ACM Computing Classification (1998): J.1, C.3, K.6.1, K.4.3, H.2.8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2007940032 © 2008 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in it current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Typesetting and production: LE-TEX Jelonek, Schmidt & Vöckler GbR, Leipzig, Germany Cover design: KünkelLopka, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper 987654321 springer.com
Preface
Radio frequency identification (RFID) is likely to join the ranks of those information technologies that are called “disruptive.” Its adoption by an enterprise and subsequent integration into the local information technology (IT) infrastructure will trigger considerable changes to existing architectures and business processes. The cost of the subsequent reengineering tasks may well exceed the cost of the required hardware and software. As a result, RFID introduction hardly comes cheap, nor is it likely to remain an isolated phenomenon. On the other hand, RFID and related sensor technologies have the potential to change the way we control business processes in a fundamental manner. RFID allows us to track objects throughout their production and subsequent life cycle, spanning enterprise boundaries as well as spatial and temporal limits. A consequent application of the technology leads to a detailed and accurate “digital shadow” of the objects and processes being surveyed. With appropriate aggregation and reporting techniques, this information can be used by decision makers at different levels of the organizational hierarchy. This may lead to considerable operational and strategic benefits. Prototypical installations confirm this positive outlook; some of them have already led to impressive productivity gains throughout the v
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