RFID Application in a Multi-Agent Cyber Physical Manufacturing System
In manufacturing supply chains with labour-intensive operations and processes, individuals perform various types of manual tasks and quality checks. These operations and processes embrace engagement with various forms of paperwork, regulation obligations and external agreements between multiple stak...
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| author | Maryam Farsi Christina Latsou John Ahmet Erkoyuncu Geoffrey Morris |
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| description | In manufacturing supply chains with labour-intensive operations and processes, individuals perform various types of manual tasks and quality checks. These operations and processes embrace engagement with various forms of paperwork, regulation obligations and external agreements between multiple stakeholders. Such manual activities can increase human error and near misses, which may ultimately lead to a lack of productivity and performance. In this paper, a multi-agent cyber-physical system (CPS) architecture with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is presented to assist inter-layer interactions between different manufacturing phases on the shop floor and external interactions with other stakeholders within a supply chain. A dynamic simulation model in the AnyLogic software is developed to implement the CPS-RFID solution by using the agent-based technique. A case study from cryogenic warehousing in cell and gene therapy has been chosen to test the validity of the presented CPS-RFID architecture. The analyses of the simulation results show improvement in efficiency and productivity, in terms of resource time-in-system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-657554efe0864f8581f6c81c14b789552023-11-20T19:06:25ZengMDPI AGJournal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing2504-44942020-10-014410310.3390/jmmp4040103RFID Application in a Multi-Agent Cyber Physical Manufacturing SystemMaryam Farsi0Christina Latsou1John Ahmet Erkoyuncu2Geoffrey Morris3School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UKSchool of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UKSchool of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, Cranfield MK43 0AL, UKCryogatt Systems Limited, Kings Langley WD4 8FR, UKIn manufacturing supply chains with labour-intensive operations and processes, individuals perform various types of manual tasks and quality checks. These operations and processes embrace engagement with various forms of paperwork, regulation obligations and external agreements between multiple stakeholders. Such manual activities can increase human error and near misses, which may ultimately lead to a lack of productivity and performance. In this paper, a multi-agent cyber-physical system (CPS) architecture with radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is presented to assist inter-layer interactions between different manufacturing phases on the shop floor and external interactions with other stakeholders within a supply chain. A dynamic simulation model in the AnyLogic software is developed to implement the CPS-RFID solution by using the agent-based technique. A case study from cryogenic warehousing in cell and gene therapy has been chosen to test the validity of the presented CPS-RFID architecture. The analyses of the simulation results show improvement in efficiency and productivity, in terms of resource time-in-system.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/4/4/103cyber physical systemagent-based simulationRFIDcryogenic warehousingcomplex systemssupply chain |
| spellingShingle | Maryam Farsi Christina Latsou John Ahmet Erkoyuncu Geoffrey Morris RFID Application in a Multi-Agent Cyber Physical Manufacturing System Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing cyber physical system agent-based simulation RFID cryogenic warehousing complex systems supply chain |
| title | RFID Application in a Multi-Agent Cyber Physical Manufacturing System |
| title_full | RFID Application in a Multi-Agent Cyber Physical Manufacturing System |
| title_fullStr | RFID Application in a Multi-Agent Cyber Physical Manufacturing System |
| title_full_unstemmed | RFID Application in a Multi-Agent Cyber Physical Manufacturing System |
| title_short | RFID Application in a Multi-Agent Cyber Physical Manufacturing System |
| title_sort | rfid application in a multi agent cyber physical manufacturing system |
| topic | cyber physical system agent-based simulation RFID cryogenic warehousing complex systems supply chain |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/4/4/103 |
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