Lean Production Optimization

It is unclear how and where RFID technology can be implemented within manufacturing to help identify, reduce, and ultimately eliminate the seven types of waste. This book identifies implementation areas where RFID can have the greatest impact on work-in-progress management, inventory management, manufacturing assets tracking and maintenance, and manufacturing control in lean manufacturing environments. The book specifically focuses on how RFID can help identify, reduce, and eliminate the seven common types of manufacturing wastes and involved the collection, review, analysis, and classification of the perceptions of participants across six U.S. manufacturing industries regarding where RFID can have the greatest impact on lean manufacturing. Data collection involved a structured survey administered to 1900+ members of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). The book concluded that the reduction of manufacturing waste can be achieved through the deployment of RFID technology in 23 potential applications. The book includes implications for industry practitioners, RFID suppliers, researchers and scholars by providing a better understanding of the benefits of RFID in manufacturing