RFID application research for discrete manufacturing

Aiming at the problem that the application modes,approaches and performance evaluation mechanisms of RFID were not clear for discrete manufacturing process,a comprehensive and systematic taxonomic framework was developed by analyzing the recent related RFID research and application literature.The research focuses and application mode of RFID in discrete manufacturing process were summarized from three sections of shop-floor production process,discrete manufacturing supply chain management process and product service process;and analyzed across eight detail aspects:automatic identification of Work-in-Progress,the production process control,smart object tracking,location and authorization,just-in-sequence part feeding,inventory visibility,RFID application integrating among manufacturing supply chain,product traceability and recycling,and Maintenance,Repair and Overhaul/Operations service.Three ways of performance evaluation in discrete manufacturing process were concluded,and the research trend in the future was also discussed.