Raw material stored location Identification in the Garment Factory using RFID Technology
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2018
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Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka
Abstract
RFID is a technology for automated identification of objects, which different
applications were used successfully with two distinct advantages; uniqueness and
automation such as animals in farm, containers, humans, etc. In the Apparel
Industry, it is difficult to finding the raw materials rolls, which have certain meters
in a large pallet. Due to that case, raw material waste is higher than consumer. This
process was developed to solve such cases and reduce waste percentage and time
management. This research aimed to approach with factors which resulting in
efficiencies and labour savings, do away with manual case counting, Reduce
negotiations with retailers over missing roll, lower overall inventory levels. As
initial process, details of rolls were computerized in database by GUI interface.
Entered details of raw material were automatically updated database of MySQL
workbench. Tags were attached to the rolls and noted which rolls have which UID
No:. Read data was displayed in LCD panel such as UID No., roll No., rolls type or
yardage etc. It was given easy as solution of find roll which determined meters.
Location of rolls was given by GUI interface with respect to entered details.
Readers were attached in precise points to cover areas. Mapping system is useful at
the inspection, because it was given what are the available rolls in its certain areas
by comparison of the given data and entered data missing rolls can specify. Wired
communication was used, because wireless communication is not allowed to access
in intern. Angle of sense range was adjusted to 90°, because same details were given
more than one RFID reader due to reason of sensing ranges are overlapping. Pallets
arranging can be follow as an option of 5S and LEAN to avoiding sensing range
overlapping. Inability of using long-range distance RFID readers and its suitable
tags better communication was not updated details automatically.
Keywords: RFID, GUI-interface, Lean, MySQL-workbench, LCD
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Information System, Computer Science