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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Scholz-Reiter University of Bremen Planning and Control of Production Systems University of Bremen,

RFID Academic Convocation 2006. Tracking & Tracing of Returnable Transport Items and Pre-Finished Goods within the Automotive Supply Chain Case Studies in the Field of Automobile Logistics. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Scholz-Reiter University of Bremen Planning and Control of Production Systems

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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Scholz-Reiter University of Bremen Planning and Control of Production Systems University of Bremen,

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  1. RFID Academic Convocation 2006 Tracking & Tracing of Returnable Transport Items and Pre-Finished Goods within the Automotive Supply ChainCase Studies in the Field of Automobile Logistics Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Scholz-Reiter University of Bremen Planning and Control of Production Systems University of Bremen, Germany

  2. Table of contents • Introduction • Tracking & Tracing of Pre-Finished Goods • Tracking & Tracing of Returnable Transport Items

  3. Conventional control • Hierarchical structure • Global information • Central control Autonomous control • Heterarchical structure • Local information • Decentralised control Paradigm shift – conventional vs. autonomous control Paradigm shift 1. Introduction

  4. Possible fields of ICT usage in automobile logistics 1. Introduction

  5. Cooperation project “Autonomous Control in Automobile Logistics” between E.H.Harms Automobile-Logistics and the University of Bremen. • Automobile logistics service provider for new and used vehicles • in the range of transport, technical treatment, storage and handling of vehicles. • Consisting of E.H.H. Auto-Terminals, E.H.H. Automobil-Transporte und E.H.H. Car Shipping. • Europe-wide network with auto-terminals at strategically important traffic junctions. • Transport of vehicles between automobile manufacturer, auto-terminals and automobile dealer via vessel, rail and truck. Case study 1 - FasTer E. H. Harms Automobile-Logistics 2. Object of investigation Investigation of several possible fields of application of RFID-Systems based on the processes of an idealised automobile terminal.

  6. Every vehicle is fitted with a barcode label, that contains the Vehicle Identification No. • Documentation of vehicle movements via bar code scanner or keyboard. • Several weaknesses of manual data entry in the field of automobile logistics: • Rain drops, condensate and snow on the windscreen makes scanning unreliable to impossible. • Bar code labels bleach when exposed to direct sunlight. • Incorrect or incomplete data acquisition and as a result high consequential costs. Current state – auto-terminal processes and weaknesses Transport Identification Storage Delivery request Technical treatment Delivery 2. Object of investigation • Manual data entry via bar code scanner or keyboard is error-prone, time-consuming and concerning its quality dependent on the competence of the responsible employee.

  7. $ Opportunities for improvement Adoption of transponders provides many opportunities for improvement, for example: Improvement of data quality (complete and faultless date entry) Process acceleration (immediate vehicle identification and passage documentation, bulk identification of entire truck loads) Enhancement of process transparency (correct vehicle identification, complete documentation of vehicle movements, up-to-date vehicle stock) Cost savings (decrease of costs resulting from faulty data entries, reduction of equipment cost through recycling of transponders) Improvement of working conditions (simplification of date entry tasks through more comprehensive and improved computer-aided support. Protection and improvement of the market position (development of competitive advantages due to early adoption of innovative ICT) 3. Opportunities for improvement

  8. Operation mode of the Hybrid-Solution IT-System Vehicle locating (via GPS) Data communication (via WLAN, GSM etc.) Vehicle identification (via passive transponder)

  9. ® A D V A N C E R E L E N T L E S S L Y Case Study 2 - ProLadung Tracking & Tracing of Returnable Transport Items (RTI) • Partners involved: • 3 project partners: • 2 pilot installations: Bremen, Bremen. • Scope: • 75 man-month, • Volume ca. 550.000 Euro. • Public funding: • BIA – Bremer Innovations-Agentur

  10. Task: Integration of RTI‘s and flow of material Supplier Logistics Center Transport • Repair/ • Scrap • Cleaning Loaded RTI‘S Supplier Production Supply OEM • Component production • Loading of RTI‘s • Delivery • Buffer Dispatching loaded RTI‘s Assembly OEM Transport • Component dispatching • Withdrawal • Assembly Dispatching Empty RTI‘s Transport Of RTI‘s Empty RTI‘s Carrier External storage area

  11. Seat supply cycle - schematic representation OEM Supplier Delivery Production Loaded RTI Buffer Material Flow 1 Unloaded RTI Buffer 2 RTI-Buffer Assembly Repair Production + Load Delivery Buffer Unload + Assembly Process Flow Repair Buffer Return Transport Buffer Station Flow of Material Process RTI (loaded, unloaded) Process Flow Drop Out Truck RFID/Gate

  12. Project goals Improvement of process reliability • Delivery of seats in sequence • Loading of RTI‘s in sequence • Delivery of RTI‘s to the right OEM • Assembly of seats in correct order • Reduction of costs and complexity • Real time accurate asset data (quantity, location, load) for RTI‘s • Reduction of circulating assets

  13. Seat and RTI tagging RTI‘s are equipped with two transponders Removable transponder for seat frame

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