| This study investigates the impact of radio frequency identification (RFID) in manufacturing. We examine how track and traceability through RFID can facilitate job shop production scheduling activities. An in-depth study of one of the production lines from a manufacturing services provider is conducted to explore the characteristics of an RFID-based traceability system. The results of the simulation show that an RFID-based scheduling rule generates better performance compared to traditional scheduling rules with regard to processing time, production time, resource utilization, backlogs, and productivity. |
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