“KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PROGRAMME” – (KTP)

JABATAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI, KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI MALAYSIA

Title:

An Automated Product Identification System for Reverse Logistics Operation in

Remanufacturing

Industries

Project Members

• Assoc. Prof. Dr. Khalid bin Hasnan (Leader)

• Dr. Sh Salleh bin Sh Ahmad (CAD)

• Azli bin Nawawi (FKMP)

• Noor Azizah binti Sidek (PPD)

Graduate Interns (GIs)

Existing GI

• Muhammad Ridzuan bin Idris

Former GIs (Graduated)

• Mohd Saiful Anuar bin A. Ghani

• Noor Fazidah Bte Mohd Shah

• The Late Mohd Farid bin Gatot Sukatno.

• Muhammad Azanis bin Rahim

Industry

• Name of Industry: UNIJOH SDN. BHD.

• Name of Manager: MR. TEO SZE HWEI

• Type of business: Automotive Alternator Remanufacturing

• Address: No. 9 dan 11, Jalan Sri Sulong 16,

Taman Industri Sri Sulong,

83020 Batu Pahat, Johor.

Automotive Alternator

Project’s Objectives

OBJECTIVE (S) % COMPLETE

Validate RFID Middleware and database 100%

Model and run system in Arena software 100%

Perform RFID Network Planning and purchase equipments

100%

Lab test-run 75%

System installation in industry (Unijoh) 20%

Contribution

Contribution

Contribution to Industry

Existing

• Students for industrial training: observation & collect data

• Probing: problem identification & knowledge transfer

Future

• A more systematic inventory mgmt system: save money & time

Contribution

Contribution

Contribution to UTHM

• A very good exposure for staff & students

• 3 PSM theses

• 2 case studies for PhD students

• 1 conference paper (ICME12)

• 1 journal paper (UTHM Journal)

• 3 students sent to Unijoh (Industrial training)

• Open door for more PSM projects

Contribution

Contribution

RFID Reader

SIMATIC RF600: 8m max. detection, robust & easy to setup

System Layout

Inventory Area of Unijoh Sdn. Bhd. 114m x 92m x 8m

Issues

• RFID System performance: Unsatisfactory.

• Bring back to UTHM Further testing (Quantitative measure).

Output Response: Detection Time

Individual value plot of before RFID and after RFID

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Individual Value Plot of Before RFID, After RFID

Boxplot of before RFID and after RFID

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Boxplot of Before RFID, After RFID

Pareto chart of the standardized effects

Distance between tags

Distance between reader and tag

Tag orientation

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Standardized Effect

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Pareto Chart of the Standardized Effects(response is Time needed to detect all tags, Alpha = 0.05)

Normal plot of the standardized effects

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Normal Plot of the Standardized Effects(response is Time needed to detect all tags, Alpha = 0.05)

Main effects plot for time needed to detect all tags

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Main Effects Plot for Time needed to detect all tagsData Means

Output Response: Detection Rate

Pareto chart: Identification of significant parameters

Distance between tags

Tag orientation

Distance between reader and tag

Reader power

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Standardized Effect

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Pareto Chart of the Standardized Effects(response is run, Alpha = 0.05)

Normal plot: Identification of significant parameters

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Normal Plot of the Standardized Effects(response is run, Alpha = 0.05)

Main effect plot: Optimum settings of parameters

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Main Effects Plot for runData Means

Current status

• Focus group: Mechanization and Embedded System.

• Additional: 3 FYP (Final Year Student) projects.

• On progress: Purchasing of 2 data cables.

Thank you Q&A