“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.
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 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 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
Issues
• RFID System performance: Unsatisfactory.
• Bring back to UTHM Further testing (Quantitative measure).
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
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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
Pareto chart: Identification of significant parameters
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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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Main effect plot: Optimum settings of parameters
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Current status
• Focus group: Mechanization and Embedded System.
• Additional: 3 FYP (Final Year Student) projects.
• On progress: Purchasing of 2 data cables.