Bartlomiej Gladysz

Fuzzy TOPSIS/SCOR-Based Approach in Assessment of RFID Technology (ART) for Logistics of Manufacturing Companies

It is not clear how to evaluate radio frequency identification (RFID) potential for use in production companies supply chains (internal and external). We propose Assessment of RFID Technology (ART) modular method (strategy, tactics, operations, evaluation) and elaborate tactical module (ART-T). ART-T application in a manufacturing company is illustrated. We apply TOPSIS (technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution), SCOR (supply chain operations reference) model, linguistic scales, fuzzy sets and questionnaires to answer the question “which processes should be chosen for RFID-based reengineering and/or improvement”. Research output shows ART-T flexibility and ease of use at factory level.

Technical Product-Service Systems—A Business Opportunity for Machine Industry

The aim of this paper is to present an idea of servicization and technical product-service systems. General assumptions, trends, and challenges in business, customer expectations, and manufacturing leading to the need and trend of servicization of economies and production sectors in particular are discussed. Product-service systems characteristics and typologies are discussed. Selected examples of product-service systems are presented. New concept of a technical product-service system was proposed for a manufacturer of moulds. Presented example shows properties that characterize technical product-service systems in relation to a set of services proposed for a manufacturer of moulds. Characteristics of systems were discussed to show possible benefits for a manufacturer of moulds, as well as its customers.

Development of a Project-Oriented and Transnational Master Course for Training the Engineering Competencies

Mobility, multilocality, and transnational migration are current social developments among the population of the European Union. European society is becoming increasingly characterized by intercultural and cross-border interactions between citizens. This development is observable already within the activities of European companies. Cross-border project work between productions sites as well as transnational cooperation is essential for ensuring the competitiveness of the continent. These social developments in society and companies lead to new requirements for working in the European Union. Teaching and learning in higher education needs to adapt to these developments. Young engineers graduating from universities must be capable of working in international teams. In their future career, they will have to be able to work with colleagues, suppliers, and customers from different cultural backgrounds and in different countries, master the challenges of virtual cooperation in specific engineering tasks and within international value chains. As a result, new and innovative teaching and learning concepts in higher education must provide the competencies for transnational teamwork in the curriculum of tomorrow’s engineers in order to ensure a competitive advantage in their future careers.

Assessment of RFID technology performance in fertilizers environment

The aim of the study was to measure the performance of RFID technology in fertilizers environment, to determine if RFID is reliable mean for identification at fertilizers manufacturer. During the research, authors were focused on examination of reading quality defined by two key performance indicators i.e. read rates and distances of reliable reading of RFID tags applied on pallets of sacks and bigbags filled with fertilizers. 20 different fertilizers were considered what consisted the whole population of fertilizers being manufactured by a company. 16 setups were experimented for each type of fertilizer. RFID was read for assumed distance and through assumed barriers for 14 fertilizers. Assumptions for reliable operation of RFID were concluded, as well as some limitations of the technology.

Dynamic Spaghetti Diagrams. A Case Study of Pilot RTLS Implementation

Spaghetti diagrams are widely used as improvement tools within lean manufacturing framework. Drawing spaghetti diagram is time-consuming. The diagram is static and does not reflect dynamics of logistics systems. Real time locating system was proposed to overcome this drawback. A case study of pilot implementation of the system was presented. It was proved that pilot system may operate reliably in industrial environment in terms of hardware and software applied. System features and some improvements based on dynamic spaghetti diagrams were listed.