Internet Based for Computer Integration Manufacturing System

  • Suesut, T. (Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang) ;
  • Hankarjonsook, C. (Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang) ;
  • Tipsuwanporn, V. (Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang) ;
  • Tammarugwattana, N. (Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang) ;
  • Tirasesth, K. (Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang)
  • Published : 2003.10.22

Abstract

This paper has developed the computer integration manufacturing system and Internet based tele-operations. The functions of CIMS include production planing, material requirement planning, work order generation, process control, quality control, shipping planning, warehouse and inventory management and material cost accounting.[1] In this paper focuses on the automatic warehouse control and inventory management by developing the information system as well as the Internet-based integration. The system overview is divided into three parts, the mechanical system, the computer and developed software to control and manage the information and the communication system. The mechanical system consists of the warehouse machine and forklift mobile robot controlled by programmable logic controller (PLC). The computer works on many functions such as control station interfaces with PLC, managing database and inventory, and Internet server to broadcast the inventory database to users via World Wide Web and monitoring the operation on web camera. Our scheme the inventory database can be checked easily anywhere and anytime when the users connect to the Internet. In this article, the lead-time and inventory level can be reduced therefore the holding cost and operating time is also decreased.

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