Title: A component-based equipment logistics information management system

Authors: Shubin Si, Petri Helo, Shudong Sun, Ning Wang

Addresses: Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Mechatronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China. ' Logistics Systems Research Group, University of Vaasa, P.O. Box 700, FIN – 65200 Vaasa, Finland. ' Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Mechatronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China. ' Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Mechatronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present a Component-Based Equipment Logistics Information Management System (CBELIMS) to supply the cooperative work-platform and enhance the efficiency of equipment|s service. The optimised integrated-cooperative equipment logistics management work-flow is presented. Four models are founded to support CBELIMS and the component development method of the system is adopted to endow CBELIMS with reconfigurable capacity. Thirty three components are developed according to the construct of component system framework and are assembled into CBELIMS. CBELIMS have been applied to three Chinese equipment manufacturing companies, which show that it can meet the requirement of the equipment logistics.

Keywords: workflows; component-based equipment; logistics information management systems; CBELIMS; cooperative work platforms; efficiency enhancement; component development; reconfigurable capacity; China; manufacturing engineering; logistics systems; logistics management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2010.031983

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2010 Vol.6 No.3, pp.299 - 318

Published online: 03 Mar 2010 *

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