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  • Industrial Engineering
  • Operations Management
  • Automation and Control Systems

Background:

  • Production and logistics efficiency is significantly improved by real-time monitoring and optimization.
  • Advanced production management requires real-time data on products, production status, and resources.
  • Real-time locating systems (RTLS), or indoor positioning systems, are gaining traction in industrial settings to enrich data availability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review RTLS technologies and their applications in industrial environments.
  • To explore the use of RTLS in production control, logistics, quality management, safety, and efficiency monitoring.
  • To provide a workflow for RTLS projects, including data handling, to guide research and development in indoor positioning for manufacturing.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing RTLS technologies and their industrial applications.
  • Analysis of data processing steps in RTLS projects: data cleaning, pre-processing, and analysis.
  • Development of a generalized workflow for implementing RTLS in manufacturing settings.

Main Results:

  • Identified various RTLS technologies suitable for industrial environments.
  • Cataloged diverse applications of RTLS across production, logistics, quality, and safety.
  • Presented a structured workflow for RTLS project implementation, emphasizing data management.

Conclusions:

  • RTLS are valuable tools for enhancing real-time monitoring and optimization in production and logistics.
  • The reviewed technologies and proposed workflow offer a foundation for developing and deploying indoor positioning solutions in manufacturing.
  • Further research and development in RTLS-based manufacturing solutions are encouraged, guided by the provided framework.