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摘要

On a daily basis, mega factories like those building airplanes and cars deal with millions of products, being built on the shop floor and being supplied from their vendors.Evenaminordelay is capableof causing a domino effect and can influence productivity and efficiency.Therefore to stay compet-itive, lean manufacturers need their personnel to be equipped with real time visibility on work-in-process to immediately react to changes and address issues.What is also required in order to provide better customer service is the need to track the parts, components, or raw materials that make up the end product without impacting their operations and increasing their costs.