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Intelligent Networks • Smart Objects • Design for Humans |
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| Thursday, March 17, 2005 |
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Wireless works wonders for manufacturing firms
"Manufacturers are getting closer to where demand and supply are more synchronous," says Bob Parker, an analyst with IDC. "We're seeing the emergence of RFID and sensor networks as the means for collecting the kind of data that is needed to make this synchronization happen."
Among those moving in this direction is General Motors, which has deployed RFID, 802.11 and sensor networks in several plants.
"The goal isn't just to merge manufacturing plants with IT (infrastructure)," says Pulak Bandyopadhyay, group manager for plant floor systems and control group in General Motors Corp.'s Manufacturing Systems Research Lab in Warren, Mich. "It's the collection of real-time data and what you do with data you've collected.".
[ITWorldCanada]
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