以EPCglobal網路為基礎之RFID貨櫃場管理應用

RFID Application in Container Yard Management Using EPCglobal Network

陸一鳴(Yi-Ming Lu)

指導教授 ： 梁錫卿

朝陽科技大學/資訊學院/資訊管理系碩士在職專班/碩士(2010年)

摘要

近年來無線射頻辨識 (Radio Frequency Identification, RFID) 技術應用相當廣泛，原因在於此技術不需經過接觸便能進行辨識，省去人工查驗時間。以往在貨櫃場管理中，管制室與拖車司機資料的驗證以及管制站與各類型起重機司機間訊息的傳遞，一直是費時且冗長的步驟，加上貨櫃場區內貨櫃種類及數量繁多，貨櫃擺放的櫃位若沒有明確定義，對於負責場區內貨櫃吊卸的機具也是一大挑戰。本研究針對傳統貨櫃場流程，探討在提領空櫃、貨櫃管控、貨櫃進出口等流程，在導入 RFID 系統後，改善了哪些問題以及產生的問題為何，並提出解決的辦法。本研究將以國際標準組織 EPCglobal 所提出之網路架構為基礎，以貨櫃場流程管理為例來探討 Application Level Event (ALE) 應用規範的設計， EPC Information Service 事件 (EPCIS event) 的擷取，以及使用 EPCIS event 提昇貨櫃場作業管理效益。研究中亦導入 RFID 技術應用於資料核對上，並依據船名航次、卸貨港及船公司的不同來分配櫃位，以期望達到效率的提升。
本研究提出一套企業應用模擬系統，此系統實作 EPCglobal 所提出之網路架構，包括 ALE middleware、EPCIS capturing application、以及 EPCIS repository等。在模擬系統中，透過 Event Server的呼叫，使得前端的模擬場景與後端的核心技術得以溝通。透過情境動畫的模擬得知，將 EPCglobal 網路架構應用於貨櫃場管理上是可行的，且由於此模擬系統架構彈性，若能將前端模擬場景設計完善，此模擬系統能應用於更多領域中。

關鍵字

EPCIS event ； ECSpec ； EPCIS ； ALE ； EPCglobal ； 貨櫃場管理 ； 無線射頻辨識

並列摘要

The application of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology becomes popular in the recent years, because RFID technology can identify objects without direct contact and helps reduce manual checking time. RFID technology can also be applied to many fields such as security management, transportation, medical treatment, logistic management, and container yard management.
Data inspection and message transmission in the container yard waste much time. If there is a large amount of containers in the container yard and they are not placed in the right position, this will decrease the efficiency of the container yard operation. This study investigates the traditional container yards process and proposes to use RFID technology in the traditional process to solve time management problems in data inspection and message transmission.
The system used in this study is based on EPCglobal Architecture Framework. The methods on deciding Application Level Event (ALE) specifications in container yards and how to capture EPC Information Service (EPCIS) events are discussed. Furthermore, a new container yard management method is mapped out to help reduce manpower requirement and lower transportation cost; thus, increasing the efficiency of container yard management.
We also proposed the enterprise application simulation system. The enterprise application simulation system is based on animation mode that simulates the container import and export processes; this system also implements the EPCglobal Network. The simulation system reveals information where it confirms that using RFID technology in container yard management is useful and feasible. Because the system is very feasible, it can be applied to many industries that have designed related simulation scene.

並列關鍵字

ECSpec ； EPCIS event ； ALE ； EPCIS ； EPCglobal ； Container Yard Management ； Radio Frequency Identification

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