General architecture and methodology for the development of a traceability information management platform for smart manufacturing: Insights from the textile dyeing industry

摘要

With the evolution of manufacturing industry, traceability is becoming one of the fundamental elements of the modem and sustainable manufacturing processes. However, the traceability information platform under a collaborative and integrated manufacturing environment has not been sufficiently addressed. In this paper, the general architecture of a traceability information management platform is proposed for the manufacturing application scenarios, which consists of three hierarchical layers: object configuration and data collection layer, data management layer, as well as data analytics and application layer. The platform is designed for real-time information capturing and integration and to establish the data foundations for potential applications in data-driven decision-making and process optimization. The proposed solution has been implemented in a textile dyeing production line, and realised manufacturing data collection and management with product traceability services, which showed the feasibility and significance of the proposed framework.