Attitudes towards auto-ID technologies within the UK construction industry

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 383-388

  Marsh, Laurence ^a   Finch, Eddy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auto ID; Bar coding; Barriers; Standards

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; STANDARDS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

AUTO-ID; AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION (AUTO-ID); BAR CODING; BARRIERS; CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATIONS; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; UK CONSTRUCTION; UK CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 12444296913     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014461998372169     Document Type: Article

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