An automated model for materials management and control

Construction Management and Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 635-646

  Navon, R ^a   Berkovich, O ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Elbit Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Automation; Control methods; Data collection; Feedback control; Materials management; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; FEEDBACK CONTROL; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PURCHASING; RECORDS MANAGEMENT;

DATA COLLECTION; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

AUTOMATION; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; CONTROL SYSTEM; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; MANAGEMENT; MODELING; MONITORING;

EID: 33746951436     PISSN: 01446193     EISSN: 1466433X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01446190500435671     Document Type: Article

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