Intelligent wireless web services: Context-aware computing in construction-logistics supply chain

Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction

Volumn 14, Issue , 2009, Pages 289-308

  Omar, Balqis ^a   Ballal, Tabarak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction logistics; Context aware; Intelligent wireless web; Wireless networking

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION LOGISTICS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONTEXT AWARE SERVICES; CONTEXT-AWARE; CONTEXT-AWARE COMPUTING; CRITICAL PARAMETER; EMERGING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXTS; INFORMATION DELIVERY; INTELLIGENT WIRELESS WEB; LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT; LOGISTICS SUPPLY CHAINS; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; PROJECT RESOURCES; RESEARCH STUDIES; SUPPLY CHAIN LOGISTICS; SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY; USER CONTEXT; VALUE ADDED; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS; WIRELESS NETWORKING; WIRELESS SENSOR;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; INFORMATION SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; LOGISTICS; SITE SELECTION; SUPPLY CHAINS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WEB SERVICES; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70350168448     PISSN: 14036835     EISSN: 14006529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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