An RFID-based digital warehouse management system in the tobacco industry: A case study

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2513-2548

  Wang, Hongwei ^a   Chen, Shuang ^a   Xie, Yong ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Digital pallet; Digital shelf; Digital warehouse management system; Event condition action; Radio frequency identification; Storage retrieval assignment

Indexed keywords

A-PLANE; AUTOMATIC WAREHOUSE; DIGITAL SHELF; DIGITAL WAREHOUSE; ECA RULE; EVENT-CONDITION-ACTION; EVENT-CONDITION-ACTION RULE; INVENTORY ACCURACY; INVENTORY MANAGEMENT; LOADING TIME; OPERATION EFFICIENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; RFID TECHNOLOGY; STORAGE/RETRIEVAL; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; WAREHOUSE CAPACITY;

CIGARETTE MANUFACTURE; DIGITAL RADIO; INVENTORY CONTROL; MANAGEMENT; PALLETS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RADIO WAVES; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS; TOBACCO;

WAREHOUSES;

EID: 77951112794     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540903564918     Document Type: Article

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