A case study for integrating lean six-sigma and RFID applications in construction processes through simulation approach

Construction Research Congress 2010: Innovation for Reshaping Construction Practice - Proceedings of the 2010 Construction Research Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 246-256

  Chae, Myung Jin ^a   Yun, Sungmin ^b   Han, Seung Heon ^c   Kwon, Soon Wook ^d  

^a Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEFORE AND AFTER; CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CRITICAL POINTS; CURRENT CONSTRUCTION; CYCLE TIME; FEASIBLE SOLUTION; PROCESS LEVELS; PROJECT PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE ASPECTS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; RF-ID TAGS; RFID APPLICATIONS; RFID READERS; RFID TECHNOLOGY; SIMULATION APPROACH; SIMULATION MODEL; SIX-SIGMA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIO NAVIGATION; REAL VARIABLES; RESEARCH;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 77956314472     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41109(373)25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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