Automated materials tracking and locating: Impact modeling and estimation

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

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 41-50

  Young, D ^a   Nasir, H ^a   Razavi, S ^a   Haas, C ^a   Goodrum, P ^b   Caldas, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY; CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY CHAIN; FIELD TRIAL; GPS TECHNOLOGIES; IMPACT MODELING; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; RF-ID TAGS; SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY IMPACT; TORONTO;

AUTOMATION; INTEGRATED OPTICS; MATERIALS; RADIO NAVIGATION; RESEARCH; SUPPLY CHAINS;

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77956317988     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41109(373)5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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