Improving inventory accuracy using RFID technology: A case study

Assembly Automation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 345-351

  Hellström, Daniel ^a   Wiberg, Mathias ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automotive industry; Inventory; Product identification; Radiofrequencies

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; ASSEMBLY PLANTS; CASE STUDY RESEARCH; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; IMPLEMENTATION PRACTICES; INVENTORY; INVENTORY ACCURACY; INVENTORY INACCURACY; ITEM-LEVEL; OPEN LOOPS; OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; RFID TECHNOLOGY;

ASSEMBLY; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGY;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 77957817689     PISSN: 01445154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01445151011075807     Document Type: Article

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