RFID-facilitated construction materials management (RFID-CMM) - A case study of water-supply project

Advanced Engineering Informatics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-207

  Ren, Z ^a   Anumba, C J ^b   Tah, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTIVITY; COST OVERRUNS; DYNAMIC NATURE; INTEGRATED INFORMATIONS; LATEST TECHNOLOGY; MATERIAL STORAGES; MATERIALS MANAGEMENT; MONITORING AND CONTROL; ON DYNAMICS; PROJECT TEAM; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; WATER PIPES;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CRYPTOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVENTORY CONTROL; MATERIALS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PLANNING; PUBLIC UTILITIES; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); WATER PIPELINES; WATER SUPPLY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79954420201     PISSN: 14740346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aei.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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