RFID- and WSN-based intelligent cold chain management

International Journal of Manufacturing Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-109

  Aung, Myo Min ^a   Liang, Fu Wei ^a   Chang, Yoon Seok ^a   Makatsoris, Charalampos ^b   Chang, Juno ^c  

^a Hankuk Aviation University   (South Korea)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cold chain; Cold chain management; Cold chain monitoring; Radio frequency identification; RFID; traceability; track and trace; wireless sensor network; WSN

Indexed keywords

QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); RADIO WAVES;

COLD CHAIN; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; TRACEABILITY; TRACEABILITY SYSTEMS; TRACK AND TRACE;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 79956139657     PISSN: 17500591     EISSN: 17500605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMR.2011.040005     Document Type: Article

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