Logistics tracking: An implementation issue for delivery network

PICMET: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Shamsuzzoha, Ahm ^a   Addo Tenkorang, Richard ^a   Phuong, Duy ^b   Helo, Petri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

^b Wapice Limited   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATTERY LIFE; BUSINESS LOGISTICS; DELIVERY COMPANY; END CUSTOMERS; LOGISTICS NETWORK; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; RESEARCH STUDIES; STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY; TRACKING DATA; TRACKING DEVICES; TRACKING TECHNOLOGY;

DATA TRANSFER; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRY; LOGISTICS; TECHNOLOGY;

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 80053353511     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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