Improving construction supply network visibility by using automated materials locating and tracking technology

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 137, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 976-984

  Young, Duncan A ^a   Haas, Carl T ^a   Goodrum, Paul ^b   Caldas, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Identification; Simulation; Supply chain management; Supply network visibility

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED MATERIALS; CHAIN MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY; FIELD DATA; INDUSTRY SECTORS; MODELING AND SIMULATION; SIMULATION; SUPPLY NETWORKS; TRACKING TECHNOLOGY; VIABLE SOLUTIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; TRACKING (POSITION); VISIBILITY;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 83755178369     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000364     Document Type: Article

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