Use of wireless mesh network to improve mobile asset utilization in manufacturing industries

Procedia Computer Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages 66-73

  Ghosh, Srideep ^a   Anurag, D ^b   Bandyopadhyay, Somprakash ^b  

^a PervCom Consulting Pvt Ltd   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Asset utilization optlimization; IEEE 802.15.4; RTLS deployment

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILES; INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; OPTIMIZATION; STANDARDS; TRUCKS; WEB CRAWLER;

ASSET UTILIZATION; BACK-OF-THE-ENVELOPE CALCULATIONS; IEEE 802.15.4; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; REAL TIME LOCATION SYSTEMS; REAL-TIME TRACKING SYSTEMS; RTLS DEPLOYMENT;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84856411952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18770509     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2011.07.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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