Automatically tracking engineered components through shipping and receiving processes with passive identification technologies

Automation in Construction

Volumn 28, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-44

  Grau, David ^a   Zeng, Lei ^b   Xiao, Yang ^b  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

^b University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Construction materials; Delivery; Fabrication; Identification; Receipt; RFID; Shipping; Tracking

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATICALLY TRACKING; BATTERY ASSISTED PASSIVES; CONSTRUCTION EFFICIENCY; CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS; CONSTRUCTION PROCESS; DELIVERY; EMPIRICAL TEST; ENGINEERED COMPONENTS; IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; PASSIVE DEVICES; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; RECEIPT; STRUCTURAL STEELS;

AUTOMATION; BUILDING MATERIALS; FABRICATION; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SUPPLY CHAINS; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 84865344452     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2012.05.016     Document Type: Article

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