RFID value in aircraft parts supply chains: A case study

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 147, Issue PART B, 2014, Pages 330-339

  Ngai, Eric W T ^a   Cheung, Bernard K S ^b   Lam, S S ^a,c   Ng, C T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b INTERUNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTRE ON ENTERPRISE NETWORKS   (Canada)

^c OPEN UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aircraft maintenance; Product inventory model; Radio Frequency Identification (RFID); Value of RFID

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE; AIRCRAFT PARTS; COMPONENT REPAIRS; MAINTENANCE COMPANIES; PRODUCT INVENTORY; REPAIR COMPONENTS; RFID TECHNOLOGY; TRACKING PROCESS;

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; INVENTORY CONTROL; REPAIR; SUPPLY CHAINS;

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID);

EID: 84889682013     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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