Wireless manufacturing: A literature review, recent developments, and case studies

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 579-594

  Huang, G Q ^a   Wright, P K ^b   Newman, S T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Real time manufacturing; RFID Auto ID; Smart objects; Wireless manufacturing; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975790661     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920701724934     Document Type: Article

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