Gil, N and Kahn, H (2004) Intelligent construction components for integrating product design, delivery process, and life-cycle performance. In: Khosrowshahi, F (ed.) Proceedings of 20th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2004, Edinburgh, UK.
Abstract
Information and communication technology (ICT) can enable high-value delivery, performance, and maintenance of components for engineering and construction projects. This work presents a literature review on the capabilities of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging -- a technology increasingly applied in various industrial sectors though in a limited way in the construction sector. This review looks at how, in theory, RFID tagging can add 'intelligence' onto construction components to, first, enable companies involved in a supply chain to access more accurate information about product demand, inventories, and production and distribution capacities; and second, to help suppliers gain insights into actual usage patterns, and the life-cycle maintenance and servicing needs of the products they design and manufacture. Further, we detail specific real-world problems, unearthed after conducting preliminary empirical research with a glass manufacturer, which reveal opportunities to which RFID tag-sensor technology capabilities may provide effective solutions. Consideration is also given briefly to a formal, information model-based approach to providing effective IT solutions to applying RFID tag-sensor technology to construction components.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | rfid tagging; sensors; construction supply chain; information modelling |
| Index terms: | construction supply chain, construction project, servicing, construction sector, information and communication technology, high-value, radio frequency identification, product design, inventory, manufacturer, information modelling, literature review |
| Subjects: | digital technology, economic analysis, data analysis and analytics, innovation and technology management, computing systems, practitioner, construction logistics, industry analysis, maintenance engineering, digital design, inventory management, production management |
| Topics: | Supply Chain Management, Digital Applications, Project Management, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Business Strategy, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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