International conference on construction engineering and project management (국제학술발표논문집)

  • 2005.10a
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  • Pages.820-823
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  • 2005
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  • 2508-9048(eISSN)
Korea Institute of Construction Engineering and Management (한국건설관리학회)
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RELIABILITY TEST OF RFID TECHNOLOGY IN TOOL TRACKING

  • Julian Kang (Department of Construction Science, Texas A&M University) ;
  • Jae-Heon Nam (Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)
  • Published : 2005.10.16
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Abstract

RFID technology offers the possibility that tools and valuable supplies tagged with RFID devices could be tacked down automatically. Such automated tool tracking has the potential to reduce theft, identify underutilized tools to be relocated, insure that crafts have access to the appropriate tools as needed, and reduce overhead labor cost of managing tools. Although other industries have been busy to enhance their supply chain management using RFID technology, construction professionals may be wondering whether it works reliably in construction jobsites as well. This paper presents a field test conducted to determine the reliability of RFID technology in identifying tools in the field storage box. The test indicated that RFID technology is reliable in inventorying tools in field storage.

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Acknowledgement

The field test presented in this paper was conducted as part of the FIATECH Smart Chips Project. FIATECH is a member sponsored non-profit industry organization. This investigation would not be possible without the support of FIATECH Smart Chips Project Sponsor organizations. We specially would like to thank Charles Wood of FIATECH for his leadership in planning and execution of the field test. We also would like to thank Tom Hannigan, Joanne Thomas, Todd Sutton, and Felix Perez of Zachry Construction Corporation for their time, support, and ideas in the execution of the field test. We are grateful to Dean Perry and Jeremy Zheng at Houndware Corporation, for the technology and technical expertise they supplied to this effort.