Application of RFID in the Prefabricated Timber Industry

8 pages•Published: October 23, 2017

Abstract

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has recently gained significant attention in various industries, whereby a common application of the technology is to gather and transmit real-time information related to inventory control and logistics. This paper develops the case for the use of RFID in the prefabricated timber industry by first examining its application in other industries. From there, the paper presents a framework for the adoption and testing of RFID within the prefabricated timber industry as a method to automate inventory control, logistics, and document control, while optimizing construction duration. The paper presents the methodology for field trials designed to determine potential for RFID applications in the prefabricated timber structure supply chain from raw material production to panel fabrication to shipping and onsite logistics and finally through to construction installation. The methodology will be tested in collaboration with industry partners and Forest and Wood Products Australia.

Keyphrases: construction documents, prefabricated timber, rfid, supply chain, timber

In: Marsha Lamb (editor). AUBEA 2017: Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference 2017, vol 1, pages 271-278.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/h1Kx
	https://doi.org/10.29007/56mk

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{AUBEA2017:Application_RFID_Prefabricated_Timber,
  author    = {Perry Forsythe and Brad Carey},
  title     = {Application of RFID in the Prefabricated Timber Industry},
  booktitle = {AUBEA 2017: Australasian Universities Building Education Association Conference 2017},
  editor    = {Marsha Lamb},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Education Science},
  volume    = {1},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2516-2306},
  url       = {/publications/paper/h1Kx},
  doi       = {10.29007/56mk},
  pages     = {271-278},
  year      = {2017}}

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