TY - JOUR
T1 - Analyzing the benefits of RFID technology for cost sharing in construction supply chains
T2 - A case study on prefabricated precast components
AU - Demiralp, G.
AU - Guven, G.
AU - Ergen, E.
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - The problems encountered in the current manual material tracking methods result in late deliveries, missing components and incorrect installations. Automated data collection technologies, such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), are promising technologies that can be used to efficiently track components in construction supply chains. However, it is still not clear how the cost of technology investment should be shared among supply chain members. This study proposes the use of a cost sharing ratio, which is calculated for each party based on the benefits received. A case study was conducted at a prefabricated exterior concrete wall panel supply chain, and a simulation based decision-support tool was used to model the current manual phase and automated phases. The simulation results were used to determine and analyze the benefits and related cost savings of RFID for each party, and a cost sharing ratio was calculated for distributing the technology investment cost among parties.
AB - The problems encountered in the current manual material tracking methods result in late deliveries, missing components and incorrect installations. Automated data collection technologies, such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), are promising technologies that can be used to efficiently track components in construction supply chains. However, it is still not clear how the cost of technology investment should be shared among supply chain members. This study proposes the use of a cost sharing ratio, which is calculated for each party based on the benefits received. A case study was conducted at a prefabricated exterior concrete wall panel supply chain, and a simulation based decision-support tool was used to model the current manual phase and automated phases. The simulation results were used to determine and analyze the benefits and related cost savings of RFID for each party, and a cost sharing ratio was calculated for distributing the technology investment cost among parties.
KW - Automated data collection
KW - Cost sharing
KW - Information technology
KW - Radio frequency identification
KW - RFID
KW - Simulation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84860292786&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.autcon.2012.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.autcon.2012.02.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84860292786
SN - 0926-5805
VL - 24
SP - 120
EP - 129
JO - Automation in Construction
JF - Automation in Construction
ER -