Roadtech, a U.K.-based manufacturer, supplier and installer of specialized highway coating materials, has historically experienced problems in effectively controlling the movement and supply of these materials within its own internal supply chain. This has led to high levels of wastage, estimated between 5 and 10 percent. The company has required a new system that tracks materials from the point of manufacture to local storage depots, then tracks their distribution via individual vehicle-based work teams to the point of delivery and installation. Roadtech has recently been working with Construction Opportunities for Mobile IT (COMIT) to develop a system employing resin-encapsulated RFID tags, as well as handheld, portal and vehicle-mounted scanners, to solve this problem. This case study will present the results of the testing conducted to date, along with the proposed final solution.
Speaker:
Neill Pawsey, Programme Manager, Construction Opportunities in Mobile IT (COMIT)