• DocumentCode
    826511
  • Title

    RFID-based maintenance at Frankfurt airport

  • Author

    Legner, Christine ; Thiesse, Frédéric

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of St. Gallen, Switzerland
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    34
  • Lastpage
    39
  • Abstract
    Frankfurt airport´s operating company, Fraport AG, integrated RFID and a mobile application with its asset management systems. The benefits include better planning, control, and documentation of technicians´ work as well as improved process quality. This article summarizes not only the technology Fraport tested at Frankfurt airport but also the process-flow and facility-management changes it adopted.
  • Keywords
    aircraft maintenance; airports; mobile computing; radiofrequency identification; travel industry; Frankfurt airport; Fraport AG; RFID; asset management system; facility management; mobile application; radiofrequency identification; Airports; Asset management; Companies; Costs; Documentation; Industrial plants; Memory; Radiofrequency identification; Security; Testing; mobile applications; mobile computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Pervasive Computing, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1536-1268
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPRV.2006.14
  • Filename
    1593569