Title :
RFID-based maintenance at Frankfurt airport
Author :
Legner, Christine ; Thiesse, Frédéric
Author_Institution :
Univ. of St. Gallen, Switzerland
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;
Journal_Title :
Pervasive Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPRV.2006.14
