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Warehouses play a significant role in the seamless distribution, integration, and storage of items as well as in supply chain operations. Automated identification (auto-ID) technologies that include barcode and RFID provide class- or item-level visibility to facilitate effective and efficient decisions in their respective environments. A warehouse environment benefits from auto-ID through improved cost savings, operational efficiency, and opportunities for higher revenues. It is therefore not surprising that both researchers and practitioners have considered the use of auto-ID in warehouses. We take stock of related literature to determine the state-of-the-art on auto-ID use in warehouse management, with specific focus on RFID, and identify potential directions of further research. Based on our review, we develop a conceptual framework that incorporates the primary factors that guide the decision to adopt auto-ID in warehouse management.

Unlike any other industry, construction industry has not fully implemented TQM philosophy. This can be attributed to the complex nature of construction projects, which has numerous and overlapping activities. The present research is an attempt to solve one of the major problems in large construction projects, manifested in the delay of handing-over apartments to end customer in contracted time. The DMAIC procedures of the Six Sigma, problem-solving methods together with the CPM and PERT project planning techniques have been integrated in this research to achieve the required objective.