• Naman N. Borda
• Dr. Jayeshkumar R. Pitroda
• Dr. Jagdish M. Rathod

This review paper delivers information on Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) and its possible uses in the material management in construction industry. Current study has showed that even though materials may create more than 50% of entire costs of project, existing approaches for handling them still depend on human expertise. This old-fashioned collection of data is labour-intensive and time consuming and untrustworthy, due to the reluctance of labour forces to examine and record the existence of bulky material. Automation in the task of recognizing construction materials on site can provide well-timed and precise information on materials presented to the manager. Generally, to mitigate the labour error and other error we are not using emerging technologies such as bar code, RFID and wireless system. We are not able to coordinate these technologies with project management system to make material management quicker and easier. These technologies are not well incorporated with Project Management (PM) system. Thus, this study seeks to recognize the possible employment of that technology focusing on Radio Frequency Identification for management of materials in construction industry. In this paper, a literature review on materials management problems and identifying RFID application in materials management was conducted. At the end, the study found that, more attention required towards the material management to improve the material management processes on site in the future.

Material Management, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Automation, Project

"AUTOMATED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT THROUGH RFID TECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.886-890, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904G38.pdf

"AUTOMATED MATERIAL MANAGEMENT THROUGH RFID TECHNOLOGY IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp886-890, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904G38.pdf