This paper presents Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) with RFID for material control.
The ILM framework shows that RFID checkpoints on lifecycle stages can be simplified.
This paper highlights five key material types in the ILM framework, and examines multiple on-site context and RFID parameters using a context-aware scenario.
The ILM framework was intended to easily bridge between a wide range of actual materials and RFID applications.
On-site trials have been used to validate that the ILM framework can facilitate material control with RFID.
The discussion section shows that RFID clearly facilitates accurate and real-time construction management in the building industry.
Notably, this study differentiates from other studies in terms of the integrated lifecycle management with five key construction material typologies. The procedure we undertake to apply the ILM framework for material control also serve as a base for adopting other IT technologies in the building industry.
Future work will include refining the material classification with the time level, and verifying the ILM framework with other material types at different lifecycle stages.
Although the five typologies of generic materials with RFID are effective, these refinements will optimise the ILM framework covering a wide range of highly customised parameters on construction sites.