MATERIALS TRACEABILITY AIMING ZERO-DEFECTS MANUFACTURING IN CLOUD BASED SOLUTIONS IN CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

The construction sector is developing rapidly around the world, to the extent that companies are actively exploring opportunities with emerging technologies.However, the construction sector is the lowest-ranked economic sector in terms of digital adoption in Europe and with a lot of opportunities to explore, according to a leading EU industry organization.In addition, being one of the sectors that creates the most waste, and with EU intending to reduce waste and the use of virgin raw materials, it is important to start implementing solutions to mitigate the waste volume.This paper presents a solution that tracks materials from production to installation in the construction site, making it possible to identify where the materials are delivered, and whether they are delivered on time and control the quality of the materials.Giving the ability to reduce waste, excessive use of materials will improve construction quality.This paper demonstrates the connection between different suppliers and the construction company, and serves as a good example of good practice of IoT use to monitor the production of materials and delivery to the construction site, validating the innovative concept between Edge to the Cloud.The result was the development of a solution centralised in the Cloud and interconnected with solutions installed in factories (Edge solutions) with support for sensors to be able to monitor production in real-time, to provide updates on the status of production, and identify whether possible delays in materials have an impact on construction deadlines.