• EFFECTIVE MATERIAL MANAGEMENT IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SITE


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The cost of construction material in a construction project may range from 30 – 80 % of total construction cost making it a prime uncertainty in a construction project. The main aim of this research paper is to examine the current material management practice and its impact on the delivery of building construction projects.  A questionnaire survey administered to a purposive sample of 20 main contractors and 20 sub-contractors, eliciting current material management practices through semi structured interview and obtaining their perception root causes of ineffective material management towa ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Material management can be defined as a process that coordinates planning, assessing the requirement, sourcing, purchasing, transporting, storing and controlling of materials, minimizing the wastage and optimizing the profitability by reducing cost of material. Baldva (1997) noted that Materials management is a process for planning, executing and controlling field and office activities in construction. While Eduardo (2002) viewed Materials management as the system for planning and controlling all of the efforts necessary to ensure that the correct quality and quant ... Continue Reading