Analyzing Material Management Techniques on Construction Project

Ashwini R. Patil, Smita V. Pataskar

IM 07

Abstract

The efficient procurement of material represents a key role in the successful completion of the work.

Poor planning and control of material, lack of material when needed, poor identification of material, re-handling and inadequate storage cause losses in labor productivity and overall delays that can indirectly increase total project cost.

Effective management of materials can reduce these costs.

This paper is written to explore the current practices of Material Management so this study is conducted in two phases,

First phase gives the Qualitative information regarding deviation in planned and actual materials in terms of S curve analysis using MSP tool and reasoning over the deviation is essential to know the effect of material planning before execution of project.

Various comments on S curve analysis have given in terms of problems of administrative causes, consultant’s causes, contractor’s faults, and unavailability of resources. These major reasons of changes represented in terms of pie chart.

To maintain sufficient stock of raw material in period of short supply, to protect inventory against deterioration and control investment in inventories and to keep it in an optimum level an inventory control techniques such as ABC and EOQ analysis is carried out in second phase of study to overcome the problems of stock out.

Key Word —Construction Materials, Cost Control, Inventory Control, Material Management.