Assessment Of Materials Management Strategies On Construction Sites

Assessment Of Materials Management Strategies On Construction Sites

Abstract

Construction accoutrements are vital factors of the total construction cost( about 60) of the total design cost. Grounded on their significance, this study assessed operation strategies espoused in construction spots in Uyo Municipal. The objects were to examine the construction accoutrements operation strategies in practice on construction systems, determine the possible factors affecting choice of accoutrements for construction design, and to assess the impact of compliance with standard accoutrements operation strategies on design success. Questionnaire check administered to 75 construction stakeholders in construction organisations in Uyo Municipal formed the data collection instrument. Data analysis involved Mean Item Score, probabilities and Measure of Variation. Findings of the study revealed continuity, cost and vacuity are significant determinants of construction material choices. Accoutrements operation strategies espoused include stock control, point planning, quality control and acceptable supervision. Adherence to effective material operation correlates flowing design delivery by icing effective design planning. Recommendations are directed towards the need to consider responsible sourcing in performance of the global sustainability docket in material procurement and operation.

Chapter One

Preface

Background of the Study

Construction assiduity relates to organized profitable conditioning which include assembling accoutrements , labour and other construction coffers like shops, charges and gains; and managing all these inputs towards achieving asked pretensions and objects( Ojo, 2005; in Adafin, Daramola and Ayodele( 2010). The fact that the Nigeria construction assiduity continues to enthrall a significant position in nations profitable,( Aibinu and Jagboro, 2002), there’s need to ameliorate the effectiveness, quality, productivity, administration and operation of construction conditioning and coffers with acceptable results to the problems defying the assiduity.

Construction accoutrements relate to goods, fittings, element and accessories used in construction design( Mustaph and Rashid,n.d). Of all construction coffers, emphasis is substantially placed on construction accoutrements , because the cost of accoutrements has been linked to regard for a major cost of the overall construction cost( Stukhart, 1995; and Bernold and Treseler, 1991).

The use of these accoutrements and their control includes cost, and these could impact cost incurred by the customer or the profit periphery of the contractor, or performance of the construction assiduity. In order to optimize cost of construction, it’s necessary to duly manage the material element and its overflows.

The material operation can be described as a system for planning and controlling all the sweats necessary to insure that the correct quality and volume of accoutrements are duly specified in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost, and importantly are made available at the needed point. The operation of construction accoutrements is an important element in design planning and control( Patel and Vyas, 2011).

Strategies are planned action and procedures to achieve the systems objects. It’s concerned with the means to meet ends. According to Horny( 2006) strategy is defined as a plan that’s intended to achieve a particular purpose.

Strategies are necessary in construction accoutrements operation because they prop the achievement of systems pretensions and objects that are specified in the design plan. The strategies aid in the successor of design. A design is said to be successful if it accomplishes its specialized performance