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INTRODUCTION
Materials management is a vital function for improving productivity in construction projects.
The management of materials should be considered at all the phases of the construction process and throughout the construction and production periods.
This is because poor materials management can often affect the overall construction time, quality and budget.
It is important for planning and controlling of materials to ensure that the right quality and quantity of materials and installed equipment are appropriately specified in a timely manner, obtained at a reasonable cost, and are available when needed.
Definition of Construction Material Management:
Material management is defined as planning, identification, procuring, storage, receiving and distribution of materials. The purpose of material management is to assure that the right materials are in the right place, in the right quantise when needed. The responsibility of material management department for the flow of materials from the time the materials are ordered, received, and stored until they are used in the basis of material management.
Secondary Objectives of Materials Management :
Efficient production scheduling
To take make or buy decisions
Prepare specifications and standization of materials
To assist in product design and development
Forecasting demand and quantity of materials requirements
Quality control of materials purchased
Material handling
Use of value analysis and value engineering
Developing skills of workers in materials management
Smooth flow of materials in and out of the organization
Material Planning
Materials planning include measuring, ordering and scheduling. It is emphasized that planning is a very important process to increase the productivity, profit, and assisting the time to complete the construction projects.
The productivity of the construction project will be hanged if the material planning process is not implemented properly.
. Purchasing
Purchase the materials and have the services from supplier to get the support of operations as the construction project from production to marketing, sales and logistics. For examples, a detailed material list and co-ordination of the purchasing and order of material are significant to assuring the material will available on construction site.
According to Ninad Shah and Manish Dave Purchasing procedure can be described as below:
Step 1 – Material Indent
Step 2 – Enquiry to Vendors
Step 3 – Vendor Comparison
Step 4 – Vendor Selection and Negotiations
Step 5 – Purchase Order
Step 6 – Vendor Evaluation
3.Inventory control department:
The duties of the inventory control department is to decide about the types of ordering system, fixing the safety stock limits, fixing up the reorder level & maximum / minimum stock level.
4.Receiving, inspection and despatching department
The responsibility of Receiving, inspection and despatching department is to receive the materials when delivered by the suppliers. After receiving it, the quantity and quality must be checked. Production parts and materials are checked against blueprints and specifications. Non-production items are also reviewed. When once it is as per the specifications given, the goods will be accepted
5. The Value Analysis and Standardization
The Value Analysis and Standardization offer greatest scope, in reducing the materials cost. It also reduce the number of varieties and also helps in finding the substitute for the materials at lesser cost.
6. Logistics
Logistics is a concept that stresses movement of the materials and it involve planning, implementing, and controlling the movement and storage of all things from raw materials to the finished f the product to meet client requirements. During construction project, routing of the materials will affect the cost and time to complete the construction projects.