Assessing Problems of Construction Material Management in Residential project: Case Study

Abstract: Material management is a very important and vital aspect for every company since construction materials usually constitute a major portion of the total cost in construction project. Poor management on construction projects can lead to significant negative effects with low productivity, cost and time overrun. Late delivery of materials was the major problem of poor material management The aim of this study has been to assess the current construction material management system and identify problems for Residential building construction projects. The objective of the study is to explore current practice in material managements, to identify the problem in construction material management and to apply ABC (always better control) analysis and s-curve analysis. Construction materials management related literature has been generally reviewed tracking technologies such as wireless, bar-coding and radio frequency identification to solve problems of construction material management. The information communication technology tools which can be one-off the tools for improving material management were not adequately used due lack of awareness in the construction industry. The methodology used for this study is classifying the materials by ABC analysis and to measure the differences by S-Curve analysis.