Improving the materials supply system in small-sized building firms

Formoso, Carlos Torres; Revelo, V.H

doi:10.1016/s0926-5805(98)00112-5

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“…However, several recent studies have concluded that effective materials management is still a challenge on construction projects today (Formoso and Revelo 1999;Thomas and Sanvido 2000;Saidi et al 2003;Thomas et al 2005;Song et al 2006a;Caldas et al 2006;Navon and Berkovich 2006;Ergen et al 2007). Contributing to the challenge of effective materials management is the present approach to materials tracking and locating on constructions sites, which mainly consists of manually intensive and semi-automated processes.…”

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An implementation model for automated construction materials tracking and locating

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Good materials management on large construction projects is critical for maximizing productivity and project performance. When key materials are temporarily lost, whole crews may be left idle and the project may be delayed.When key materials are completely lost, the impact can be enormous. In fact, one of the major problems in managing construction materials and equipment is tracking them in the supply chain and knowing their location on large job sites. Fortunately, location can now be automatically estimated within metres using emerging technologies. This paper proposes a general implementation model for automated construction materials tracking and locating on large industrial projects, such as refineries and power plants. It includes a methodology for determining what type of technology should be used for different types of projects and construction materials. It is based on an analysis of the capabilities of emerging technologies and on experience gained from implementing automated materials tracking prototypes on two large industrial projects. It is concluded that these technologies can produce substantial net benefits, if implemented properly on the right projects using the model described here.Résumé : Il est important de bien gérer les matériaux des grands projets de construction est importante afin de maximiser la productivité et le rendement du projet. Lorsque des matériaux clés sont égarés temporairement, des équipes au complet peuvent être inoccupées, retardant le projet. Lorsque des matériaux clés sont perdus en permanence, l'impact peut être énorme. En effet, l'un des principaux problèmes en gestion des matériaux et des équipements de construction est de les suivre dans la chaîne d'approvisionnement et de connaître leur emplacement sur les grands sites de travail. Heureusement, les nouvelles technologies permettent maintenant de déterminer automatiquement leur emplacement, à quelques mètres près. Le présent article présente un modèle d'implantation générale pour le suivi automatisé des matériaux de construction et de les situer sur les grands projets industriels, tels que des raffineries et des centrales électriques. Ce modèle comprend une méthode permettant de déterminer le type de technologie qui devrait être utilisée pour divers types de projets et de matériaux de construction. Il est basé sur l'analyse des capacités des nouvelles technologies et sur l'expérience acquise lors de l'implantation de prototypes de suivi automatisés des matériaux dans deux grands projets industriels. Il s'est révélé que ces technologies peuvent présenter des avantages nets substantiels si elles sont implantées adéquatement sur les bons projets en utilisant le modèle décrit dans le présent article.

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“…Because shared decision-making is one of the key principles of total quality management, quality circles should be formed with a view to helping ÿrm managers solve various problems. Shared decision-making ranges from joint consultation to full delegation, and is usually based on the work of quality teams [18]. Some of the questions that have to be answered by quality circles include the following:…”

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The quality perspective of the ready-mixed concrete industry in Turkey

Kazaz

Ulubeyli

Türker

2004

Building and Environment

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“…Therefore, construction professionals still tend to select their suppliers based on past experiences rather than objective and systematic approaches (Formoso, Revelo 1999;Donyavi, Flanagan 2009;Chen et al 2011).…”

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An Integrated Fuzzy McGDM Approach for Supplier Selection Problem

Polat

Eray

Bingol

2017

Journal of Civil Engineering and Management

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Abstract. Materials constitute a large proportion of the total project cost and the absence of right materials in the right quantities and quality on site when needed is one of the most commonly experienced causes of delays in construction projects. Although supplier selection is a strategic issue, contractors generally select suppliers based on their past experiences, which may result in selecting wrong suppliers. Supplier selection decision is generally made by multiple decision makers and is affected by several criteria. Therefore, selecting the right supplier among many alternatives considering several compromising and conflicting criteria is a multi-criteria group decision-making (MCGDM) problem. This paper proposes an integrated fuzzy MCGDM approach, which employs fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) together, for the supplier selection problem. In the proposed approach, fuzzy AHP is used to analyse the structure of the supplier selection problem and to determine the weights of the criteria, and the fuzzy TOPSIS method is employed to rank the alternative suppliers. The proposed approach is applied to a problem of selecting the most appropriate rail supplier and company management found the proposed decision approach satisfactory and implementable in future supplier selection problems.

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Improving the materials supply system in small-sized building firms

Cited by 27 publications

References 2 publications

An implementation model for automated construction materials tracking and locating

An implementation model for automated construction materials tracking and locating

The quality perspective of the ready-mixed concrete industry in Turkey

An Integrated Fuzzy McGDM Approach for Supplier Selection Problem

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