Materials supply management in construction projects and satisfaction with the quality of structures

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Original scientific paper This paper investigates how construction projects participants' evaluations of two aspects of material supply management, i.e. communication and coordination among involved parties and materials quality control, are related to satisfaction with the quality of structures. On a sample of 128 respondents in the Republic of Macedonia a questionnaire was administered to assess study variables. It was found that satisfaction with the quality of structures was relatively low. Respondents assessed materials supply management, i.e. coordination and communication among involved parties, and materials quality control as average. Pearson correlation analysis showed that these two variables as aspects of materials supply management were positively related to satisfaction with the structures' quality. A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that only perceived coordination and communication among involved parties significantly predicted participants' satisfaction with quality. It was concluded that project participants' satisfaction with the structures can be increased by paying more attention to materials supply management. Keywords: construction project participants; materials supply management; satisfaction with quality; structure Upravljanje nabavom materijala u građevinskim projektima i zadovoljstvo kvalitetom konstrukcijaIzvorni znanstveni članak U radu se ispituje kako su procjene sudionika građevinskih projekata o dva aspekta upravljanja nabavom materijala, t.j. komunikaciji i koordinaciji između uključenih strana i kontroli kvalitete materijala, povezane sa zadovoljstvom kvalitetom konstrukcija. Na uzorku od 128 ispitanika iz Republike Makedonije provedeno je ispitivanje o procjeni datih varijabli. Ustanovljeno je da je zadovoljstvo kvalitetom konstrukcija relativno malo. Ispitanici su kao prosječno ocijenili upravljanje nabavom materijala,

Development of a Conceptual Framework of Lean Construction Principles: An Input–Output Model

“…Indeed, the management of construction processes is generally more complex since the construction processes are generally accompanied by schedule delay and cost overruns, low productivity, con°icts, and a high degree of fragmentation. 58 In order to make the management of the supply chain more e±cient, a rigorous analysis must be established by all the actors of the project to better control these factors and solve their root causes. The main subprinciples of supply are shown in Table 4.…”