Seminar on

Material Management on Construction Site

Under Guidance of

Prof. R.R. Wankhade

By, Ronak D. JainP.G Department

Construction Engineering and Management

Prof Ram Meghe College of Engineering and Management

Material

Management

Introduction

Organization of Materials

Objectives of Material

Management

Functions of Material

Management

Role of Material Manager

Some Prevalent Practices of

Material Management

Introduction

What do you mean by the term “Material”?

IntroductionMaterial is the central item & activity of any organization.

An Organization exists & works for material.

The main purpose of any organization is to make profit

The International Materials Management Society takes a lead role in looking after activities in this field.

Organization of Materials

Material Managemen

t

Material Planning

Purchase & Procuremen

t

Inspection &Quality Control

StorageInventory Control

Issue Procedure

Maintenance & Repairs

Information System

Objectives of Material Management

Economic Make or Buy.

Participating in development of new materials & products.

Development of good records.

Development of good suppliers & maintain good relations.

Keep the department expenses low.

Purchase Material at Low rates.

Objectives of Material Management

Balancing & Achieving the Objectives.

Effects of Business Changes.

Regulating Inventory.

Interdepartmental Relations.

Product Improvement.

Standardization.

Functions of Materials Management

Make or Buy. Facilities Procurement.

Calculating Quantities for Scheduling.

Ordering of Material.

Codification Distribution of Material.

Inventory Control Activity.

Safety Margin.

Material Movement.

Cost Estimates.

Using Standard

Components.

Supplier Development.

Guiding Design

Decisions.

Introducing New Materials.

Role of Materials Manager

Must understand the inventory process exerting continuous pressure to keep stocks down.

Gets the job done through a process of evaluation, gradually assuming responsibility for all phases of materials management.

Three of the most important functions of materials manager:

• Purchase of materials.• Material movement.• Storage of materials.

Role of Materials Manager

He should be effective in his work.

A successful manager should achieve inventory control & supply material for manufacturing.

Production control is also important

Some Prevalent Practices of Material Management

Ask for Quotations

Award Contract to Supplier

Inspect

Consume Return Surplus

ProcuringDelivering

Store

Estimate

Type A

Bid WonFine Tune Estimate

Submittals

Delivery Consume

Contact SuppliersAward Contract

Purchase Material

Estimate

Type B

Bid WonFine Tune Estimate

Submittals

Delivery Consume

Contact SuppliersAward Contract

Purchase Material

Estimate

Type C

• There should be a centralised material management team co-ordination between the site and the organization.

• Proper control, tracking and monitoring of the system is required.

• Awareness and accountability should be created within the organization.

• Firms employing proper material management system are seen to have increased their overall efficiency by 35%.

• The wastage of materials should also be minimised during construction in order to avoid loss of profit for construction companies.

• Poor handling of construction materials affects the overall performance of construction projects in terms of time, budget (cost), quality and productivity.

Conclusions

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