material management

Yes, material at site need to be managed to provide good construction planning, build client trusty towards the consultant, and to avoid any bad consequences such as material waste, material damage and construction delay due to no material management by the project manager or contractor.

MATERIAL – the substance or things from               which something is or can be made.

MANAGEMENT – to have resources under your control ; the process of managing a business or group of people.

                            

     Material management has been described as the concept of requiring an organized structure which unifies into one functional responsibility the systematic planning and control of all materials from identification of the need at the design development stage, to delivery to the workplace throughout the construction stage. This unified function embraces planning, purchasing, production and inventory control, storage and material handling.

BENEFITS OF MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

1. IMPROVED CASH FLOW

• Prevent material waste or damage so do not have to buy new material 
• Can buy a little at a time (e.g. : first,the amount of material for foundation, next for basement etc) 
• Do not have to provide big storage capacity to store the material.
• Reduce claim reduction (gain more profit)

2. REDUCE SURPLUS

• Prevent over buy amount/stock of material 
• Estimate the amount need to reduce material damage and have to be waste
• Prevent buying material that not suitable with construction condition (soil, weather  ;such as cements-RHPC,SRPC) 

3. IMPROVED LABOR PRODUCTIVITY

• Encouraging the labors to finish the construction works on the given time.
• Gain a good quality finished construction building/structures.

4. CAN AVOID CLAIM REDUCTION

• Plan and estimate the amount of material will be use (gain more profit)
• Reduce material wastage
• Do not have to claim more money from client
• Build client trustworthy to the consultant

5. CAN AVOID MATERIAL DAMAGE

• Buy a little amount at a time
• Need a small storage capacity
• Reduce cost to build a bigger storage 
• Reduce of material waste due of uneven storage capacity
• Reduce material damage due to long period of time of keep it

6. CAN AVOID CONSTRUCTION DELAY

• Have the material to be use on time
• Reduce material damage/waste so do not have to order and wait for the new material arrive
• Prevent any construction delay due of no material management 

7. SYSTEMATIC

• Show good construction planning and management
• Improve company productivity and performance
• Improve client trustworthy towards the company