The effects of materials management on turnaround time of construction projects
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2019-11
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KNUST
Abstract
Material management is important in promoting the survival of organisations particularly
those in the construction industry. Organisations involved in the delivery of construction
projects (especially on contracts basis) are often limited by clients with respect to the time
for the delivery of such projects. The study asserted that, effective material management
could serve as a recipe for meeting the time constraints often imposed by clients. From
this background the study investigated the effects of material management practices on the
turnaround time of construction projects in the Consar Construction Limited (CCL). The
study adopted the quantitative approach in which the survey design was used as the
framework for the conducting the study. Consequently, questionnaires
(with close-ended questions) were used to solicit for responses from 41 employees of the
CCL sampled using the Yumane Sample Size formulae. After a through analyses of the
data collected, it was identified that, the most implemented material management practices
were the assigning of roles and responsibilities, forecasting and budgeting, and an
established policy for acquisition, grouping and disposal of material inventory. The study
further found out that, the implementation of material management practices plays a
crucial role in promoting the quality and reliability of construction inventory, promote
emergency supply of inventory and reduces the access lead time to inventory acquisition.
Notwithstanding the observed effect of material management, the CCL was challenged by
the lack of training of material management employees and the bureaucratic processes in
procuring inventory. The study recommends that, the implementation of regular training
programmes for staff and the use electronic record systems would streamline the
management of materials in the CCL.
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A thesis submitted to the department of Construction Technology and Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the awarded degree of Master of Science in Project Management