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Improving Approaches to Material Inventory Management in Construction Industry in the UK.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	Improving Approaches to Material Inventory Management in Construction Industry in the UK./
作者:	Chima, Nwankwo Damian.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (257 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-11, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International84-11B.
標題:	Internet. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30405275click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798379472702

Improving Approaches to Material Inventory Management in Construction Industry in the UK.
Chima, Nwankwo Damian.

Improving Approaches to Material Inventory Management in Construction Industry in the UK. - 1 online resource (257 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-11, Section: B.

Thesis (D.B.A.)--University of Wales Trinity Saint David (United Kingdom), 2022.

Includes bibliographical references

Materials used in construction constitute a major proportion of the total cost of construction projects. An important factor of great concern that adversely affects construction projects is the location and tracking of materials, which normally come in bulk with minimal identification. There is inadequate integration of modern wireless technologies (such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or Just-in-Time (JIT)) into project management systems for easier and faster materials management and tracking and to overcome human error. This research focuses on improving approaches to material inventory management in the UK construction industry through the formulation of RFID-based materials management tracking process system with projects.Existing literature review identified many challenges/problems in material inventory management on construction projects, such as supply delays, shortages, price fluctuations, wastage and damage, and insufficient storage space. Six construction projects were selected as exploratory case studies and cross-case analysis was used to investigate approaches to material inventory management practices: problems, implementation of ICT, and the potential for using emerging wireless technologies and systems (such as RFID and PDA) for materials tracking. Findings showed that there were similar problems of storage constraints and logistics with most of the construction projects. The synthesis of good practices required the implementation of RFID-facilitated construction management of materials tracking system to make material handling easier, quicker, more efficient and less paperwork. There was also a recommendation to implement Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools to integrate plant, labour and materials into one system.The findings from the cases studies and the literature review were used to formulate a process for real-time material tracking using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) that can improve material inventory management in the UK construction industry. Testing and validation undertaken assisted in formulating a process that can be useful, functional and acceptable for a possible process system's development. Finally, research achievements/contributions to knowledge, and limitations were discussed and some suggestions for further research were outlined.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2023

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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