Abstract
Materials management is a problem when there is shortage, delay in supply, damage and wastages. This research is all about how materials are managed during construction, its impact in the project success of Construction Companies, how successful a project can be when there is effective use of the materials. A literature review on materials management and project success in the contraction projects was conducted. It tells the need for more refined materials management solutions in order to improve in project success. Therefore, this study identifies the factors of importance and analyses using multi-linear regression analysis. Facts about this research were gotten over a survey by administering questionnaires. It shows how important and effective materials management is in the project success of any company. Keywords: Material Management, Project Success, Construction Industry DOI : 10.7176/EJBM/11-17-01 Publication date :June 30 th 2019
Highlights
To manage materials is to achieve the life of an organization
1.4 Research Hypotheses The research hypotheses are as follow H1: There is a relationship between the effective management of materials and project success H2: Organizations make effective use of planning organizing controlling and coordinating material management before implementing them
According to above calculations it is observed that amount of correlation coefficient between level of project success and effective material management is equal to 53.6 per cent and considering that a significant level is less than 5%
Summary
To manage materials is to achieve the life of an organization. No construction company can survive without suitable management of materials. It is crucial for construction companies to know the effects of proper materials management towards the success of project performance (Schieg, 2009). Scheduling makes product control possible because report and monitor or workers absenteeism, time availability of material and machines a available etc could make product control possible poor production lead to poor acquiring management insufficient maintenance which disturb the company productivity (Sears, Sears & Clough 2008) It is questionable whether an organization makes use of effective planning, organizing, controlling and coordinating or of the different material at their disposal before adequately implementing them in order to achieve desired results and the different banners experienced in the process of importing and transporting material purchased by the purchasing managers and the negative impacts of ineffective management of materials in an organization (Shenhar &Dvir, 2007).
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