Logistics Management in Construction Industry

Abstract

Planning, transporting, and controlling the process of acquiring and managing resources is known as logistics in construction management. It is impossible to ignore the importance of logistics in construction management. With the right logistics, a challenging construction project can become a well-organized activity with reduced costs and improved procedures. Construction logistics main goal is to facilitate the hiring of laborers, the transportation of materials, and other resources needed during the construction process. This project focuses on researching factors influencing logistical management in the construction sector and putting appropriate solutions in place. For this purpose, initially nineteen Literatures are studied based on construction logistics management. From the literatures it was studied that statistical analysis is better way to analyze Logistics management in construction industry and important factors that are affecting in construction logistics is identified from the literatures. Questionnaire regarding the factors affecting construction logistics is also prepared. Then, data was gathered from various construction companies. The data are then ranked using the relative importance index method. The Microsoft Excel software is used to analyse this data and identify the key variables that have an impact on logistics management in the construction sector. The Microsoft Excel software is used to analyse this data, and Anova one-way test is used to identify the important factors that influence logistics management in the construction industry.