- Author
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Stukhart, G.
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Bell, L. C.
- Title
- Attributes of Materials Management.
- Coporate
- Texas A&M Univ., College Station
Auburn Univ., AL
- Report
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Source Document 1; Task Force 83-7
April 1985
66 p.
- Keywords
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construction
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management systems
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manufacturing
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cost effectiveness
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construction materials
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industries
- Identifiers
- scope of materials management in construction; goals of materials management studies; CII task force research
- Abstract
- In the last decade there have been substantial national efforts to achieve two major goals: 1. Improve labor productivity; 2. Achieve more cost effective materials management in manufacturing. These endeavors are helping U.S. firms become more competitive; progressive companies and industries are using state of the art technology and modern management techniques to improve their long term competitive position, not only in the U.S., but also in the world. Construction materials and equipment, which comprise 50-60% of the cost of a project, have received little attention, either as a contributor to productivity, or as a resource which needs to be more efficiently managed. Materials Management suffers from "benign neglect" until major problems develop in materials delivery, impacting the schedule.