- Author
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Bell, L. C.
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Stukhart, G.
- Title
- Cost and Benefits of Materials Management Systems.
- Coporate
- Auburn Univ., AL
Texas A&M Univ., College Station
- Report
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Source Document 17; Task Force 83-7
May 1986
98 p.
- Keywords
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construction
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cost benefit analysis
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management systems
- Identifiers
- attributes of materials management systems; cost and benefit research methodology; system benefits; system costs; cost benefit comparisons
- Abstract
- Construction professionals are recognizing the need to focus on the materials management process as a proactive, identifiable entity which has a significant impact on the cost of construction. In recent years, both construction contractors and owners have developed integrated materials management systems that combine and integrate the takeoff, vendor evaluation, purchasing, expediting, warehousing, and distribution functions. This report is intended as a guide to the construction industry to understand materials management concepts, the cost of the efforts, and the positive results that can be expected.