TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stukhart, George
TI  - Construction materials management
SN  - 0824793609
U1  - 692.06 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - New York
PB  - Marcel Dekker Inc.
KW  - Incentives in industry
KW  - Engineering--Management
KW  - Construction industry--Materials management
KW  - Emergency management -- Developing countries
KW  - Project management -- Developing countries -- Decision making
KW  - Organisations non gouvernementales
KW  - Economic assistance
KW  - Emergency management
N1  - CONTENTS Preface  iii 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Early History 1 1.2 The Construction Project and the Importance of Materials Management  2 1.3 Project Econmomics 5 1.4 The Work Force 5 1.5 Technology and Standards 6 1.6 Organization and Responsibilities : Owner vs. Contractor  7 1.7 Innovation and Education  7 1.8 Summary 8 1.9 Discussion Questions 9 References 9 2. The Total Cost of Materials  11 2.1 Introduction 11 2.2 Materials Cost Categories  13 2.3 External Costs  17 2.4 Inefficiencies 19 2.5 Materials Management Improvements: Studies 20 2.6 Summary 21 2.7  Case Study: Just in Time 22 2.8 Discussion Questions 23 References 23 3. The Scope, Objectives, and Performance of the Materials Managment System 26 3.1  The Materials System 26 3.2 Performance Measurement 30 3.3 External Measures of Performance 32 3.4 Summary 33 3.5 Case Study 34 3.6 Discussion Questions 35 References 36 4. Planning and Communications 37 4.1 Materials Planning 37 4.2 The Concept 37 4.3 The Planning Environment 38 4.4 The Materials System Plan 39 4.5 Planning Tools 40 4.6 Materials Requirements Planning  48 4.7 Communications: The Weak Link 49 4.8 Summary 51 4.9 Case Study: Two Similar Projects 51 4.10 Discussion Questions 53 References 53 5. Construction Materials Management Information Requirements 54 5.1 The Materials Management System 54 5.2 Importance of Information Processing 55 5.3 Materials Requirements 56 5.4 Procurement Documents 58 5.5 Site Materials Management60 5.6 The Integrated Database Concept 61 5.7 Summary 64 5.8 Case Study : The Budget Line Item 64 5.9 Discussion Questions 65 References 65 6. Organization, Personnel, and Training 67 6.1 Materials Management Organization 67 6.2 Organizing Modes 68 6.3 Organization Planning 70 6.4 The Individual 75 6.5 Summary 77 6.6 Case Study: The Management Consultant 78 6.7 Discussion Questions 78 References 79 7. Purchasing 81 7.1 Introduction 81 7.2 Terminology 82 7.3 Proactive Procurement 82 7.4 Some Fundamentals 83 7.5 Responsibilities 87 7.6 Planning Purchasing 88 7.7 Vendor Selection and Negotiations 89 7.8 Cost and Value Analysis 94 7.9 Ethics 99 7.10 Summary 102 7.11 Case Study: The Earlybird Company 102 7.12 Discussion Questions 105 References 106 8. Expediting and Quality Assurance 109 8.1 Introduction109 8.2 The Procurement Cycle 109 8.3 Quality Assurance and Quality Control 113 8.4 ISO 9000 120 8.5 Summary 124 8.6 Case Study: The Las Vegas Pipeline 125 8.7 Discussion Questions 136 References 137 9. Logistics 139 9.1 Introduction 139 9.2 Terminology 139 9.3 The Process 142 9.4 Cost Analysis in the Logistics Process 144 9.5 Transportation 145 9.6 Inventory 149 9.7 Modularization 151 9.8 Summary 153 9.9 Discussion Questions 153 References 154 10. Site Materials Management  by David Kirby 155 10.1 Introduction 155 10.2 Field Procurement and Home Office Procurement 156 10.3 Planning 157 10.4 Storage 158 10.5 Receiving 161 10.6 Physical Inventory and Issue 164 10.7 Summary 165 10.8 Case Study: The Tennessee Eastman Chemical Company 165 10.9 Discussion Questions 168 References 169 11. Materials Control 170 11.1 Introduction 170 11.2 The Materials Control Function 171 11.3 Quantity Control 172 11.4 Schedule and Progress Control 173 11.5 Cost Control 174 11.6 Surplus and Shortage Control 175 11.7 Summary 176 11.8 Case Study: Major Petrochemical Plant 177 11.9 Discussion Questions 182 References 182 12. Total Quality Management 183 12.1 Introduction 183 12.2 Background 184 12.3 Quality Control, Quality Assurance, and Total Quality 185 12.4 The Focus and the Process 186 12.5 Metrics and Benchmarking 187 12.6 Materials Management and TQM 188 12.7 Summary 191 12.8 Case Study : The Mobile Bay Project 191 12.9 Discussion Questions 200 References 200 13. Materials Management on International Projects 202 13.1 Introduction 202 13.2 Materials Planning 203 13.3 Contracting and Procurement 204 13.4 Materials Requirements and Controls 205 13.5 Logistics 207 13.6 Local Sources of Study 208 13.7 Site Materials Control 208 13.8 Summary 209 13.9 Case Study : Procurement of Piping Bulks on a Major Overseas Project 210 13.10  Discussion Questions 218 References 219 14. Electronic Data Management 220 14.1 Introduction 220 14.2 Integrated Database Systems 221 14.3 Electronic Data Interchange 223 14.4 Voice Recognition 229 14.5 Summary 233 14.6 Discussion Questions 234 References 234 15. Bar Coding 236 15.1 Introduction 236 15.2 Quality of Information 237 15.3 Justification for Bar Code Systems 238 15.4 Materials Management 240 15.5 Bar Code Standards 242 15.6 The Distribution Process and the Shipping Label 244 15.7 Data Identifiers 249 15.8 The ANSI MH10.8M Standard 250 15.9 Future Bar Coding Technology 253 15.10 The Physical Environment for a Label 255 15.11 Getting Started 256 15.12  Summary 256 15.13  Case Study: Central Texas Iron Works 257 15.14  Discussion Questions 262 References 262 16. Common Commodity Codes 264 16.1 Introduction 264 16.2 Definition 265 16.3 Background Studies 265 16.4 Common Commodity Codes and Materials Management Systems 267 16.5 Examples of Common Commodity Codes 269 16.6 The Common Industry Material Identification Standard (CIMIS) 274 16.7 Summary 275 References 276 17. Conclusions and Future Directions 277 17.1 Introduction 277 17.2 Trends in the Industry 277 17.3 Technology 279 17.4 If It Ain't Broke, Fix It  280 References 281 Glossary 283 Bibliography 307 Index 319
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