Evaluation of the use of modern technologies for effective material management in South African construction industry

A vital building block for construction project globally is construction materials which are huge, costly and are often delivered in great quantities to the construction sites. One of the key roles in the successful completion and delivery of a project is effective construction materials management....

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Published in:IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering 2019-11, Vol.640 (1), p.12024
Main Authors: Odubiyi, T B, Oke, A E, Aigbavboa, C O, Thwala, W D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Construction industry
Construction Materials
Construction sites
Developing countries
LDCs
Material Management
Materials management
Project Delivery
South African Construction Industry
Technology
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Summary:A vital building block for construction project globally is construction materials which are huge, costly and are often delivered in great quantities to the construction sites. One of the key roles in the successful completion and delivery of a project is effective construction materials management. However, it has been established that material wastage is a prevalent problem in developing countries which can be tackled with modern technologies for effective material management. It is based on this assertion that this paper focuses on the challenges to use of modern technologies for effective material management in the South African construction industry. The study adopted a quantitative approach where questionnaires were administered to professionals in the South African construction industry. Descriptive statistics tools were used to analyse the gathered data. Findings showed that the common challenges to using of modern technologies for effective material management in the construction in South African are; Scale of construction projects, Cultural barriers, environment challenges, financial challenges, and Behaviours of people in key positions. The way forward are; change in business approaches and procedure, and implementation of skill set is necessary
ISSN:1757-8981
1757-899X
DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/640/1/012024