Construction Project Construction Materials Management

Description

Construction materials management is a professional training course designed to develop the knowledge and practical skills for construction professionals for planning, procuring, storing, handling, controlling, and efficiently utilizing construction materials throughout the project life cycle. The training course emphasizes material availability, quality assurance, inventory control, cost reduction, waste minimization, and timely delivery to support successful project execution. The training course provides a reference document for project team focusing on key aspects of permanent and temporary materials management for construction projects. The training course briefly presents construction materials management process group. In this professional training course, practical applications, case studies and project-based scenarios are included. Topics covered include the following:

• Fundamentals of construction materials management
• Materials planning
• Construction materials procurement
• Materials quality management
• Inventory and stock control
• Material storage and handling
• Materials logistics and delivery management
• Materials cost and waste management

Outcomes

Upon the completion of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the main process of materials management
• Understand the various tools and techniques in materials management
• Develop detailed materials management and materials requirement plan
• Develop material sourcing strategies and the purchasing process of materials
• Determine the optimum quantity, economic order quantity, of materials
• Understanding the transportation and logistics aspect of materials management
• Understanding the proper handling and storage of materials focusing on waste minimization

Target audience

The target audience for this training course includes construction project managers, civil engineers, architects, quantity surveyors, contract administrators, planning engineers, project control engineers, consultants, contractors, developers, procurement professionals, and client representatives.