A Model for Automated Material Management

Building materials are one of the most important resources to be managed in any construction project. Hence, the goal of material management is to ensure that the correct quality and quantity of materials are procured in an effective manner, obtained at a reasonable cost, and available when needed. From the studies related to the relevance of this concept and the factors influencing it, with the help of field studies, surveys and reviewing literatures, it was found that utilisation of computer aided technologies lack in this field. Thus, the motive of the study was to develop a sample web application model for real time automated data collection for material management and control, which aims to be executed in the construction sites on a larger scale. The highlighting features of the tool are: cost effectiveness, simple and user friendly nature, better material tracking etc. Also, it is developed incorporating some of the basic and important concepts of material management. The model development is carried out in. NET framework, thus moving forth to the final stage of concept realisation. Elaborate literature survey and field studies are also carried out to perform detailed analyses on automation technologies.