JUST-IN-TIME APPLICATION FOR BUILDING MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

Various materials are required for construction, ranging from low-cost item like nails to high cost component like steel beam. Relatively large numbers of components and materials are purchased and delivered to construction sites to achieve the end product. A typical materials flow for building construction is characterized by convergence to the end product – the complete building. Many materials are processed, fabricated and combined to make sub-assemblies or prefabricated under a factory base environment before being brought to site for installation. Some are processed and assembled on construction sites as part of work-in-process.