TY - GEN
T1 - Optimizing material logistics planning in construction projects
AU - Said, Hisham
AU - El-Rayes, Khaled
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Construction logistics can be used by contractors to plan and control the efficient and effective flow of materials from the suppliers to their incorporation into the finished structure. This paper presents the development of a construction logistics planning model that simultaneously optimizes the decisions of material supply and site layout in order to minimize logistics costs that include ordering, carrying, shortage, and layout costs. New methodologies are incorporated in the developed model to represent the interdependencies between material supply and layout decisions as well as to measure the impact of these decisions on project delays. An application example is analyzed to highlight the capabilities and performance of the proposed model.
AB - Construction logistics can be used by contractors to plan and control the efficient and effective flow of materials from the suppliers to their incorporation into the finished structure. This paper presents the development of a construction logistics planning model that simultaneously optimizes the decisions of material supply and site layout in order to minimize logistics costs that include ordering, carrying, shortage, and layout costs. New methodologies are incorporated in the developed model to represent the interdependencies between material supply and layout decisions as well as to measure the impact of these decisions on project delays. An application example is analyzed to highlight the capabilities and performance of the proposed model.
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U2 - 10.1061/41109(373)120
DO - 10.1061/41109(373)120
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77956326804
SN - 9780784411094
T3 - Construction Research Congress 2010: Innovation for Reshaping Construction Practice - Proceedings of the 2010 Construction Research Congress
SP - 1194
EP - 1203
BT - Construction Research Congress 2010
T2 - Construction Research Congress 2010: Innovation for Reshaping Construction Practice
Y2 - 8 May 2010 through 10 May 2010
ER -