Optimising material procurement for construction waste minimization: An exploration of success factors
Ajayi, Saheed O. and Oyedele, Lukumon O. and Akinade, Olugbenga O. and Bilal, Muhammad and Alaka, Hafiz A. and Owolabi, Hakeem A. (2017) Optimising material procurement for construction waste minimization: An exploration of success factors. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 11. pp. 38-46. ISSN 2214-9937
|
Text
Optimising material procurement for construction waste minimization - An exploration of success factors.pdf - Accepted Version Download (660kB) |
Abstract
Although construction waste occurs during the actual construction activities, there is an understanding that it is caused by activities and actions at design,materials procurement and construction stages of project delivery processes. This study investigates the material procurement and logistics measures for mitigating waste generated by construction activities. In a bid to explore the phenomenon from the perspectives of experts from the construction industry, this study used a combination of descriptive interpretive research and survey approach as its methodological framework.
The study suggests that four features characterised waste efficient logistic and procurement process. These include suppliers' commitment to low waste measures, low waste purchase management, effective materials delivery management and waste efficient Bill of Quantity. In addition, the key requisite strategies for mitigating construction waste through materials procurement include commitment to take back scheme , procurement of
waste efficientmaterials/technology and use of minimal packaging. The use of Just-in-Time (JIT) delivery system and prevention of over ordering are also important for mitigatingwaste through materials procurement processes.
These implies thatwhile the key measures are critical success factors for reducingwaste through procurement process, the four established features are required of all procurement process.Measures through which the procurement process could enhance waste efficiency are further highlighted and discussed in the paper. Findings of this study could assist in understanding a set of measures that should be taken during materials procurement process, thereby corroborating waste management practices at design and construction stages of project delivery process.
| Item Type: | Article | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2017.01.001 | ||||||
| Dates: |
|
||||||
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Construction waste Purchase management Waste efficient procurement Landfill Phenomenology Materials delivery Materials take-off | ||||||
| Subjects: | CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-02 - building | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Built Environment |
||||||
| Depositing User: | Oana-Andreea Dumitrascu | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 18 May 2017 06:39 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2023 12:15 | ||||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4462 |
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
Tools
Tools