Materials procurement and management is an integral part of the building process. Materials affect every aspect of a construction project. However, smaller companies have little to no material procurement and management systems. As a result these companies incur additional but avoidable costs. Some of these costs are due to; a)large delivery times for materials, b) excess ordering of material, c) paying premium price for materials, d) lack of tracking of materials, e) lack of communication with material specifiers. The objective of this study was to collect data from small construction companies on their procurement practices and produce a set of common procedures that may be used by such companies.
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