THE IMPACT OF MATERIAL MANAGEMENT ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DELIVERY IN NIGERIA

•          TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION.................................................................ii APPROVAL FOR SUBMISSION......................................iii ABSTRACT....................................................................... v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................viiTABLE OF CONTENTS...................................................ix LIST OF TABLES ..........................................................xiii LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................... xiv  INTRODUCTION............................................................ 1  1.
• 1.Construction Project................................................ 1  1.
• 2.Material management in construction projects........ 2  1.
• 3.Overview of Nigeria construction industry ........... 3  1.
• 4.Problem Statement ................................................ 4  1.
• 5.Aim........................................................................... 5  1.
• 6.Objective of Study..................................................... 5 1.
• 7.Research questions................................................. 6  1.
• 8.Scope of work........................................................... 6 1.
• 9.Significance of Research ........................................ 7  1.
• 10.Layout of Dissertation ............................................ 8CHAPTER TWO ............................................................102 LITERATURE REVIEW............................................... 10 2.
• 1.Introduction ........................................................... 10  2.
• 2.Material management in construction project........ 11  2.
• 3.Material management processes and techniques..14  2.3.
• 1.Planning ............................................................ 15  2.3.
• 2.Testing ............................................................... 15 2.3.
• 3.Procurement....................................................... 15 2.3.
• 4.Logistics.............................................................. 16 2.3.
• 5.Handling ............................................................. 17  2.3.
• 6.Stock and waste control ..................................... 17  2.
• 4.Root causes of ineffective material management...19  2.
• 5.Consequences of ineffective material management on project delivery................................................. 25 

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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• 283.0METHODOLOGY..................................................... 28  3.
• 1.Introduction .............................................................28 3.
• 2.Research design..................................................... 30 3.2.
• 1.Structured Interview ........................................... 31 3.2.
• 2.Content Analysis of the interviews.................... 32  3.2.
• 3.Questionnaire survey Section C........................ 33  3.2.
• 4.Questionnaire survey Section D ........................ 34  3.
• 3.Population and population size.............................. 36  3.
• 4.Sampling technique ............................................. 37 3.
• 5.Data Collection....................................................... 38 3.5.
• 1.Primary Data Collection .................................... 38  3.5.
• 2.Secondary Data Collection .............................. 39  3.
• 6.Pilot test............................................................... 40 3.
• 7.Conclusion............................................................. 41 

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

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• 424.0DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS .......................... 42  4.
• 1.Introduction .......................................................... 42 4.
• 2.Cronbach Alpha Test............................................. 42  4.
• 3.Demography .......................................................... 43 4.3.
• 1.Participants job position...................................... 43  4.3.
• 2.Participants work experience ............................. 45  4.
• 4.Material Management process.............................. 46  4.4.
• 1.Content Analysis.............................................. 46  4.4.
• 2.Project value against the identified material management types..................................................... 49  4.4.
• 3.Discussion........................................................... 49 4.
• 5.Root causes of ineffective material management.. 51  4.5.
• 1.Material Identification ......................................... 51  4.5.1.
• 1.Discussion ...................................................... 52  4.5.
• 2.Vendor Selection.................................................. 534.5.2.
• 1.Discussion ....................................................... 53  4.5.
• 3.Procurement phase........................................... 54  4.5.3.
• 1.Discussion ...................................................... 55  4.5.
• 4.Construction Phase ........................................... 56  4.5.4.
• 1.Discussion ....................................................... 56 4.5.
• 5.Overall root causes for ineffective material management .............................................................57  4.5.5.
• 1.Discussion ....................................................... 584.
• 6.Relation between project delivery and material management types....................................................... 58  4.6.
• 1.Discussion.......................................................... 60 4.
• 7.Conclusion............................................................. 61  

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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• 5.15CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION .............. 63  5.
• 1.Introduction ......................................................... 63  5.
• 2.Major findings........................................................ 63  5.
• 3.Contribution of this research ................................. 64  5.
• 4.Limitation of study ................................................. 65  5.
• 5.Recommendation for future research ................... 65  5.
• 6.Concluding remarks ........................................... 66 REFERENCES.............................................................. 67 APPENDICES .............................................................. 71