The role of Material handling and wastage management for project success: the case of in Addis Ababa Housing Agency Ayat branch 2 low cost housing

Abstract

Construction industry is a major player in economy of any countries by generating employment and wealth. Construction material Waste can be defined as the byproduct generated and removed from construction, renovation and demolition workplaces or sites of building and civil engineering structures. Wastage can be classified in to two parts this are construction material wastage and time wastage however this paper focuses on construction material wastage. Minimizing materials waste in the construction projects could yield great cost savings and profit increment so the general objective of this paper is to assess the material handling and wastage controlling mechanism in project 13. The main objective of this paper is to identify the causes and level of construction material wastage in Ayat branch 2 sites and it also investigates the impact of material wastage in the construction and finally it tries to recommend minimization and controlling methods. This paper tries to assess which construction material is majorly exposed to material wastage and finally became conclusion, so coarse aggregate is majorly exposed to wastage relatively to other construction materials in Ayat branch 2. In the Ayat branch 2 there are many reasons for the material wastage among this lack of workmanship and equipment are one of them means they use relatively traditional way of construction, on the other hand poor design, lack of supervision and poor quality of construction materials are the other reason for wastage in the project. The data collection method used in this paper is integrated by observation, questionnaire survey and desk study also some of the data’s are collected from different documents that are gathered from construction stake holders. Samples for the study have been randomly selected from a group of public employers, micro and small enterprises, consultants and contractors who are actively participating on construction works. Finally, based on the findings of this research, possible solutions are recommended to minimize the generation of excessive material wastes in the low cost housing project.