| Laydown yard management is comprised of planning and controlling of all necessary efforts to ensure that the correct quantity of materials are available where and when they are needed on construction storage yards. Applying the right material management methodology in construction projects would result in real savings, improved labor productivity and reduced surplus.;An integrated framework which performs dynamic layout optimization of materials arriving at construction yards is presented in this research. Process improvement in the field of material handling is achieved in this study by evaluating two policies in yard laydown management, namely, proactive and reactive material placement policies. Analytical optimization methods are implemented to compare and contrast such placement policies through case studies from the steel fabrication industry where tight consumption schedule, frequent change orders and revisions and late design drawings provide a sensitive environment in which an effective materials handling method could be of great significance. |
