Analyzing the Logistic Process for Pre Engineering Building (P.E.B) Construction

In the industrial construction projects, Erection is the last important stage of P.E.B product life cycle which deals with installation P.E.B products. This stage needs the fulfillment of previous stages such as design, fabrication, shipping to job sites. However, in the real erection job sites, especially the job sites in Vietnam, there are lots of problems happened in these stages that make erection stage being delay and can not be completed as expected.

As observation from industrial construction projects in Vietnam, the schedule delay currently becomes very popular. Among the causes of this issue, problems have occurred as a result of poor logistics supply chain network management such as:

1. Delay in delivery time of material , equipment , labor compare to plan
2. Materials were delivered inadequately.
3. Materials were delivered wrongly in type as well as differently from specification.
4. Raw materials for production main structures can not be provided enough for production.
5. Plan and schedule ineffectively that leads to inefficiency in arrangement of equipments and labor.

Mr. Le Khac Bao made a study on construction logistic for Pre Engineering Building construction where the integration of all process of designing, detailing, procurement, fabrication and delivery of finished products to job site for the accomplishment of erection work.

The objectives of his case study were to: (1) provide further insights into the arising problems from construction logistic process for erection job sites of P.E.B company as a real case study; and (2) develop specific recommendations for future improvements.

Conclusion

The results revealed that many causes come from the processes in Plant such as fabrication, purchasing or logistic deliveries, than other stages such as job site and office , and stage should be paid more effort to improve than the other ones . The office stage of engineering department could be seen as the best, but there are still more issues need to be solved.

Finally, no matter what the stage issues were in, all issues should be solved properly in order to implement the current logistic process for propose of success of P.E.B projects.

With objectives of continuous improvement, the implement of these improvements might lead to the needs of new improvements; the new similar studies will be made for implement them.

Recommendation

With the objectives of sustainable development of a new construction area - Steel structure in Vietnamese market, these recommendations should be carefully considered to maintain and improve for final result is the increasing of trade mark reputation and long term relation ship with the customers.

As above analysis, almost of issues of construction logistic process for erection are related closely with human factor, therefore , if something need to be recommended , I would like to recommend to improve which related to human factors. Hereafters are the characters might need to consider to success the purpose of improvement construction logistic for P.E.B projects:

1. Clear policy —Top management should take a leader role in commitment toward improvement. There should be clear policy from top management to support the implement process.

2. The term ‘Just-In-Time’ (JIT) — used for instance to describe the delivery of materials to a construction job site, suggests that materials will be brought to their location for final installation and be installed immediately upon arrival without incurring any delay due to storage in a lay down or staging area. The ultimate objective of JIT production is to supply the right materials at the right time and in the right amount at every step in the process.

3. Being responsible — Each people who involved into construction logistic process should be responsible to what they were assigned is to contribute their part to the success.

4. Honest — always be honest in every situation is the key to success in developing construction logistic.

5. Clear in scope of work — always make clear every thing to Customer Subcontractors as well as between internal departments to avoid unexpected conflict later.

6. By establishing a subcontractor database — we are able to know the information about subcontractors. It helps to have better understanding about sub contractors’ performance.

7. Flexible and Creation — apply the existing value and properties to increase maximum their effectiveness.
8. Looking ahead for sustainable development — doing in professional way for sustainability in development.

His thesis abstract is copied and posted.

Abstract

Erection is the last important stage of P.E.B product life cycle, to complete success this stage, it is requested the fulfillment of previous stages as the erection logistic stage. However, in the real erection job sites, especially the job sites in Vietnam, there a lot of problems happened in this stage that make erection stage can not be completed as expected, by analyzing to find out the root causes of these problems from the data, which are investigated from a real P.E.B company, base on key relevant theories, the Author would like to develop the solutions for future improvements.

Note : (P.E.B : Abbreviation of Pre-Engineering-Building )