An improvement of site resources management a case study of electrical installation contracting business

Abstract

This thesis aimed at improving site resources management and site inventory management of an Electrical Installation Contracting Business. The research covered four major issues, i.e., design of a system for improving site resources management, identification of activities for improving site inventory management, development of a computer program to be used as a tool for improving inventory management and transaction recording efficiency, analysis of the results after implementation. The computer program developed is named PROJECT STORE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM and based on the Microsoft FoxPro 2.6 for Windows. The outcome showed that the surplus inventories after project completion can be decreased below 2% of total order value from 8% average in the past, and can significantly reduce or eliminate waste from wrong articles buying, idle manpower due to shortage materials, and unbalance materials reconciliation. The analysis showed that the expected project cost can be saved by applying the systems to the project, which has contract value 24,000,000 Baht and selected to be case study, is 669,885 Baht from the surplus inventories decreased after project completion and 473,158.90 Baht from the waste eliminated, or totally 1,143,043 Baht or up to 4.76% of total contract value.