CN4008 Resource Management and Control in Construction Syllabus:
CN4008 Resource Management and Control in Construction Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVE:
To impart the concepts of resource planning
To impart the concepts of labor management.
To impart the concepts of material and equipment.
To impart the concepts of time management.
To impart the concepts of resource allocation and resource leveling in construction.
UNIT I RESOURCE PLANNING
Resource Planning, Procurement, Identification, Personnel, Planning for material, Labour, time schedule and cost control, Types of resources, manpower, Equipment, Material, Money, Time.
UNIT II LABOUR MANAGEMENT
Systems approach, Characteristics of resources, Utilization, measurement of actual resources required, Tools for measurement of resources, Labour, Classes of Labour, Cost of Labour, Labour schedule, optimum use Labour.
UNIT III MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
Material: Time of purchase, the quantity of material, sources, Transportation, Delivery, and Distribution Equipment: Planning and selecting by optimistic choice with respect to cost, Time, Source, and handling.
UNIT IV TIME MANAGEMENT
Personnel time, Management and planning, managing time on the project, forecasting the future, Critical path measuring the changes and their effects – Cash flow and cost control.
UNIT V RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND LEVELLING
Time-cost trade-off, Computer application – Resource levelling, resource list, resource allocation, Resource loading, Cumulative cost – Value Management.
OUTCOME:
On completion of this course, the student is expected to be able to
CO1 Identify the different types of resources in a construction industry
CO2 Evaluate the labour productivity and the influencing factors
CO3 Calculate the equipment output and the operation condition of construction equipment
CO4 Describe the terms of cash inflow, cash outflow, and balance sheet
CO5 Categorize the time and cost-related information in a construction sector.
REFERENCES:
1. Sharma, S C., Construction equipment management, Khanna publishers, Delhi, 2016.
2. Kumar Neeraj Jha Construction project management, Pearson publishers, 2015.
3. Andrew, D., Szilagg, Hand Book of Engineering Management, 1982.
4. Oxley Rand Poslcit, Management Techniques applied to the Construction Industry, Granda Publishing Ltd., 1996.
5. Paul Netscher, Construction Project Management: Tips and Insights, Panet Publications, 2017.