Semester IV-MCRM

Subject: Master’s Thesis

Subject Code: MARC 702

Topic: A study of Supply chain management practices in Construction Companies.

 The thesis is aimed to focus towards the adoption and implementation of supply chain
management (SCM) in Construction Industries in NCR region.
 The findings will be based on literature review and views of construction companies
based in NCR.
 The research focuses to explore and investigate different problems which might affect
the supply chain management (SCM) process in the built environment industry, in
particular, the construction companies in the NCR.
Objectives: The main objectives of the study are
 To study the different types of supply chain management practices on the construction
sites.
 To study the different factors effecting supply chain management in construction
companies.
 To find out the barriers in implementing SCM in construction industry.
 To identify the problems while transferring the materials from place of origin to place
of usage.
 To find out the way of cost reduction of materials.
Research Hypothesis:
 A supply chain management approach to project management will affect the
construction companies.
 A SCM approach to project management will improve the cost effectiveness and
timeliness

Methodology: Both questionnaire survey and case study will be used to get the desired data.

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