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Department of Real Estate and Construction Management Thesis no. 190 Real Estate Development and Financial Services Master of Science, 30 credits Architectural Design and Construction Project Management Improving Construction Logistics A case study of Residential Building Project Author: Supervisor: Valeriy Matouzko Väino K Tarandi Natapatchara Methanivesana Stockholm 2012 Master of Science Thesis Title Improving Construction Logistics, A case study of Residential Building Project Authors Valeriy Matouzko Natapatchara Methanivesana Department Department of Real Estate and Construction Management Real Estate Management and Financial Services Architectural Design and Construction Project Management Thesis number 190 Supervisor Väino K Tarandi Keywords Construction Logistics, Residential Building Project, Construction Project Management i ABSTRACT This study concerns logistics at the construction projects. Most construction projects suffer from unnecessary activities on site which indicates the need for improving construction logistics. Hence the purpose of this paper was to investigate, through site observations and interviews, the current logistics situation on the construction site and to suggest possible solution for improving construction logistics. The main focus of this study was on material deliveries and time that craftsmen spend on handling materials. The thesis concludes that skilled craftsmen are transporting the third part of all incoming interior materials by their selves. Due to poor logistics planning workers are also doing lots of rework and extra work. The study showed that, by implementing other logistics solutions, it is possible to reduce the production costs by 65 SEK/m2 of living area and also to shorten the production time by 3.3%. The study actualizes the importance of construction logistics which is often underestimated. The study also showed what consequences ineffective logistics solution could have on the construction project. While, on the opposite, proper logistics planning gives benefits to the project. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This master thesis is written for the department of Real Estate and Construction Management at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). The thesis is a product of collaboration between KTH and well known contractor company Skanska while inspiration came from Svensk Bygglogistik, a company working with construction logistics issues. First of all we would like to thank our supervisors: Väino K Tarandi (KTH) and Erik Kyhlberg, (Skanska Sverige AB). Additional thanks to Magnus Hybinette (Skanska Sverige AB) and Tobias Karlsson (Svensk Bygglogistik AB) but also all engineers and workers at Skanska that contributed to this master thesis by willingness to share the information. ValeriyMatouzko Natapatchara Methanivesana iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ........................................................................................................................................ ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .................................................................................................................... iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................................... iv 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Research Question .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Purpose................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.4 Delimitation ......................................................................................................................................... 2 1.5 Expectations ........................................................................................................................................ 2 2 LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................................... 3 2.1 General ................................................................................................................................................ 3 2.2 Concepts and Definitions ..............................................................................