Cost Saving in Transportation of Various Construction Materials by Using Operational Research Method

Abstract

 The transportation method is an important method of the linear programming problem. In India, the
construction industry is the second largest industry where various construction materials are being used. This industry
wants a solution for transportation problems with inventory control, managing of fund, and resolving disputes of
scheduling production over different time periods for construction materials by using the transportation model. In this
paper, the research has been done on three different construction materials (Brick, Cement and Steel). There are two
main objectives behind this study. (1) To reduce the cost of transportation &maximize the profit by giving low rate
materials to the end users(customers) in this competitive world. (2) To make optimal transportation schedule of materials
which helps to minimize transportation cost. The data of three different construction materials have been collected over a
6-month period.The data analysis has been done by Excel Solver which solves transportation model and reduce the
transportation cost of these materials.After the analysis concluded that the ultimate transportation cost saving of Bricks,
Cement and Steel is 4.55%, 39.6% and 20.9% respectively