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- Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discover whether on-site materials handling should be performed in-house or out-sourced. This is done by studying visible and hidden costs related to materials handling and of the managers' awareness of these costs.Design/methodology/approach – The data have been gathered through 15 interviews, a number of short discussions on construction sites, and direct observations on six occasions in four housing projects in Scandinavia.Findings – Indirect and waste costs for materials handling on construction sites are unknown and are often underestimated during budgeting, planning, scheduling and organizing construction projects.Practical implications – The short case-studies indicate that the benefits of out-sourcing on-site materials handling outweigh the costs.Originality/value – The solution for materials handling in practice studied in the paper is undergoing rapid development in Scandinavia.
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- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Byggproduktion (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Construction Management (hsv//eng)
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