Abstract:
Construction industry in the world face many problems regarding the inventory
management of materials as material are the key elements of construction project. Manual
monitoring of material stock is unreliable traditional method where we have inaccurate
data and causes delay in project as well as economic deficiency because you don’t know
how much material is been used for a particular activity.so for this purpose we developed
a prototype within the BIM environment to migitate the problem of cost overrun and
inventory management system. BIM is basically a digital description of activates progress.
So BIM inventory monitor plugin (BIMS) was developed for real time monitoring
of unconfined material i.e cement, sand and aggregate. The plugin was developed using
a commonly used programming language C#, integrated with Autodesk Navisworks 2017
API. BIM software have open API where you can extend the functionality of BIM usage.
However, for tracking of real time data, a sensors prototype based on weight sensors
was developed to capture real time data and also add the function of record management
system for future investigation. Also we can check the material stock for upcoming
activities as well foresee the timely order of materials. . Before development of plugin,
expert’s opinion were taken regarding its functionality and implementation in the market
Further limitations, and future recommendation are highlighted.
