CONSTRUCTION
Largest Build in South Australia The sheer scale of the project meant that providing the logistical requirements to maintain the required rate of progress was a huge undertaking for the HYLC Joint Venture .
“ Construction is a function of personnel and materials ,” shared Kerpiniotis . “ If the materials are not available , the personnel cannot perform .”
The team worked with two logistics planning and monitoring systems in tandem , as the two systems complemented each other . There was an electronic booking
system for deliveries entering the site , as well as a series of boards that planned tower crane hook allocation . Having two systems that worked together seamlessly allowed for an organized , prepared construction site . At the peak of construction , eight tower cranes were used in conjunction with mobile cranes that provided logistical support . This feat may not have been possible without the planning and monitoring systems .
Logistics were affected by several uncontrollable aspects , including weather , traffic : even a flat tyre could throw the whole plan off a day . The
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