The project schedule contains information on the supplier, quantity and cost of materials needed for the project. This is important for preparing purchase orders.
Specialised material such as doorknobs from Italy may take weeks to arrive. Call forward sheets can be used to show when materials need to be ordered to make sure they are on-site when required.
The timing of the delivery of materials is important as you do not want too much material cluttering the site and making it difficult to work, but on the other hand you want to make sure materials are there when they are needed.
Entering material supplier details
This is a demonstration of entering supplier details in a computer program. Select steps two to seven to see this process.