Risk Management in Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) Plant by Using FMEA and ANP

Abstract

Due to technological development, gigantic skyscrapers and mega projects are possible resulting into increased demand of concrete for these projects. In municipal areas, site locations are in congested places where manual mixing is not possible. As Ready Mixed Concrete (RMC) is favoured more as it provides concrete of required quality and of required quantity. The success of RMC industry depends upon proper identification and assessment of risks or failure modes involved in various stages in concrete production. RMC industry is extremely complex in nature which contain many uncertainties resulting into complex risk management methodologies. The main aim of the research is to determine most critical risk that can occur at Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plant and to provide suggestions to mitigate the most critical risk or failure modes. To achieve this aim, Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) is used combined with Analytical Network Process (ANP) to access and prioritize the risks involved at RMC plant as six risks resulted into same Risk Priority Number (RPN). Finally, it was concluded that injury at site is most critical risk involved at RMC plant. The research also provides suggestion to mitigate most critical risk.