Materials Management A Supply Chain Perspective : Text And Cases by Gupta RC And Chitale
Book Summary:
This textbook, now in its third edition, continues to provide a compre-hensive coverage of the different aspects of materials management in a student-friendly manner. The book gives a clear introduction to materials management, and discusses topics such as classification, codification, specifications and standardization of materials, which aid in effective purchasing.
In view of their economic importance, materials planning and budgeting too have been covered in sufficient detail. Besides explaining the fundamental principles of stores management and materials handling, the text gives an in-depth analysis of inventory control with several illustrative examples. It also highlights the principles of purchasing, nature of purchasing process, value analysis and quality assurance.
Audience of the Book :
Intended primarily for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of production engineering /industrial management and engineering, and postgraduate students of management, this book would also be useful to the practising managers.
Key Features:
The main features of the book are as follows:
1. Incorporates two new chapters on:
2. Supply Chain Management covering practically all the aspects of SCM
3. Customer Relationship Management
4. Includes four new case studies pertaining to inventory control applied to supply chain management.
Table of Contents:
1. Materials Management
2. Integrated Materials Management
3. Classification and Codification of Materials
4. Specifications in Materials Management
5. Standardization and Variety Reduction
6. Materials Planning
7. Budgeting and Material Planning
8. Stores and Store Keeping
9. Storage Equipment
10. Principles of Materials Handling
11. Inventory Control
12. Inventory Management Models
13. Selective Inventory Control
14. The Purchasing Cycle
15. Principles of Purchasing
16. The Nature of Purchasing Process and Vendor Rating
17. Value Analysis
18. Quality Control in Materials Management
19. Make or Buy Decisions
20. Buyer-seller Relationship
21. Negotiation
22. Disposal of Surplus, Obsolete and Scrap
23. Performance Appraisal of Materials Department
24. Some Legal Aspects of Purchasing
25. Purchasing of Capital Equipment
26. Public Buying
27. International Purchasing
28. Import Substitution
29. Logistics, Warehousing and Distribution Management
30. Supply Chain Management
31. Customer Relationship Management
32. Case Studies and Solved Problems
