MATERIALS MANAGEMENT A SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE: TEXT AND CASES

by A. K. CHITALE, R. C. GUPTA

Overview

This textbook, now in its third edition, provides comprehensive 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.Besides explaining the fundamental principles of stores management and materials handling, the text provides an in-depth analysis of inventory control with illustrative examples. It also highlights the principles of purchasing, the nature of the purchasing process, value analysis and quality assurance.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 practising managers.New to this edition:Incorporates two new chapters on Supply Chain Management and Customer Relationship Management.Includes four new case studies in inventory control.Read more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788120348417
Publisher:	PHI Learning
Publication date:	10/01/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

A.K. Chitale, Ph.D., is former Director and Academic Advisor, GSIMR, Indore. Dr. Chitale has more than four decades of teaching and research experience in Mechanical Engineering and Production Engineering. He has authored a number of books on these subjects. Of these, Product Design and Manufacturing, Materials Management: Text and Cases, Product Policy and Brand Management and Organizational Behaviour: Text and Cases have been published by PHI Learning, Delhi.R.C. GUPTA, PhD, is Professor and Head, Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, SGSITS, Indore. He is also a Fellow member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (ICWA), Kolkata, and the member of Institution of Engineers (India). He is the co-author of Materials Management: Text and Cases and Product Design and Manufacturing, 6th ed., published by PHI Learning, Delhi.

Table of Contents

PrefacePreface to the First Edition1. Materials Management2. Integrated Materials Management3. Classification and Codification of Materials4. Specifications in Materials Management5. Standardization and Variety Reduction6. Materials Planning7. Budgeting and Material Planning8. Stores and Store Keeping9. Storage Equipment10. Principles of Materials Handling11. Inventory Control12. Inventory Management Models13. Selective Inventory Control14. The Purchasing Cycle15. Principles of Purchasing16. The Nature of Purchasing Process and Vendor Rating17. Value Analysis18. Quality Control in Materials Management19. Make or Buy Decisions20. Buyer-seller Relationship21. Negotiation22. Disposal of Surplus, Obsolete and Scrap23. Performance Appraisal of Materials Department24. Some Legal Aspects of Purchasing25. Purchasing of Capital Equipment26. Public Buying27. International Purchasing28. Import Substitution29. Logistics, Warehousing and Distribution Management30. Supply Chain Management31. Customer Relationship Management32. Case Studies and Solved ProblemsAppendices • References • Index