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ABOUT THE BOOK:-
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. Intended primarily for theundergraduate and postgraduate students of production engineering/industrial management and engineering and postgraduate students of management , this book would also beuseful to the practising managers .
New to this edition
Incorporates two new chapters on: Supply Chain Management covering practically all the aspects of SCM - Customer Relationship Management
Includes four new case studies pertaining to inventory control applied to supply chain management
Table of Contents
PrefacePreface to the First Edition
Materials Management
Integrated Materials Management
Classification and Codification of Materials
Specifications in Materials Management
Standardization and Variety Reduction
Materials Planning
Budgeting and Material Planning
Stores and Store Keeping
Storage Equipment
Principles of Materials Handling
Inventory Control
Inventory Management Models
Selective Inventory Control
The Purchasing Cycle
Principles of Purchasing
The Nature of Purchasing Process and Vendor Rating
Value Analysis
Quality Control in Materials Management
Make or Buy Decisions
Buyer-seller Relationship
Negotiation
Disposal of Surplus, Obsolete and Scrap
Performance Appraisal of Materials DePartment
Some Legal Aspects of Purchasing
Purchasing of Capital Equipment
Public Buying
International Purchasing
Import Substitution
Logistics, Warehousing and Distribution Management
Supply Chain Management
Customer Relationship Management
Case Studies and Solved Problems
Appendices
References
IndexISBN - 9788120348417
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