1. Introduction to Material Management……………………………7
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Definition of Material Management and Its Scope
1.3 Objectives of Material Management
1.4 Relation of Supply Chain Management with Material Management
1.5 Quality Assurance
1.6 MIS in Material Management
1.7 Organization of Material Functions, Material Planning
1.8 Overview of Material Requirement Planning
2. Stores Management……………………………………………………..30
2.1 Purpose of Store Management, Location and Layout, Cost Aspects and Productivity
2.2 Problems and Developments
2.3 New Developments in Storing
2.4 Evaluation of Materials Management
2.5 Organization, Difficulties
2.6 Process and Criteria, Reporting and Purchasing
3. Purchasing Management……………………………………………………….59
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Purchasing and Store Keeping
3.3 Purchase Policy and Procedure
3.4 Purchasing Functions of the Purchasing Department
3.5 Purchasing Procedure – Centralized and Decentralised Purchasing
3.6 Other Methods of Purchasing
3.7 Store keeping – Organization of Store Keeping
References…………………………………………………………………………87