Handbook of Materials Management

This Comprehensive Research Based, Well Received Book, Now In Its Second Edition, Continues To Provide The Most Complete UpToDate Coverage Of The Materials Management Discipline. It Is The Result Of Intensive And InDepth Interactions Of The Authors With Academic Community, Iimm Professionals As Well As Senior Executives Involved In Materials, Inventory, Warehousing, Logistics, Supply Chain, Working Capital And Top Management. This Title Reflects The Wealth Of Experience Gained By The Authors In India And Abroad In Training, Research, Teaching And Consultancy.This WellOrganised Comprehensive Book Clearly Analyses All The Concepts, Processes And Applications Of Materials Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management And Multimodal Transport. It Covers Basic Principles And Practices Concerning These Areas As Well As To Its Application In Indian Conditions. This Textbook Describes The Concept Of Integrated Materials Management With The Help Of Diagrams, Charts, Photos And Solved Examples, Covering All The Aspects Of Materials Management. It Provides A Number Of Solved Practical Problems And Examples For Better Comprehension. The Suggestions Of Practising Professionals, Academicians And Researchers Have Been Appropriately Incorporated In This Book. An Attempt Has Been Made To Strike A Balance Between Conceptual Frameworks And Practical Aspects Of Materials And Its Management.Intended Primarily As A Textbook For Graduate Students Pursuing Materials Management Courses In Indian Universities, This Comprehensive Title Will Also Serve As A Ready Reckoner For The Executives Practising In Areas Such As Materials, Logistics, Scm, Purchase, Warehousing And Inventory Management. The Students Of Business Management, Engineering, Indian Institute Of Materials Management (Iimm) Diploma And Other Related Programs/Courses Will Find This Book Extremely Useful. Table Of Contents:Preface Preface To The First Edition Acknowledgementssection I: Materials Management Conceptssection Ii: Identification Of Materialssection Iii: Inventory Managementsection Iv: Procurement Of Materialssection V: Warehousing And Logistics Managementsection Vi: Financial Issues In Materials Managementsection Vii: Organisational And Ethical Issues In Material Managementsection Viii: It Integration And Performance Reporting In Material Managementbibliography Questions Index