Total Materials Management: Achieving Maximum Profits Through Materials/Logistics Operations

ISBN-13: 9781468464528 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 575 str.

Magad, Eugene L.

Opis

Reflecting the enhance role of materials/logistics management in today's competitive business environment, this new edition provides a fundamental understanding of the subject and its fuction in all sectors of the economy. It examines the vital area of customer service and shows how to implement a world class, integrated materials/logistics system that control activities starting with the supplier, through the company operation, and concluding with the satisfied customer. Thoroughly revised and updated, the Second Edition features new chapters on Just-In-Time and automation. Additional discussions include achieving world class competitiveness, ISO 9000 and organizational trends. Theoretical and practical examples of materials/logistics management are integrated with numerous real-life examples. This Second Edition of Total Materials Management presents accessible approaches for enhancing materials management/logistics, enabling personnel in purchasing, warehousing, physical distribution, materials handling, inventory control and production control to capitalize on vast opportunities for savings. This book is also an important resource for students in courses on materials/logistics management.

Recenzje

By today's standards, a cheap - and comprehensive - buy. - Materials Handling News (review of first edition)

Spis treści

Part 1. Materials Management/Logistics Concept and Organization; Introduction to Total Materials Management/ Logistics; Organization of Total Materials Management/ Logistics; Part 2. Planning and Control of Materials Management/ Logistics; Materials Management/ Logistics Operational Strategies; The Intergration of Inventory Control in Materials Management/ Logistics; Role of Production Control in Materials Management/ Logistics; Just- in-Time; Impact of Material Requirements Planning and Distribution Requirements Planning on Materials Management/ Logistics; Part 3. Procurement, Materials Flow, and Distribution; Purchasing; Receiving and Stores; Materials Handling; Physical Distribution; Part 4. Materials Management/ Logistics Control Systems; Automation; Avoiding Problems in Operating a Total Materials Management/ Logistics Program; Control of Material Management/ Logistics Functions; Financial Considerations Related to Materials Management/ Logistics; Index.