Total Materials Management, 1995
Achieving Maximum Profits Through Materials/Logistics Operations
Competitve Manufacturing Series

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.

1. Materials/Logistics Management Concept and Organization.- 1. Introduction to Total Materials/Logistics Management.- 2. Organization of Total Materials/Logistics Management.- 2. Planning and Control of Materials/Logistics Management.- 3. Materials/Logistics Management Strategies.- 4. The Integration of Inventory Control in Materials/Logistics Management.- 5. Applying Production Control in Materials/Logistics Management.- 6. Just-In-Time (JIT).- 7. Utilizing Material Requirements Planning and Distribution Requirements Planning for Materials/Logistics Management.- 3. Procurement, Materials Flow, and Distribution.- 8. Purchasing.- 9. Receiving and Stores.- 10. Materials Handling.- 11. Physical Distribution.- 4. Implementation and Control of Materials/Logistics Management.- 12. Automation.- 13. Managing a Successful Materials/Logistics Management Operation.- 14. Control of Materials/Logistics Management Functions.- 15. Financial Considerations Related to Materials/Logistics Management.- Appendix A: Professional Societies.