Table Of ContentPreface 1. Introduction to Materials Management 2. Production Planning System 3. Master Scheduling 4. Material Requirements Planning 5. Capacity Management 6. Production Activity Control 7. Purchasing 8. Forecasting and Demand Management 9. Inventory Fundamentals 10. Order Quantities 11. Independent Demand Ordering Systems 12. Physical Inventory and Warehouse Management 13. Physical Distribution 14. Products and Processes 15. Lean Production 16. Total Quality Management Readings Index
SynopsisFor all courses in Materials Management, Production, Inventory Control, and Logistics taught in business and industrial technology departments of community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities. Helps readers understand all elements of production planning and control, and how they fit together. Introduction to Materials Management covers all the essentials of modern supply chain management, manufacturing planning and control systems, purchasing, and physical distribution. Clearly written and exceptionally user-friendly, it's content, examples, questions, and problems lead students step-by-step to mastery. Widely adopted by colleges and universities worldwide, this is the only APICS-listed reference text for the Basics of Supply Chain Management (BSCM) CPIM certification examination., KEY BENEFIT Introduction to Materials Management covers all the essentials of modern supply chain management, manufacturing planning and control systems, purchasing, and physical distribution. Clearly written and exceptionally user-friendly, it's content, examples, questions, and problems lead students step-by-step to mastery. Widely adopted by colleges and universities worldwide, this is the only APICS-listed reference text for the Basics of Supply Chain Management (BSCM) CPIM certification examination. KEY TOPICS Introduction to Materials Management; Production Planning System; Master Scheduling; Material Requirements Planning; Capacity Management; Production Activity Control; Purchasing; Forecasting and Demand Management; Inventory Fundamentals; Order Quantities; Independent Demand Ordering Systems; Physical Inventory and Warehouse Management; Physical Distribution; Products and Processes; Lean Production; Total Quality Management. MARKET For all courses in Materials Management, Production, Inventory Control, and Logistics taught in business and industrial technology departments of community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities., For all courses in Materials Management, Production, Inventory Control, and Logistics taught in business and industrial technology departments of community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities. Understand all elements of production planning and control, and how they fit together with Introduction to Materials Management. Clearly written and exceptionally user-friendly , this text covers all the essentials of modern supply chain management, manufacturing planning and control systems, purchasing, and physical distribution. Content, examples, questions, and problems lead students step-by-step to mastery. Widely adopted by colleges and universities worldwide, this is the only APICS-listed reference text for the Basics of Supply Chain Management (BSCM) CPIM certification examination.