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Introduction to Materials Management

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ISBN-10: 0131128744

ISBN-13: 9780131128743

Edition: 5th 2004 (Revised)

Authors: J. R. Tony Arnold, Stephen N. Chapman

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For courses in Materials Management, Production and Inventory Control, and Logistics taught in business and industrial technology departments of community colleges and universities. This is the only text listed in the APICSThe Educational Society for Resource Management CPIM Exam Content Manual as the text reference for the Basics of Supply Chain Management (BSCM) CPIM certification examination. Written in a simple and user-friendly style, it covers all the basics of supply chain management and production and inventory control.
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Book details

List price: $130.52
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/29/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

Introduction to Materials Management
Introduction
Operating Environment
The Supply Chain Concept
What Is Materials Management?
Summary
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Production Planning System
Introduction
Manufacturing Planning and Control System
Sales and Operations Planning (SOP)
Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Making the Production Plan
Summary
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Master Scheduling
Introduction
Relationship to Production Plan
Developing a Master Production Schedule
Production Planning, Master Scheduling, and Sales
Summary
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Material Requirements Planning
Introduction
Bills of Material
Material Requirements Planning Process
Using the Material Requirements Plan
Summary
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Capacity Management
Introduction
Definition of Capacity
Capacity Planning
Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)
Capacity Available
Capacity Required (Load)
Scheduling Orders
Making the Plan
Summary
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Production Activity Control
Introduction
Data Requirements
Order Preparation
Scheduling
Load Leveling
Scheduling Bottlenecks
Theory of Constraints and Drum-Buffer-Rope
Implementation
Control
Production Reporting
Summary
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Purchasing
Introduction
Establishing Specifications
Functional Specification Description
Selecting Suppliers
Price Determination
Impact of Material Requirements Planning on Purchasing
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Forecasting
Introduction
Demand Management
Demand Forecasting
Characteristics of Demand
Principles of Forecasting
Collection and Preparation of Data
Forecasting Techniques
Some Important Intrinsic Techniques
Seasonality
Tracking the Forecast
Summary
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Inventory Fundamentals
Introduction
Aggregate Inventory Management
Item Inventory Management
Inventory and the Flow of Material
Supply and Demand Patterns
Functions of Inventories
Objectives of Inventory Management
Inventory Costs
Financial Statements and Inventory
ABC Inventory Control
Summary
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Order Quantities
Introduction
Economic-Order Quantity (EOQ)
Variations of the EOQ Model
Quantity Discounts
Use of EOQ When Costs Are Not Known
Period-Order Quantity (POQ)
Summary
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Independent Demand Ordering Systems
Introduction
Order Point System
Determining Safety Stock
Determining Service Levels
Different Forecast and Lead-Time Intervals
Determining When the Order Point Is Reached
Periodic Review System
Distribution Inventory
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Physical Inventory and Warehouse Management
Introduction
Warehouse Management
Physical Control and Security
Inventory Record Accuracy
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Physical Distribution
Introduction
Physical Distribution System
Interfaces
Transportation
Legal Types of Carriage
Transportation Cost Elements
Warehousing
Packaging
Materials Handling
Multi-Warehouse Systems
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Products and Processes
Introduction
Need for New Products
Product Development Principles
Product Specification and Design
Process Design
Factors Influencing Process Design
Processing Equipment
Process Systems
Selecting the Process
Continuous Process Improvement (CPI)
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Just-in-Time Manufacturing
Introduction
Just-in-Time Philosophy
Waste
Just-in-Time Environment
Manufacturing Planning and Control in a JIT Environment
Which to Choose--MRP (ERP), Kanban, or Theory of Constraints?
Summary
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Total Quality Management
What Is Quality?
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Quality Cost Concepts
Variation as a Way of Life
Process Capability
Process Control
Sample Inspection
ISO 9000
Benchmarking
JIT, TQM, and MRP II
Key Terms
Questions
Problems
Readings
Index
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