Materials Management And Materials Handling

Materials Management And Materials Handling by S. C. Sharma

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Book Summary:

Importance of ‘Materials Management’, and also of ‘Materials Handling’ have been felt in the organisational performance since long. But its recognition as a discipline is of recent origin. The subjects of ‘Materials Management’,and ‘Materials Handling’ have been introduced recently in various universities. Some universities prescribe materials handling under the subject of materials management while others as a separate subject.

This book covers syllabuses of these two subjects fully. It also covers the syllabus of ‘Materials Handling’ of Section B of Institution of Engineers (India) New Scheme.

Audience of the Book :

This book Useful for Mechanical Engineering Students.

Table of Content:

Part-I Materials Management

1. Introduction to Materials Management

2. Organisation of Materials Management

3. Materials Planning and Budgeting

4. Purchasing

5. Purchasing Procedure

6. Make or Buy Decisions

7. Spare Parts Management

8. Purchase of Capital Equipment

9. Importation

10. Value Engineering (Value Analysis)

11. Inspection and Quality Control

12. I.S.O. 9000 Series

13. Right Source

14. Contract Management and Legal Aspects

15. Materials Information System and Decision-Making

16. Economical and Financial Aspects

17. Cost Control

18. Cost Reduction in Materials Functions

19. Stores Management

20. Warehousing and Packaging

21. Obsolete, Surplus and Scrap Management

22. Inventory Management

23. Inventory Models

24. Computerisation and Performance Evaluation

Part—II Plant Layout And Materials Handling

1. Plant Location

2. Plant Layout

3. Material Flow

4. Space Planning and Area Allocation

5. Constructing the Layout

6. Introduction of Materials Handling

7. Designing of Material Handling System

8. Equipment Concept

9. Material Handling Equipment

Appendix