Chapman, Stephen N.,

Introduction to materials management / [print] Stephen N. Chapman, Ph. D., CFPIM, North Carolina State University, J.R. Tony Arnold, CFPIM, CIRM, Ann K. Gatewood, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP, Gatewood Associates, LLC, Lloyd M. Clive, CFPIM. - Eighth edition. - Boston : Pearson, (c)2017. - xi, 451 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Revised edition: Introduction to materials management



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

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.



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Materials management.

TS161.C642.I587 2017 TS161