Mastering Materials Management Workshop

Materials Management and Purchase Organization
 Introduction to materials management
 Systems Approach to Materials Management.
 Forecasting, Objectives and the Materials Organization.
 Materials Planning.

Purchasing in Materials Management
 Purchasing in Materials Management System Concept.
 Purchasing and Procurement Activities under Materials Management.
 Value Analysis and Value Engineering.
 Purchasing and Quality Assurance.
 Incoming Material Quality Control.
 Statistical Quality Control.
 Purchasing Capital Equipment, Plant and Machinery.
 International Buying and Import Purchasing.
 Governmental Purchasing Practices and Procedures.

Inventory Management, Stores System and Logistics
 Inventory Management and Control Systems.
 Stores Management and Operation.
 Materials Accounting, Flow of Costs and Inventory Valuation, Physical Verification, Security and Materials Audit.
 Materials Handling and Storage Systems; Physical Distribution Logistics. Transportation, Traffic and Claims Management.

Operations Research and Related Techniques, Materials Management Information System & Computers
 Operations Research and Related Techniques.
 Materials Management Information System and Computer.

Other Operational Areas of Materials Management
 Economic Flow of Values and Materials Management.
 Spare Parts and Maintenance Materials Control and Obsolete Scrap or Process Waste and Surplus Materials Disposals.
 Materials Management and Productivity.
 Cost-Effectiveness and Performance Measurement.