DATTA, AK creator text PHI monographic Spare Parts and Maintenance Materials Control and Obsolete Scrap or Process Waste and Surplus Materials Disposals Spare Parts and Maintenance Materials Control • Obsolete Scrap or Process Waste and Surplus Materials Disposal Materials Management and Productivity Production, Productivity and Modern Industry • Interrelationship of Profitability and Productivity • Productivity in Relation to Materials • Total Organiza-tional Effectiveness • Materials Management's Contribution to Productivity • Materials Flow-cost Control Cost-Effectiveness and Performance Measurement Cost-Effectiveness • Cost-Analysis for Materials Management • Aids to Identify Cost Areas: Decision-Problems Cases Phonics Electronics and Electricals Ltd. • India Mining Machinery and Allied Tools Mfg. Co. Ltd. • Bharat Motors Ltd. • Dynamic Electrical Engineering Corporation • Crescent Chemical and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. • Alpha Mineral Prospecting and Exploratory Drilling Co. Ltd. • Anand Metal and Tin Products Pvt. Ltd. • Bengal Earthmovers and Equipment Ltd. • National Seeds Research and Development Centre • Northern Road Transport Corporation • Union Industrial and Engineering Corporation Ltd.• Precision Instruments Ltd. Introduction Dynamics of Materials Management • Materials Management at Micro-level • Materials Management at Macro-level • Inventories of Materials • Total Concept. Definition • A Brief History of Development: An Overview Systems Approach to Materials Management Systems Approach • The Process of Management and the Materials Function • The Materials Function • Interfaces • An Overview of the Systems Concept • Benefits of the Integrated Systems Approach Forecasting, Objectives and the Materials Organization Systems Design • Integral Control of the Flow of Materials • Forecasting and Planning • Forecasting Methods • Objectives of Materials Management • Organization of Materials Management • Environmental Change • The Development of a Functional Organization: A Question of Structuring • Leadership Style Materials Planning Making the Materials Plan Work • The Materials Cycle and Flow Control System • Materials Budget. Purchasing Purchasing Principles, Procedures and Practices • Fundamental Objectives of Purchasing • Scope, Responsibility and Limitations • Sources of Supply and Supplier Selection • Purchasing Policy and Procedures • Purchase Budgets and Statistics . Purchasing in Materials Management System Concept Price Determination • Price Forecasting • Price-Cost Analysis • The Learning Curve • Negotiation • Reciprocity • Cost-Plus Contracts • Hedging • Forward Buying • Buying Ethics • Principles and Standards of Purchasing • Make-or-Buy • Information, Docu-mentation and Purchasing Library • Legal Aspects of Purchasing • Law of Agency • Law of Contract • Legal Status of the Buyer • Warranties and Conditions • Right of Inspection • Right of Rejection • Vendor-Vendee Relations • Vendor Development Purchasing and Procurement Activities under Materials Management Supplier Quality Assurance Programme • Buyer-Supplier Relationship Value Analysis and Value Engineering What is Value? • Definition of Value Analysis • Value Analysis Objective and Approach Purchasing and Quality Assurance Quality Awareness • Determinants of Quality • Commercial Standards • Blueprints . Incoming Material Quality Control Significance of Inspection • Metrology or Engineering Measurement • Purchase Inspection • Sampling Inspection • Sampling Technique • Different Types of Population • Different Types of Sampling • Practical Methods of Sampling • Types of Sampling Plan • Choosing a Sampling Plan • Lot-by-lot Sampling Inspection by Attributes • Dodge-Romig Tables • Risks of Sampling . Statistical Quality Control The Concept of Quality Control • SQC in Operation: A Work-site Problem Study • Reliability Aspect Purchasing Capital Equipment, Plant and Machinery Responsibility and Decision • Purchasing vs. Leasing. International Buying and Import Purchasing Industrial Needs • Import Procedure and Documents • Classification of Stores • Categories of Importers • Import Application • Basis of Licensing • Import Purchasing Procedures • Letter of Credit • Income-Tax Clearance • Customs Tariff • Registration of Licenses at Port Governmental Purchasing Practices and Procedures Policy and Procedures • Tenders • Inspection of Articles • Registration of Firms • Procedure for Registration • Terms of Registration • Removal of the Firms from the List • Blacklisting of Firms • Banning of Firms • Suspension of Firms • Purchases of the Stores by the DGS & D • Surplus Disposals by the DGS & D • Pre-disposal Inspection of Surpluses INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, STORES SYSTEM AND LOGISTICS Inventory Management and Control Systems Definition of Inventories • The Need for Inventory and its Control • Types of Inventories • Inventory Control • Max-Min System • Inventories and Demand Uncertainty • Determining Safety Stock • Q-system or Quantity Control System or Re-order Point System • Effect of Quantity Discounts • P-system or Periodic Review or Periodic Count System or Replenishment System • Optional Replenishment System or "S, s" Policy • Demand Forecasting • Decision under Uncertainty and Risk • Storekeeping and Inventory Control • A Practical Approach • A Case Study—ABC Components Ltd • ABC Inventory Classification (Selective Inventory Control—SIC). The Need for a Systems Approach • Materials Planning System (MPS)/Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) • Basic Tool • Conclusion . Stores Management and Operation Storage System • Stores Location and Layout • Development of Storing • Centralization and Decentralisation of Stores • Standardization and Variety Reduction • The Systems • Merits and Demerits of Codification. Materials Accounting, Flow of Costs and Inventory Valuation, Physical Verification, Security and Materials Audit Materials Accounting • Flow of Costs and Inventory Valuation • Security • Materials Audit . Materials Handling and Storage Systems; Physical Distribution Logistics What is Materials Handling • Materials Handling Systems • Basic Materials Handling Principles • Types of Equipment • Materials Handling, Movement and Storage Cost • Synergy Concept for MH • The Problem of Physical Distribution • The Confusing Role of Physical Distribution Transportation, Traffic and Claims Management Importance of Transport and Traffic • Modes of Transport • Route Selection, Rate Verification and Audit • Claims Management and Insurance Buying • Responsibilities of a Materials Manager • Average Losses • Insurance of Goods on Ocean Voyage • Important Considerations • Insurance of Goods in Inland Transit • Insurance of Goods in Storage • Claims Management OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND RELATED TECHNIQUES, MATERIALS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND COMPUTERS . Operations Research and Related Techniques Operations Research (OR) • Linear Programming • Basic Solution • CPM (Critical Path Method) and PERT (Programme Evaluation and Review Technique) .. Materials Management Information System and Computer MIS—Management and MM Computer System for MIS and MM • In-process Materials and Management Control OTHER OPERATIONAL AREAS OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Economic Flow of Values and Materials Management Flow of Costs and Operational Efficiency • Materials Accounting • Flow of Costs Methods • Materials Audit • Security Needs