... Mattsson can be contacted at: stig‐arne.mattsson@tlog.lth.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Inventory control Reorder levels Materials management Simulation Controlling inventories and flows of material in supply chains concerns primarily the two issues “When to order...

...Stanley E. Fawcett; Gregory M. Magnan The terminology “supply chain management” is used frequently in today’s materials management environment and is generally associated with advanced information technologies, rapid and responsive logistics service, effective supplier management, and increasingly...

...Ellen J. Dumond Value‐based management focuses the efforts of individuals and managers on the creation of value. Starts with an analysis of the literature on general management and materials management and then extends that analysis to the concept of the value system. Identifies particular...

... abilities underlies this challenge of integrating the firm′s value‐added activities. Presents a paradigm of the firm that provides both a rationale and a starting point for the integration of the firm′s value‐added materials management activities. Suggests a framework, the essence of which is that customer...

...R.P. Mohanty; S.G. Deshmukh Presents an application of analytic hierarchic process (AHP) for evaluating the sources of supply in a materials management situation. Evaluation of alternative sources is an unstructured decision problem involving multiple factors and attributes generic at different...

... identifies purchasing as one of the key elements to a company′s competitiveness. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Costing Just‐in‐time Materials management Purchasing Vendor rating 38 IJPD & LM 22,5 P urchasing has become one of the critical functions in modern manufacturing and service industries...

...Martin Mitchelson In capital‐intensive industries, the management of the prime revenue‐earning capital assets is of critical importance. While much has been done to improve some key functions, such as maintenance of the asset, the area of materials management – a critical support service...

... the relationship between the costs of quality and effective management of the purchasing process. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Industrial purchasing Quality Logistics Materials management Models Costs INDUSTRIAL PURCHASING: A MANAGERIAL MODEL 3 H ere is a framework providing the basis for determining...

... problems are related to loss and repair cost of the repairable items. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Malaysia Airlines Inventory control Materials management 32 IJPD & LM 20,9 R ecommendations are made in order to improve the materials management function of a particular airline. Inventory...

...Scott T. Young Sourcing research to date has concentrated on manufacturing,primarily in the form of just‐in‐time purchasing systems. This study examines sourcing in an important service industry – hospitals. Hospital materials management integrates purchasing, inventory control and distribution...

...Robert E. Niebuhr; Fred P. Adams Evaluation and development of personnel in the materials management area is a major concern for today′s growth‐oriented organisations. A model is provided for evaluating both the routine and non‐routine areas of employee responsibilities and an effective...

...Yunus Kathawala; Heino H. Nauo The role and strategy of integrated materials management are reviewed. The impact of the concept is then considered in relation to the traditional functional structure of many companies. A strategy for the introduction of integrated materials management into a company...

... transformation. A survey undertaken in Saudi Arabia is described, its results presented, and its findings and their implications discussed. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Middle East Purchasing Saudi Arabia Materials management 20 IJPD & MM 19,4 T his study examines the current status of purchasing...

... are provided. Contracts Logistics Materials management Outsourcing THE LOGISTICS OF CONTRACT MANUFACTURING 13 T he key issues involved in contract manufacturing are examined. The Logistics of Contract Manufacturing What is Outsourcing? Outsourcing is a general term for the hiring of manufacturing...