Introduction to Materials Management, Global Edition, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (May 10, 2016) © 2016

  • Steve Chapman
  • Ann K. Gatewood
  • Tony Arnold
  • Lloyd M. Clive
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For all courses in Materials Management, Production, Inventory Control, and Logistics taught in business and industrial technology departments of community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities.

Understand all elements of production planning and control, and how they fit together with Introduction to Materials Management.

Clearly written and exceptionally user-friendly, this text covers all the essentials of modern supply chain management, manufacturing planning and control systems, purchasing, and physical distribution.  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.

  • Preface
  • 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
  • Readings
  • Index

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