Material Managemant  (English, Paperback, Gopalakrishnan P.)

Materials Management: An Integrated Approach is a management book written by P. Gopalakrishnan and M. Sundaresan. This book is a guide for readers and professionals who are looking to learn the art of materials management. The authors believe that an integrated approach to materials management is very crucial in the Indian environment and for this reason, this book is dedicated to the same subject. It exhaustively covers all the relevant aspects of materials management. The essential topics covered in this book are operational details of stores, procedures and modern mathematical concepts, and purchase and inventory control. The book also provides a coherent explanation of the application of modern scientific management techniques. It is broadly divided into four sections. The first section is dedicated to the discussion of the policy aspects of integrated materials management. The second section deals with the concept of purchasing management. The third section of the book is about ware-housing and store management. And finally, the last section explores inventory management and O.R. techniques. Herein, the authors have thoroughly dealt with inventory management in India. The book also deals with the policy issues involved in materials management.