This textbook provides a comprehensive coverage of the different aspects of materials management in a student-friendly manner. The book begins with the concept and objectives of materials management, and moves on to discuss such topics as classification, codification, specifications and standardization of materials, which aid in effective purchasing.

About the Author

A.K. CHITALE (Ph.D.), Academic Advisor, and former Director, Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Management and Research, Indore. Earlier, he was Professor and Head, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Shri Govindram Seksaria Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS), Indore. R.C. GUPTA (Ph.D.) is Reader, Industrial Management, SGSITS, Indore. He is also a member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants (ICWA), Kolkata and the Institution of Engineers (India).

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Prentice-Hall of India Pvt.Ltd (30 June 2007)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 404 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8120329643

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9788120329645