Download or read book Materials Planning Strategies and Warehousing written by Joseph Mensah and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-organized, and effective supply chain unit will require a robots planning system which will be working with all the departments within the organization. This unit requires a well-trained individuals who are committed to ensure that both external and internal customers have their grievances resolved in a timely manner. This unit is the materials planning unit. The materials planning unit are responsible to convert the consumptions pattern to materials request which are then transformed to ordering patterns for the purchasing unit. The materials planning unit work closely with the user department to draw unambiguous specifications for materials requested for the organization. Same, the unit have direct contact with the supply to announce any protest of materials supplied or throw light on specifications the supply may have difficulty in supplying. To be in the position to manage this requires a comprehensive skill from the planner. This book takes you through all the planning tools you will need in planning inventory, and provide all the skills you will need to effectively manage your warehouse.

Download or read book MATERIALS PLANNING STRATEGIES and WAREHOUSING 2nd Edition written by Joseph Mensah and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inventory management is one of the most important and complicated subject in supply chain management, as management of inventory takes into consideration both external customers in both the upstream and the downstream, and the internal customer. The ability to get inventory right provides a lot of advantages to supply chain managers as thts foster the growth of the organization in terms of sales, liquidity of the organization, and increase in organizational Investment. Many at time management loses foresight on the activities of the planning of inventory which may result in losses to the organization. These losses may be in the form of loss of sales due to stockout, tying up of capital due to excessive inventory, obsolescence due to excessive stocking, pilfering, and damage of stock. Inventory managers can only be effective if planning of inventory is properly carried out, which requires adequate training both theory and on the job training. Many organization often do not account the cost of lost sales, which is as a result of stockout and very important for future planning. The need to account for this is very important as this will help organization to improve it future inventory plan. To be in the position to manage inventory properly requires the understanding of all factors that affect the inventory, from the supply through the organization to the final consumer, with a reverse logistics back to the supplier. This loop is very important as management of inventory must make sure that all issues of the final consumer is resolved in a timely manner. The loss of track on consumer's grievances set the organization in the steep slope that may result in the sudden loss of market share. There is the need to consider inventory planning as a key activities to organizational success. Organization will not be in the position to properly plan inventory if the warehouse setting and storage system are bad. This requires that the activities of the warehouse be seen as equally important so as to augment the activities of the supply chain. Planning a proper storage system is so important that it reduces most of the holding, and handling cost. Safety of personnel in the warehouse should not be compromise as staff in the warehouse are constantly expose to hazards such as fall from height, being pinned by forklift, and other occupational injury and death. The need to understand planning safety procedures in the warehouse in addition to knowledge of proper stock control is very essential for good warehousing. This book take a detail look into all issues concerning inventory management processes and warehousing so as to achieve a comprehensive training and planning tools for both students and practitioners.

Download or read book MATERIALS PLANNING STRATEGIES and WAREHOUSING 2nd Edition written by Joseph L. A. Mensah and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inventory management is one of the most important and complicated subject in supply chain management, as management of inventory takes into consideration both external customers in both the upstream and the downstream, and the internal customer. The ability to get inventory right provides a lot of advantages to supply chain managers as thts foster the growth of the organization in terms of sales, liquidity of the organization, and increase in organizational Investment. Many at time management loses foresight on the activities of the planning of inventory which may result in losses to the organization. These losses may be in the form of loss of sales due to stockout, tying up of capital due to excessive inventory, obsolescence due to excessive stocking, pilfering, and damage of stock. Inventory managers can only be effective if planning of inventory is properly carried out, which requires adequate training both theory and on the job training. Many organization often do not account the cost of lost sales, which is as a result of stockout and very important for future planning. The need to account for this is very important as this will help organization to improve it future inventory plan. To be in the position to manage inventory properly requires the understanding of all factors that affect the inventory, from the supply through the organization to the final consumer, with a reverse logistics back to the supplier. This loop is very important as management of inventory must make sure that all issues of the final consumer is resolved in a timely manner. The loss of track on consumer's grievances set the organization in the steep slope that may result in the sudden loss of market share. There is the need to consider inventory planning as a key activities to organizational success. Organization will not be in the position to properly plan inventory if the warehouse setting and storage system are bad. This requires that the activities of the warehouse be seen as equally important so as to augment the activities of the supply chain. Planning a proper storage system is so important that it reduces most of the holding, and handling cost. Safety of personnel in the warehouse should not be compromise as staff in the warehouse are constantly expose to hazards such as fall from height, being pinned by forklift, and other occupational injury and death. The need to understand planning safety procedures in the warehouse in addition to knowledge of proper stock control is very essential for good warehousing. This book take a detail look into all issues concerning inventory management processes and warehousing so as to achieve a comprehensive training and planning tools for both students and practitioners.

Download or read book Materials Planning Strategies and Warehousing in Supply Chain written by Joseph Mensah and published by . This book was released on 2017-07-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-organized, and effective supply chain unit will require a robots planning system which will be working with all the departments within the organization. This unit requires a well-trained individuals who are committed to ensure that both external and internal customers have their grievances resolved in a timely manner. This unit is the materials planning unit. The materials planning unit are responsible to convert the consumptions pattern to materials request which are then transformed to ordering patterns for the purchasing unit. The materials planning unit work closely with the user department to draw unambiguous specifications for materials requested for the organization. Same, the unit have direct contact with the supply to announce any protest of materials supplied or throw light on specifications the supply may have difficulty in supplying. To be in the position to manage this requires a comprehensive skill from the planner. This book takes you through all the planning tools you will need in planning inventory, and provide all the skills you will need to effectively manage your warehouse.

Download or read book The Definitive Guide to Warehousing written by Scott Keller and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2014 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative guide to planning, implementing, measuring, and optimizing world-class supply chain warehousing processes, this book explains each warehousing option, basic warehousing storage and handling operations, strategic planning, and the effects of warehousing design and service decisions on total logistics costs and customer service.

Download or read book World Class Warehousing and Material Handling written by Edward H. Frazelle and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2001-10-09 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timeless Insights for Planning and Managing 21st-Century Warehouse Operations Despite today's just-in-time production mentality, with its efforts to eliminate warehouses and their inventory carrying costs, effective warehousing continues to play a critical bottom-line role for companies worldwide. World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling covers today's state-of-the-art tools, metrics, and methodologies for dramatically increasing the effectiveness, accuracy, and overall productivity of warehousing operations. Written by one of today's recognized logistics thought leaders, this comprehensive resource provides authoritative answers on such topics as: The seven principles of world-class warehousing Warehouse activity profiling Warehouse performance measures Warehouse automation and computerization Receiving and put away Storage and retrieval operations Picking and packing Humanizing warehouse operations World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling describes the processes and systems required for meeting the changing demands of warehousing. Filled with practices from proven to innovative, it will help all logistics professionals improve the productivity, quality, and cycle time of their existing warehouse operations. Not too long ago, effective warehousing was a relatively straightforward progression of receiving, storing, and shipping. But in today's age of e-commerce, supply chain integration, globalization, and just-in-time methodology, warehousing has become more complex than at any time in the pastnot to mention more costly. World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling breaks through the confusing array of warehouse technology, buzzwords, and third-party providers to describe the principles of warehousing required for the implementation of world-class warehousing operations. Holding up efficiency and accuracy as the keys to success in warehousing, it is the first widely published methodology for warehouse problem solving across all areas of the supply chain, providing an organized set of principles that can be used to streamline all types of warehousing operations. Case studies from Avon, Ford, Xerox, True Value Hardware, and others detail how today's most innovative logistics and supply chain managers are arriving at proven solutions to a wide variety of warehousing challenges. Topics discussed include: Warehouse activity profilingfor identifying causes of information and material flow problems and pinpointing opportunities for improvement Warehouse performance measuresfor monitoring, reporting, and benchmarking warehouse performance Storage and retrieval system selectionfor improving storage density, handling productivity, and trade-offs in required capital investment Order picking strategiesfor improving the productivity and accuracy of order fulfillment Computerizing warehousing operationsfor profiling activity, monitoring performance, and simplifying operations World-Class Warehousing and Material Handling integrates global and e-commerce issues as it addresses customization, information technology, performance analysis, expansion and contraction planning, and the overall role of the warehouse in logistics management and the supply chain. Filled with proven operational solutions, it will guide managers as they develop a warehouse master plan, one designed to minimize the effects of supply chain inefficiencies as it improves logistics accuracy and inventory managementand reduces overall warehousing expense.

Download or read book HANDBOOK OF MATERIALS MANAGEMENT written by P. GOPALAKRISHNAN and published by PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive research based, well received book, now in its Second Edition, continues to provide the most complete up-to-date coverage of the materials management discipline. It is the result of intensive and in-depth interactions of the authors with academic community, IIMM professionals as well as senior executives involved in materials, inventory, warehousing, logistics, supply chain, working capital and top management. This title reflects the wealth of experience gained by the authors in India and abroad in training, research, teaching and consultancy. This well-organised comprehensive book clearly analyses all the concepts, processes and applications of Materials Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, and Multimodal Transport. It covers basic principles and practices concerning these areas as well as to its application in Indian conditions. This textbook describes the concept of integrated materials management with the help of diagrams, charts, photos and solved examples, covering all the aspects of materials management. It provides a number of solved practical problems and examples for better comprehension. The suggestions of practising professionals, academicians and researchers have been appropriately incorporated in this book. An attempt has been made to strike a balance between conceptual frameworks and practical aspects of materials and its management. Intended primarily as a textbook for graduate students pursuing materials management courses in Indian universities, this comprehensive title will also serve as a ready reckoner for the executives practising in areas such as materials, logistics, SCM, purchase, warehousing and inventory management. The students of business management, engineering, Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM) diploma and other related programs/courses will find this book extremely useful.

Download or read book Inventory Management Essentials Handbook a Comprehensive Understanding of the Role of Inventory in Managing Supply Chain Risk written by Joseph Mensah and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FOREWORD The global supply chain was severally hit by the Covid-19 in 2020. As a result, Institutions and organisations had to develop innovate in ways to be able to stay in business. This is where I believe knowledge meets opportunity in the mist of crisis. Dr. Joseph L. A. Mensah has made good use of his vast knowledge and understanding of supply chain management and operations by providing a framework for the study of materials planning methods in supply chains. This new book takes a comprehensive look at materials planning strategies and warehousing. In organisations, materials planning and warehousing form an important part of the supply chain. The book offers several theories, ideas, and concepts that are key to understanding supply chain within an organization. The book teaches about the roles and responsibilities within the supply chain and the rationale behind them along with the various planning strategies and tools available to ensure successful flow of inventory from the supplier to the end-user. This edition of the book deepens the reader's understanding of materials planning strategies and warehousing. This edition of the book is exceptional mainly for the new features that have been added by the author. These features I believe will help address the key global issues about supply chain management in organisations. Examples of the features are the total quality management within the supply chain (Chapter 7), forecasting in supply chain management (Chapter 9), e-supply chain (Chapter 12) and warehousing and safety (Chapter 14). The inclusion of these topics to this edition provides additional knowledge on the flow of information and materials throughout an organization how its external customers are affected. The author brilliantly interconnects these topics in a way that contributes effectively to the supply chain. The book is lengthier in this edition, and most of the content is totally new or rewritten with comprehensive examples and computer-based methods. Another useful feature is the 'questions and case studies". In this new feature, the book provides questions and realistic case studies at the end of each chapter as a way to strengthen the reader's understanding of the various major topics. The book is a useful tool for teaching and learning tool. It gives readers a complete grasp of inventory management and while assisting students and industry players to understand the techniques for ensuring good inventory maintenance. The content of this book can serve as a dependable approach for attaining successful stock management since all inventory techniques and warehouse setups that offer a suitable environment for inventory management are covered in this book. Everyone in supply chain management and operations needs a copy of this book as it offers quick responses and a workable approach to specific problem areas and provides sets of ideas from which a better understanding of the relevance and importance of these problem areas and decision-making techniques can be built. Apostle Professor Kwabena Agyapong-Koduah

Download or read book Distribution Planning and Control written by David Frederick Ross and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition provides operations management students, academics and professionals with a fully up-to-date, practical and comprehensive sourcebook in the science of distribution and Supply Chain Management (SCM). Its objective is not only to discover the roots and detail the techniques of supply and delivery channel networks, but also to explore the impact of the merger of SCM concepts and information technologies on all aspects of internal business and supply channel management. This textbook provides a thorough and sometimes analytical view of the topic, while remaining approachable from the standpoint of the reader. Although the text is broad enough to encompass all the management activities found in today's logistics and distribution channel organizations, it is detailed enough to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of essential strategic and tactical planning and control processes, as well as problem-solving techniques that can be applied to everyday operations. Distribution Planning and Control: Managing in the Era of Supply Chain Management, 3rd Ed. is comprised of fifteen chapters, divided into five units. Unit 1 of the text, The SCM and Distribution Management Environment, sets the background necessary to understand today’s supply chain environment. Unit 2, SCM Strategies, Channel Structures and Demand Management, reviews the activities involved in performing strategic planning, designing channel networks, forecasting and managing channel demand. Unit 3, Inventory Management in the Supply Chain Environment, provides an in-depth review of managing supply chain inventories, statistical inventory management, and inventory management in a multiechelon channel environment. Unit 4, Supply Chain Execution, traces the translation of the strategic supply chain plans into detailed customer and supplier management, warehousing and transportation operations activities. Finally Unit 5, International Distribution and Supply Chain Technologies, concludes the text by exploring the role of two integral elements of SCM: international distribution management and the deployment of information technologies in the supply chain environment. Each chapter includes summary questions and problems to challenge readers to their knowledge of concepts and topics covered. Additionally supplementary materials for instructors are also available as tools for learning reinforcement.

Download or read book Warehouse Management written by Gwynne Richards and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warehouses are an integral link in the modern supply chain, ensuring that the correct product is delivered in the right quantity, in good condition, at the required time, and at minimal cost: in effect, the perfect order. The effective management of warehouses is vital in minimizing costs and ensuring the efficient operation of any supply chain. Warehouse Management is a complete guide to best practice in warehouse operations. Covering everything from the latest technological advances to current environmental issues, this book provides an indispensable companion to the modern warehouse. Supported by case studies, the text considers many aspects of warehouse management, including: cost reduction productivity people management warehouse operations With helpful tools, hints and up-to-date information, Warehouse Management provides an invaluable resource for anyone looking to reduce costs and boost productivity.

Download or read book Materials Management written by Stan C. McDonald and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2009-03-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A solid introduction to materials management and the tools needed to create a world-class materials management program This nuts-and-bolts guide presents an overview of the inner workings of the materials process, as well as the best practices to achieve a world-class operating system that will help to eliminate ineffective materials management. Coverage includes discussion of material requirements planning, planning parameters, electronic data interchange, and material control graphs and reports, among many other topics. Thorough and practical, Materials Management explains the impact that inadequate inventory control has on a company and how these poor controls can reduce production, cause inefficiencies in labor, create excessive inventory, and increase freight expenses. Stan McDonald (Northville, MI) is an independent consultant on materials management. Throughout his 30-year career, he has held various positions in the supply chain/materials management arena.

Download or read book Distribution Planning and Control written by David F. Ross and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-27 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When work began on the first volume ofthis text in 1992, the science of dis tribution management was still very much a backwater of general manage ment and academic thought. While most of the body of knowledge associated with calculating EOQs, fair-shares inventory deployment, productivity curves, and other operations management techniques had long been solidly established, new thinking about distribution management had taken a definite back-seat to the then dominant interest in Lean thinking, quality management, and business process reengineering and their impact on manufacturing and service organizations. For the most part, discussion relating to the distri bution function centered on a fairly recent concept called Logistics Manage ment. But, despite talk of how logistics could be used to integrate internal and external business functions and even be considered a source of com petitive advantage on its own, most of the focus remained on how companies could utilize operations management techniques to optimize the traditional day-to-day shipping and receiving functions in order to achieve cost contain ment and customer fulfillment objectives. In the end, distribution manage ment was, for the most part, still considered a dreary science, concerned with oftransportation rates and cost trade-offs. expediting and the tedious calculus Today, the science of distribution has become perhaps one of the most im portant and exciting disciplines in the management of business.

Download or read book The Definitive Guide to Warehousing written by Scott Keller and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Total Materials Management written by Eugene L. Magad and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reflecting the enhance role of materials/logistics management in today's competitive business environment, this new edition provides a fundamental understanding of the subject and its fuction in all sectors of the economy. It examines the vital area of customer service and shows how to implement a world class, integrated materials/logistics system that control activities starting with the supplier, through the company operation, and concluding with the satisfied customer. Thoroughly revised and updated, the Second Edition features new chapters on Just-In-Time and automation. Additional discussions include achieving world class competitiveness, ISO 9000 and organizational trends. Theoretical and practical examples of materials/logistics management are integrated with numerous real-life examples. This Second Edition of Total Materials Management presents accessible approaches for enhancing materials management/logistics, enabling personnel in purchasing, warehousing, physical distribution, materials handling, inventory control and production control to capitalize on vast opportunities for savings. This book is also an important resource for students in courses on materials/logistics management.

Download or read book Supply Chain Management and Advanced Planning written by Hartmut Stadtler and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-11-14 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supply Chain Management, Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP), and Advanced Planning Systems (APS) are important concepts in order to organize and optimize the flow of materials, information and financial funds. This book, already in its fifth edition, gives a broad and up-to-date overview of the concepts underlying APS. Special emphasis is given to modeling supply chains and implementing APS successfully in industry. Understanding is enhanced by several case studies covering APS from various software vendors. The fifth edition contains updated material, rewritten chapters and an additional case study.

Download or read book Distribution written by David Frederick Ross and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1995-11-30 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been said that every generation of historians seeks to rewrite what a previous generation had established as the standard interpretations of the motives and circumstances shaping the fabric of historical events. It is not that the facts of history have changed. No one will dispute that the battle of Waterloo occurred on June 11, 1815 or that the allied invasion of Europe began on June 6, 1944. What each new age of historians are attempting to do is to reinterpret the motives of men and the force of circumstance impacting the direction of past events based on the factual, social, intellectual, and cultural milieu of their own generation. By examining the facts of history from a new perspective, today's historians hope to reveal some new truth that will not only illuminate the course of history but also validate contempo rary values and societal ideals. Although it is true that tackling the task of developing a new text on logistics and distribution channel management focuses less on schools of philosophical and social analysis and more on the calculus of managing sales campaigns, inventory replenishment, and income statements, the goal of the management scientist, like the historian, is to merge the facts and figures of the discipline with today's organizational, cultural, and economic realities. Hopefully, the result will be a new synthesis, where a whole new perspective will break forth, exposing new directions and opportunities.

Download or read book Supply Chain Strategy written by Edward H. Frazelle and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2001-10-16 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-Tech and High-Touch Logistics Solutions for Supply Chain Challenges In today's fast-paced and customer-oriented business environment, superior supply chain performance is a prerequisite to getting and staying competitive. Supply Chain Strategy is based on world-class logistics practices in place in successful supply chain organizations, the latest academic breakthroughs in logistics system design, and the logic of logistics. It presents the proven pillars of success in logistics and supply chain management. Part of McGraw-Hill's Logistics Management Library, Supply Chain Strategy is organized according to author Dr. Ed Frazelle's breakthrough logistics master planning methodology. The methodology leads to metrics, process designs, system designs, and organizational strategies for total supply chain management, total logistics management, customer response, inventory planning and management, supply, transportation, and warehousing. Concise yet complete, Dr. Frazelle's book shows how to develop a comprehensive logistics and supply chain strategy, one that will both complement and support a company's strategic objectives and long-term success. Logisticsthe flow of material, information, and money between consumers and suppliershas become a key boardroom topic. It is the subject of cover features in business publications from Wall Street Journal to BusinessWeek. Annual global logistics expenditures exceed $3.5 trillion, nearly 20 percent of the world's GDP, making logistics perhaps the last frontier for major corporations to significantly increase shareholder and customer value. And at the heart of every effort to improve organizational logistics performance? Supply chain efficiency. Supply Chain Strategy is today's most comprehensive resource for up-to-the-minute thinking and practices on developing supply chain strategies that support a company's overall objectives. Covering world-class practices and systems, taken from the files of Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, General Electric, and other companies, it covers essential supply chain subjects including: Logistics data miningfor identifying the root cause of material and information flow problems, pinpointing opportunities for process improvements, and providing an objective basis for project-team decision making Inventory planning and managementpresenting metrics, processes, and systems for forecasting, demand planning, and inventory control, yielding lower inventory levels and improved customer service Logistics information systems and Web-based logisticshelping to substitute information for inventory and work content Transportation and distributionfor connecting sourcing locations with customers at the lowest cost by, among other things, leveraging private and third-party transportation systems Logistics organization developmentincluding the seven disciplines that link enterprises across the supply chain, as well as logistics activities within those enterprises Supply Chain Strategy explains and demonstrates how decision makers can use today's technology to enhance key logistics systems at every point in the supply chain, from the time an idea or product is conceived through its delivery to the final user. It describes the major steps in developing an effective, workable logistics management programone that will reduce operating expenses, minimize capital investment, and improve overall customer service and satisfaction.