Introduction to Materials Management: United States Edition

For courses in Materials Management, Production and Inventory Control, and Logistics taught in business and industrial technology departments of community colleges and universities.

This is the only text listed in the APICS—The Educational Society for Resource Management CPIM Exam Content Manual as the text reference for the Basics of Supply Chain Management (BSCM) CPIM certification examination. Written in a simple and user-friendly style, it covers all the basics of supply chain management and production and inventory control.

Steve Chapman is an Associate Professor in the College of Management, N. C. State University.  He holds undergraduate and MBA degrees from The University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Operations and Strategic Management from Michigan State University.  In addition to his current academic position, he has served on the faculties of Eastern Michigan University, The University of Iowa, Duke University, and The University of North Carolina at both Greensboro and Chapel Hill.

Prior to his academic career, Steve held several positions in industry.  He has significant industrial experience, with positions including inventory analyst, inventory control supervisor, manager of manufacturing systems, production control manager, and materials manager.  He also was a senior system consultant with one of the “big eight” accounting and consulting firms.  He is also a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Steve has published several articles in professional journals during the last several years, and is co-author of the booksIntroduction to Materials Management and Introduction to Materials Management Casebook.  He is also the sole author of the bookFundamentals of Production Planning and Control. 

He is also certified at the fellow level in production and inventory management (CFPIM) by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS).  He also serves on the certification council for APICS, and chaired the development of the new certification module called “Basics of Supply Chain Management” and currently chairs the certification committee for the module “Strategic Management of Resources”.

Steve has been actively involved in consulting his entire academic career, including several long-term consulting engagements with numerous companies, including small and large companies as well as both service and manufacturing industries.