Total Materials Management: Achieving Maximum Profits Through Materials/Logistics Operations. 2nd Ed

Magad, Eugene L.;Amos, John M.;Chapman & Hall

ISBN 10: 0412065010 / ISBN 13: 9780412065019

Published by Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Kluwer Academic Pub, 1995

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hardback in fine condition . 2nd edition. Seller Inventory # 20442

Bibliographic Details

Title: Total Materials Management: Achieving ...

Publisher: Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Kluwer Academic Pub

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Edition: 2nd Edition.

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Synopsis:

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.

About the Author:

Eugene L. Magad is a Professor, Material/Logistics Management, at William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Illinois.