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Informationen zum Autor STAN C. MCDONALD is an independent consultant on materials management. Throughout his thirty-year career, he has held various positions in the supply chain/materials management arena. Companies that he has worked for include TRW and Bundy Corporation (automotive supply companies). In addition, he was the director of logistics for Fasco Motors, a global supplier of small motor applications. Klappentext A solid introduction to materials management and the tools needed to create a world-class materials management programThis 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Acknowledgments. Chapter 1. Before Computer Systems. Inventory Card Control System. Advantages of the Manual Card System of Inventory Control. Bill of Materials Accuracy. Pick Ticket System. Advantage of Computer-Generated Inventory Control Systems. Chapter 2. Material Requirements Planning. Foundation for Material Requirements Planning. Importance of Planning Parameters. Understanding the Impact of MRP. Chapter 3. The Raging Fire and Firefighting. Burning Up Company Profits. Get It Correct at the Beginning. Develop Good Scrap Reporting Methods. Ownership of Inventory. Vanishing Inventory Issue. Responsibility for Inventory: The Few or the Many? Chapter 4. A Strong, Well-Balanced Materials Organization. Materials Management Status in Organizations. Obstacles Preventing Materials Management Success. Measuring Materials Management Success. Chapter 5. General Review of Materials Practices. Calculating Inventory Turns. Obsolete Dollars Calculated in Inventory Turns. Customer-Generated Obsolescence. Obsolescence Controls. What Are the Customer Ratings? How Does the Shipping Department Function? How Does the Receiving Department Function? Chapter 6. Lead Time. Long Lead-Time Items. Managing Customer Changes. International Releases. Supplier Lead Time. International Lead Times. Transit Time versus Freight Costs. Lower Lead-Time Inhibiters. Chapter 7. Inventory Accuracy. Managing the Computer-Controlled Inventory System. Limiting Access to Make Changes. Inventory Accuracy Influencers. Chapter 8. Cycle Counting. Convincing Argument for Cycle Counting. Computer-Generated Cycle Counts. Cycle-Counting Proficiency. Cycle-Counting Criteria. Chapter 9. Releases to Suppliers. Managing Demand in the Plant. Supplier Release Ge...
