MATERIAL MANAGEMENT

    The definition of material management is an approach for planning, organizing, and controlling all those activities principally concerned with the flow of materials into an organization.

   Although that involve about combined with labor, information, technology and capital. Furthermore, the five function of inventory are:

1. Pipeline inventories.
2. Cycle inventories.
3. Buffer stock.
4. Seasonal.
5. Decoupling.

       The most objectives of the Materials Management function ,often called the famous 5 Rs of Materials Management,

• Right quality
• Right quantity
• Right time
• Right source
• Right price

      Customer satisfaction that managers of integrated material system and have two objectives, which are customer satisfaction and minimum total material costs. There have element of satisfaction that following.

       Material availability its firm makes a products to order , customer service is measured by the which products are completed and shipped as promised.

     On-time shipment its has to do with the delivery promise made, and the quality of total products as a promised.

     On-time receipt which is customer place orders based on needs dates. Than calls to the supplier are answered with explanation about the product has been.

     Complete shipment its done delivery the products and customer will expected receive all items at the same time. Customer should be given the choice of split shipment or rescheduling of the order when the order cannot be shipped.

     Quality of receipt is the quality of material that between the time it leaves the production floor and the time it arrives at the customer's storeroom. The purpose of receiving inspection is to determine damages and begin the procedure to replace, repair, or claim compensation.

       Flexibility it is based on the customer want, supplier can accommodate a customer request. the need to be flexible blurs the distinction between make-to-stock and make-to-order.

        Responsiveness to inquiry customers want assurances that their order are on schedule, especially as the shipping date near.

         Customer satisfaction it is to fulfill customer requirements. although that summarize about:

• Short lead time
• Good quality.
• High value
• Customized products
• Post sale service

   The conclusion and purpose of material management in support the transformation of raw material and component part into the shipped goods and finished goods inventory. The function that include as (Material planning and control, Production scheduling, receiving, stores, traffic, disposal of scrap, quality control, and inventory control.

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