MATERIAL MANAGEMENT
What is material handling and logistics?
How material handling and logistic works?
Material handling is the movement, protection, storage and control of materials and products throughout manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption and disposal.
Logistics is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling procedures for the efficient and effective transportation and storage of goods, including services and related information, from the point of origin to the point of consumption. The goal of logistics is to successfully meet customer requirements.
Material handling is the function of moving the right
materials to the right place in the right time, in the right
amount, in sequence, and in the right condition to minimize
production cost.
Discuss this statement “Material handling and logistics makes the supply chain works”.
As a
process, material handling incorporates a wide range of
manual, semi-automated and automated equipment and
systems that support logistics and make the supply chain
work.
Discuss the term material management.
PurchasingUsually, the job of a materials
manager is to provide to the user departments right
material at the right time in right quantity of right
quality at right price from the right source.
StoreOnce the material is delivered , its physical
control , preservation , minimisation of obsolescence
and damage through timely disposal and efficient
handling, maintenance of records, proper locations
and stocking is done in Stores.
Inventory controlOne of the powerful ways of
controlling the materials is through Inventory control.
It covers aspects such as setting inventory levels,
doing various analyses such as ABC , XYZ etc
,fixing economic order quantities (EOQ), setting
safety stock levels, lead time analysis and reporting.
What are the aims of materials management? Discuss with related “R” in materials management.
Right place
Right Source
Right price
Right quantity
Right quality
Right time
Briefly explain the purpose of material management.
The purpose of materials management is to support the transformation of raw materials and component parts into shipped or finished goods
What are the functions of material management? Briefly discuss.
Material Requirement Planning (MRP): Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a computer-based production planning and inventory Control system. MRP is concerned with both production scheduling and inventory control. It is a material control system that attempts to keep adequate inventory levels to assure that required Materials are available when needed. MRP is applicable in situations of multiple items with complex bills of materials. MRP is not useful for job shops or for continuous processes that are tightly linked.
Explain the objectives of material management.
Supply of materials in specified quantity and quality at economic cost and maintaining the continuity of supply. Minimization of investments in materials and inventory costs, and assuring high inventory turnover.
What is forklift? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the forklift.
Forklift a vehicle with a pronged device in front for lifting and carrying heavy loads.
The forklifts are very useful machines and can be seen in every warehouse and storage facility in Brisbane. Without
these machines, the warehouses would not be able
to operate efficiently and with easiness. The forklifts
in Brisbane are generally used for moving heavy
goods and supplies from one place to another
quickly and with less effort. One advantage of the
forklifts is that they are capable to reach things
located on high locations. The business owners in
Brisbane gain other benefits of using forklifts. The
advantages is easy of maintenance, Great Lifting &
Loading Capacities, easy of maintenance and
Increased Safety. and the disadvantages is of the
burdens is that it is a battery forklift. It has a battery
quite recently like that you could call your own autos
anyway they are bigger and with the more promine