The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of material management on the survival of block molding firms in a selected Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria. This study collected data from 100 block molding enterprises from a population of 229 registered businesses in the block...

This article analyses the circular economy in Luxembourg using a retroductive approach to the study of practices. It presents the circular economy vision in Luxembourg as a governmental concept since 2015 that operationalises mainly within the building sector. Based on 66 semi-structured...

Purchasing for health, which includes what, how, and from whom services are purchased, was one of the policy levers available to countries as part of their health systems' response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ideally, the purchasing function should align with the broader health financing...

Background: Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is critical in Supply Chain Management (SCM), facilitating effective inventory management and meeting production demands in the manufacturing sector. Despite the potential benefits of automating the MRP tasks to meet the demand for expedited and...

Materials handling is essentially related with production and manufacturing flow. Thus, it has direct impact on transit time, resource usage, and service levels. The logistics industry is identified to be a competitive environment, connected to the globalization phenomena, requires from...

While materials count for a considerable amount of construction costs, the way materials are managed seems to be improvised rather than approached methodically. This study investigates the practice of novel techniques used to manage materials in the construction industry. Techniques that have...

Purpose: Demand Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP) aims to deal with variability by adjusting inventory levels while maintaining, or even increasing, customer service levels. This approach bridges the push and pull approaches. Even though it first made its appearance in 2011, research...

During the last decade, digitalization has borne tremendous changes on the way we live and do business. Industry 4.0, the new industrial revolution, is merging the physical, digital and virtual worlds through emerging technologies that collide with each other and create a distinctive paradigm...

Materials management is the integral core of the real estate construction industry, which holds more than 60% of the over all cost of the project. Numerous research have been conducted in the field of construction projects, it revealed that most of the projects turned the blind eye towards the...

Certain inventory items are living organisms, for example livestock, and are therefore capable of growing during the replenishment cycle. These items often serve as various saleable food items downstream in supply chains. The purpose of this paper is to develop a lot sizing model for growing...

The article is an analysis of materials management in different areas of functioning of manufacturing enterprises, with particular reference to the costs generated by it and all possible risk factors. The overall objective is to demonstrate, on the basis of the study in the furniture industry,...

Aufgaben und Bedeutung der Versorgungsfunktion -- Materialdisposition -- Beschaffungsmarktforschung -- Preisstrukturanalyse -- Wertanalyse -- Beschaffungsprozess -- Lieferantenpolitik -- Eigenfertigung/Fremdbezug -- Beschaffungslogistik -- Qualitätsmanagement der Zulieferungen -- Betriebliche...

While materials count for a considerable amount of construction costs, the way materials are managed seems to be improvised rather than approached methodically. This study investigates the practice of novel techniques used to manage materials in the construction industry. Techniques that have...

Purpose: Efficient Operations and Supply Chain Management is key to building sustainable competitive edge for companies. However, the achievement of this goal is becoming challenging in the present dynamic production environment, as traditional Manufacturing Planning and Control systems were not...

Purpose The study is an endeavour to find out the preservation status of rare documents in Srinagar. The rare documents, here, mean the manuscripts and rare books, journals, reports, magazines, archival documents, etc. These resources are available in private libraries of individuals and...

"The Fourth Edition of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management continues its tradition of examining purchasing as it relates to other functions and systems within the organization such as marketing, logistics, and operations. Author WC Benton uses a step-by-step approach, helping students...

Cover -- Titel -- Impressum -- Vorwort zur dritten Auflage -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- 1. Grundlagen der Beschaffung -- 1.1 Beschaffung - Ein signifikanter Wertbeitrag für das Unternehmen -- 1.2 Aufgaben und Ziele -- 1.3 Beschaffungsprozess - Von der Bedarfsmeldung zum Bestellabruf -- 1.4...