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Introduction What is Material Management?? Objectives Material Flow Process What is EOQ?? Assumptions Underlying EOQ Model Formula For EOQ Classification & Codification of Material Importance
INTRODUCTION
The major resources in construction are : Men, Machine, Material and Money Material costs- 5060% of the total project cost 10-20% Material is either wasted or illegally removed during construction.
OBJECTIVES
To ensure uninterrupted production by maintaining steady flow of materials To achieve economy Speedy disposal of materials that are not required To maintain good supplier and customer relationship Losses due to deterioration are kept to a minimum
Stores
Purchasing and procuring activities
Production/ Manufacturing
Logistics
Inventory Control Receiving and inspection Materials flow Information flow
Warehousing/ Customer
PURCHASING COST
CARRYING COST
WHAT IS EOQ?
Economic Order of Quantity is the level of inventory that minimizes the total inventory carrying costs and ordering costs. It is a rational approach needed for fixing order quality and quantity of an item
Demand is deterministic.
Demand is constant over time.
Total cost
Holding Costs
COSTS
Ordering Costs
ORDER SIZE
IMPORTANCE OF CLASSIFICATION
To identify To supply To store Helps departments in locating and handling them To select proper suppliers to purchase proper materials at proper time
CLASSIFICATION
CODIFICATION
The code numbers are symbols or numerical codes given to a particular item. They identify the various materials used in any organization.
ADVANTAGES
Long names not repeated Duplication of material avoided Storing, sorting, documentation easier Location of materials easier Accounting and costing better
DISADVANTAGE
SYSTEMS OF CODIFICATION
CONCLUSION
Material management is an important management tool. It is thus very useful in: getting the right quality & quantity of supplies at the right time having good inventory control