@article{762624,
      author = {Prem Vrat,},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/762624},
      title = {Materials management : an integrated systems approach /},
      abstract = {This book examines the problem of managing the flow of  materials into, through, and out of a system in order to  improve the efficiency and effectiveness of materials  management. The subject is crucial for global competitive  advantage, as materials constitute the largest single cost  factor in manufacturing and service, and their effective  management enhances value for money. In this context,  inventory is a barometer of materials management  effectiveness, along with wastage of materials. The book  adopts a comprehensive, integrated systems approach and  covers almost all aspects of materials, considering the  specification, procurement, storage, handling, issue, use  and accounting of materials to get the most out of every  dollar invested. Combining conceptual clarity and  quantitative rigor, it will be a highly useful guide for  practicing managers, academics and researchers in this  vital functional area.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1970-5},
      recid = {762624},
      pages = {1 online resource (xxiii, 408 pages) :},
}