MATERIALS MANAGEMENT: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH

GOPALAKRISHNAN, P. · SUNDARESAN M.

Jan 1977 · PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

About this eBook

Focussed on the importance of an integrated approach to materials management within the framework of the Indian environment, this work presents a comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the subject, such as the operational details of stores, purchase and inventory control as well as procedures and modern mathematical concepts. While dealing with policy aspects of materials management, including the concepts of management by objectives, it offers a lucid explanation of the application of modern scientific management techniques.

About the author

GOPALAKRISHNAN, P.

P. Gopalakrishnan, PhD in Statistics from ISI Kolkata (1957). From 1957–1963, he was senior consultant of SQC & TQM in western region of ISI. From 1964–1994, he was senior faculty of spares, materials and maintenance in ASCI. During 1979–1981, he served as United Nations Advisor in Middle East for inventory and spares management. In 1969, Dr. Gopalakrishnan was trained by Harvard Business School (US) as a Ford Foundation Scholar. He has authored 30 books and published 500 papers in reputed journals based on his teaching, research and training experience. He has conducted various workshops and training programmes on various aspects of management in India and abroad.

SUNDARESAN M.

Graduate School of Business, Columbia University, New York.