Overview of Material Management
Overview of Material Management
Material
Management
By-
Mayank Raghav (FC22144)
Piyush Sharma (FC22149)
Rohan Kumar (FC22181)
Samiksha Mishra (FC22160)
Vikas Goyal (FC22176)
CONTENTS
Introduction
Functions
Purpose/ Objectives
Advantages
Elements of MM-
i. Estimating Demand
ii. Procurement
iv. Storage
vii. Condemnation
viii. Disposal
INTRODUCTION
• Material is defined as “equipment, apparatus and supplies used by an organization for the purpose
of rendering services”.
• Lack of proper attention to the material management in the health system in the country has been a
major problem in effective implementation of various health programs.
• Man fails to realize the fact that material represents money and also there is a lack of perception
about the inter-relationship between money and material.
• Material Management is a scientific technique which is concerned with the planning, organizing
and controlling the flow of materials from their initial purchase through internal operation to the
distribution to the service points.
• Effective management and supervision.
• Sound purchasing methods.
• An efficient purchase system.
• A simple inventory control program.
Functions of
• A result oriented requisition and
Material distribution system.
Management • Written policies and procedures.
• A practical receiving program: It denotes
the need for accountability and
responsibility. For the best results, the
purchasing, receiving & paying of invoice
should be done by separate persons.
• To have material in hand when
needed.
• To pay the lowest possible price,
consistent with quality and value
investment.
• To minimize inventory
PURPOSE/
investment. OBJECTIVE
• To operate efficiently. OF
• To gain economy in purchasing.
• To satisfy the demand during
MATERIAL
period of replenishment. MANAGEMENT
• To carry reserve stock to avoid
stock out.
• To stabilize fluctuations in
consumption.
• Improved
ADVANTAGES Accountability.
OF • Better Coordination.
MATERIAL • Better Performance.
MANAGEMEN • Analysis of Data.
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• Better Team Work
Demand Estimation
• Forecasting is the method of Estimating demand based on time series analysis of past
while anticipating the future.
• Three sources:
i. Purchase
ii. Donations
iii. Manufacturing
This committee should meet periodically at regular intervals, at least twice an year.
Disposal
• Disposal is a process doing away with an asset that is deemed to be excess , harmful or
outdated through a safe manner which safeguards the environment.
• It helps to manage assets and declaration of surplus and obsolete items that need to be
disposed by a department in an organization.
• Assets are usually disposed when they do not work and cannot be salvaged, no longer
support current business needs and standard requirements or when they are old.
• A disposal committee should be established to manage dispose of assets i.e.
unserviceable stock, redundant assets and obsolete stock etc.
• The disposal committee shall make decisions on disposal indicating the following Six
(6) W’s:
These are What, Why, Who, Which (How), Where, When.
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