Materials Management

Materials management is the supply chain management function that systematically plans, procures, stores, controls, and distributes materials throughout an organization to ensure their optimal availability, quality, and cost-effectiveness.

Publications

91K

Citations

5.2K

Authors

1.6K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

658

Parents

Supply Chain Management

Children

Bill Of Materials ManagementInspectionItem ClassificationLead Time ManagementMaterial HandlingMaterials PlanningMaterials StandardizationOrder ManagementProcurementProduction Scheduling

Publications

Integrating the Supply Chain

Graham C. Stevens · International Journal of Physical Distribution & Materials Management · 1989 · 1.5K citations

Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management +12

Growth in global materials use, GDP and population during the 20th century

Fridolin Krausmann, Simone Gingrich, Nina Eisenmenger et al. · Ecological Economics · 2009 · 1.1K citations

Social Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +11

Material efficiency: A white paper

Julian M. Allwood, Michael F. Ashby, Timothy G. Gutowski et al. · Resources Conservation and Recycling · 2010 · 893 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +13

Success Factors for Integrating Suppliers into New Product Development

Gary L. Ragatz, Robert Handfield, Thomas Scannell · Journal of Product Innovation Management · 1997 · 870 citations

Management, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management +17

Material Management in Decentralized Supply Chains

Hau L. Lee, Corey Billington · Operations Research · 1993 · 768 citations

Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management +13

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Authors

5.2K

RK
Randolph Kirchain
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
11 publications · 537 citations
11
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CT
Carl T. Haas
University of Waterloo, Canada
11 publications · 693 citations
11
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ID
Ichiro Daigo
The University of Tokyo, Japan
11 publications · 611 citations
10
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JM
Julian M. Allwood
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
9 publications · 2K citations
9
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FR
Frank R. Field
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
9 publications · 411 citations
9
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1–5 of 5.2K

Institutions

1.6K

1–8 of 1.6K

Venues

Journal of Cleaner Production
62 publications · 4.4K citations
43
h-index
Resources Conservation and Recycling
53 publications · 4K citations
31
h-index
Journal of Industrial Ecology
45 publications · 2.5K citations
28
h-index
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
31 publications · 2.5K citations
26
h-index
Sustainability
39 publications · 1.6K citations
23
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See also Materials Management
Inventory Control	Economic Order Quantity Abc Analysis Reorder Point Safety Stock Demand Forecasting
Procurement Strategies	Strategic Sourcing Procurement Lean Production Item Categorization Supplier Development Total Cost Of Ownership Supplier Selection Contract Management
Demand Planning	Demand Forecasting Material Consumption Planning Genetic Algorithms Economic Order Quantity Mean Squared Error Exponential Smoothing Regression Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Bill Of Materials Management Mixed-integer Linear Programming Closed-loop Manufacturing Resource Planning Manufacturing Resource Planning Capacity Requirements Planning
Warehouse Operations	Material Handling Storage Location Assignment Warehouse Layout Order Picking Batch Picking Wave Picking Packing Path Optimization
Supplier Management	Sustainable Procurement Supplier Evaluation Supplier Relationship Management Strategic Supplier Segmentation Supplier Process Performance Measurement Supplier Development Contract Management Supply Chain Risk Management Supplier Lifecycle Management Systems