Inventory management systems
B Nath
7 points * Second semester * Distance
Stock information and order recording, demand forecasting and market analysis, production planning and control in manufacturing and service industries, material requirement planning, just-in-time and in-process inventory, distribution inventory systems, use of computer-based inventory management systems.
Assessment
Two assignments: 40% * Examination (3 hours): 60%
Prescribed texts
Tersine R S Principles of inventory and materials management 4th edn, Prentice-Hall, 1994
Recommended texts
Riggs J L Production systems: Planning, analysis and control 4th edn, Wiley, 1987
Smith S B Computer-based production and inventory control Prentice-Hall, 1989