is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, shipping, and warehousing the said parts.

Areas of Concentration
Materials management can be broken down into three areas: acquisition, quality control, and standards. The Materials Manager is an important person to attend the Production Meetings that are usually held daily.
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Quality Assurance
Materials management also ensures that parts and materials used in the supply chain meet minimum requirements by performing quality assurance (QA). While most of the writing and discussion about materials management is on acquisition and standards, much of the day to day work conducted in materials management deals with QA issues. Parts and material are tested, both before purchase orders are placed and during use, to ensure there are no short or long term issues that would disrupt the supply chain. [1] Material management is most important for industrial point of view.

Standards
The final component of materials management is standards compliance. There are standards that are followed in supply chain management that are critical to a supply chain's function. For example, a supply chain that uses |just-in-time or lean replenishment requires absolute perfection in the shipping of parts and material from purchasing agent to warehouse to place of destination. Systems reliant on vendor-managed inventories must have up-to-date computerized inventories and robust ordering systems for outlying vendors to place orders on. Materials management typically insures that the warehousing and shipping of such components as are needed follows the standards required to avoid problems. This component of materials management is the fastest changing part, due to recent innovations in SCM and in logistics in general, including outsourced management of warehousing, mobile computing, and real-time logistical inventories.

 

 

 

Materials Management Week==
Each year, an entire week is dedicated to celebrating resource and materials management professionals for their outstanding contributions to healthcare and the overall success of the supply chain. National Healthcare Resource & Materials Management Week (MM Week) provides an opportunity to recognize the integral role materials management professionals play in delivering high-quality patient care throughout the healthcare industry. In 2007 Material Management Week is October 8-12 October.
Materials Management
ModusLink's strategic materials management processes leverage optimized warehousing standards; multiple inventory management models; and robust materials and returns processing to improve supply availability, accuracy and asset deployment throughout the supply chain.
Our significant global footprint ensures that materials and supplies are strategically managed at the best location to support your production model. Whether that’s closest to your target distribution markets or nearest to your manufacturing plant, ModusLink streamlines materials management to ensure that all components are readily available for assembly of your finished goods.
Our flexible operating infrastructure offers support for multiple inventory models from vendor managed and client consigned to ModusLink sourced. Additionally, we are experienced in management of all types of raw material, including packaging and shipping products, software, certificates of authenticity (COAs), memory and the complete range of electronics components.
ModusLink’s warehousing systems improve cycle time, order accuracy, and efficiency and adhere to the highest levels of security for IP protection. Many of our sites conform to Technology Asset Protection Association (TAPA) standards to meet specific client security requirements. Additionally, ModusLink adheres to rigid inventory management and cycle count practices to ensure the highest levels of inventory availability and accuracy.

The Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management (EHMM), formerly known as the National Overview Course, is a key ACHMM educational program. It is designed as a preparation for the CHMM® examination. Additionally, those who already have earned the CHMM® designation can take Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management (EHMM) to obtain annual Credential Maintenance Points (CMPs).
The EHMM is designed as a broad introduction to the industry and provides instruction about laws and regulations as well as technologies and practices. It highlights topics and information hazardous materials managers need to know to better perform their jobs. The EHMM course is hosted by ACHMM chapters and taught by CHMMs. It also is available as a corporate training program.
The EHMM is endorsed by the United States Department of Energy’s National Environmental Training Office.
Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management (EHMM) Course Description:
The Essentials of Hazardous Materials Management (EHMM) course is an excellent educational program for environmental, health, safety and security (EHS/S) professionals. The course, which is managed by the Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Managers (ACHMM), is a cross-training tool that helps EHS/S professionals quickly and effectively obtain knowledge in new areas as well as areas that have been added to their job responsibilities. It also helps those new to the profession gain a foundation and prepare for the Certified Hazardous Materials Manager® (CHMM®) designation examination. It does not guarantee passage of the CHMM® national certification exam.
IHMM’s CHMM® program is accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Board (CESB), an independent, voluntary organization that recognizes, through specialty certification, the expertise of individuals practicing in engineering and related fields. This course provides instruction on laws and regulations as well as technologies and practices in an overview fashion that highlights and emphasizes what is important for a hazardous materials manager to know and provides essential information for the hazardous materials manager to better conduct his/her job.
Topics Covered:
· The statutory and regulatory framework of environmental and hazardous materials management.
· Compliance Standards and State-of-the-Art work practices on:
· Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal;
· Hazardous Materials Storage;
· Radioactive materials;
· Workplace safety;
· Packaging;
· Spills;
· Cleanup; and
· Hazards assessment and communication;
· Basic and applied hazardous materials management principles, controls and concepts
· Science and technology of hazardous materials management:
· Chemical and physical characteristics;
· Sampling and analysis;
· Biological effects of hazardous materials;
· Toxicology; and
· Geology/hydrology
Topics covered will address the body of knowledge associated with identification and management of hazardous materials; impact upon and protection of human health and the environment; releases of hazardous materials to land, air, water, and groundwater; restoration of the environment from the contamination of hazardous materials; compliance with laws (environmental regulation for specific purposes); and multi-media application of environmental management that are central features of hazardous materials management topics covered in the certification examination.
Participants taking the in person offering will receive an extensive course manual and the ACHMM Hazardous Materials Management Desk Reference where specified. These materials will assist participants to prepare for the CHMM® national examination as well as help them perform their job duties and responsibilities.