Material Management-Emerging Trends
The way technology has transformed the unprecedented pace of lives was never been imagined in the beginning of this century. Especially the aspects of material management have emerged with several disruptive and constructive technological trends. Internet of things, mobility, advanced robotics and alternative energy sources are all going to influence the movement of supply chain in a significant way. Most of the traditional approaches are losing their effectiveness as the intricacies in supply chain become more and more complex. This segment deals with some innovative and effective trends in material management which will allow you to rethink on your approach and consider this 7 step MM program . Development of Material Management Strategy A supply chain organization must focus on its strategy and the factors it includes in it, apart from this, attention should be drawn towards systematic influence upon three cost categories; Material cost- which includes raw materials, sem...