Introduction to integrated systems approach to materials management -- Basic concepts in inventory management -- Selective inventory management -- Static inventory models: single purchase decisions -- Dynamic inventory models: aggregate analysis -- Deterministic inventory models -- Dynamic inventory models with quantity discounts -- Probabilistic inventory models -- Just-in-time, MRP, and lean supply chains -- Inventory management of slow-moving materials -- Multi-echelon inventory models -- Material specification, codification, and standardization -- Management of material waste -- Storage and warehousing -- Purchasing: policies and procedures -- Incoming materials quality assurance -- Make or buy decisions: outsourcing strategy -- Source selection, performance rating, and development -- Value analysis for material cost reduction -- Systems approach and supply chain management -- Evaluation of materials management effectiveness.