what is the difference between supply chain management and material management

Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers. Materials management 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.

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HI,A Supply Chain Management course is a post graduate course considered to be a speciality in the area of Materials Management. This course is offered to people with a degree in Materials Management, and several years of experience. This course is also offered to working professionals.Supply Chain Management is designed for managers and senior planners, with degrees in Materials Management and others. The goal of the course is to teach techniques in analyzing the supply chain of materials and inventory. This course teaches one how to choose manufacturers and buy/purchase decision making. One learns skills in analysis and reduction in lead time and improved skills in control of systems. In Supply Chain Management one learns skills in IT performance to strengthen communication with suppliers, the importance of IT in Supply Chain Management and many other techniques for improving management skills are taught. Best OF Luck ! If my answer is best for u go to my account ,then u click follow Nishant Birman Kindly revert for any further queries, also if you liked this answer then rate it 'Best answer' or give a 'Thumbs Up' rating.

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Hello, Supply chain Management is the study relating to the entire operations of a Industry starting from geting the orders from the customers, planning and procuring the materials, production planning, dispatches and delivery to the Customer. All the above stated functions are connected together as a chain and hence the managing of the supply chain is known as Supply Chain Management. Material Management is the study relating to the procurement, storage and dispatch of the materials and it is one part of the supply chain management. I came to know that the Annamalai University is going to offer the courses relating to Logistics, Shipping, Port management, etc under the distance education mode from the academic year 2011 onwards in the MBA, PG Diploma, Diploma and Certificate levels. If you want to know any further details, during the next academic year, please visit the web site of Annamalai University or enquire with their study centres.

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Hi, Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of a network of interconnected businesses involved in the ultimate provision of product and service packages required by end customers (Harland, 1996). Supply Chain Management spans all movement and storage of raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption (supply chain). Materials management 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. Thanks and Regards

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