ABSTRACT

The major indiv idual components of materials management shown i n the accompanying summary flow chart include (1) requisitioning, inc luding specifying, designing and material takeoffs, (2) inquiry, (3) receipt of vendor offers, (4) technical and commercial bid analyses, (5) bid conditioning, (6) issuing purchase orders, (7) expediting vendor documents, (8) expediting vendor orders, (9) inspection du r ing manufacture/fabricat ion, (10) shop testing/acceptance, (11) traffic or t ransport of the material from the p lan t / shop to the jobsite, (12) receipt of the material at the jobsite, and (13) closeout of purchase orders.