Planning and control systems in materials management-an empirical study

Abstract

The article presents a conceptual framework for the planning and control system in materials management. By an empirical analysis, three phases of development of the planning and control system in materials management are derived. These are related significantly with the kind of materials management. The main influencing factors are quality of management, quality of controlling, importance of materials management, and importance of the goals of materials management.

Keywords:

• purchasing
• controlling
• materials management
• empirical study