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Supply Chain Management (SCM)/ Logistic / Distribution Management

E-Procurement /
Reverse Auction / ERP / Automation / Bar Coding / RF

Value Engineering / TQM / QA / ISO / Bench Marking

Negotiations / Procurement / Sourcing Strategies / Global Sourcing/ BPO / Outsourching

Warehousing / Preservation / Packaging

Inventory Control / Provisioning

Classification / Codification / Standardization

Green Purchasing / Eco Mark / Social Ethical Responsibility (SER) / Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Disposal of Surplus -BER - Obsolete goods

Legal aspects / Arbitration / Contract Management / CVC guidelines

Branding / work -organisation culture / productivity / motivation / Buyer Seller Relationship

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT(SCM)/ LOGISTIC/ DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Economical Alternatives in CSM Software for SMEs the promise of free/opensource software	MMR	Dr. Sudhi Rao	July 2005
2	Revolutionizing supply chain management through holistic Governance structures	MMR	William Ulrich	July 2005
3	Master the art of logistics	MMR	R. CHANDRAKANTH	July 2005
4	Logistics for Customer Satisfaction	MatFlow	Dr. Rajiv Gupta	July 2005
5	Globalisation and its effects on SCM	MMR	Vijita S Agarwal	May 2005
6	Materials Management - Profit Centre	IIMM	R V Ramakrishna	May 2005
7	Success Stories in the Area of SCM	MMR	Ashok Sharma & Sarika	April 2005
8	Power of outsourcing in SCM	MMR	Ashok Sharma	April 2005
9	Growth in Logistics - An Overview	MMR	Prem Narayan	April 2005
10	Supply Chain Demystified	MMR	Meenakshi Nissim	April 2005
11	Supply Chain Management in India can we Organize them better	MMR	Prof. B.S Sahay	April 2005
12	Prospects of SCM	MMR	N S Uppa	March 2005
13	Performance Measures of SCM	MMR	R V Ramakrishna	March 2005
14	From Logistics to SCM	MMR	S S Khanka	Feb 2005
15	Dynamics of Supply Chain in Developing Nation	MMR	C P Jhamb	Feb 2005
16	Supply Chain Management in the Fast changing time	MMR	Prof. Rupesh Goel	Feb 2005
17	Globalization and its Effect on Supply Chain Management	MMR	Mrs.Vijita S Aggarwal	Dec 2004
18	Supply Chain Management (SCM) for Corporate Competitive	MMR	Dr. Naval Karrir	Dec 2004
19	Quest for Excellence in Management	MMR	S C Verma G Pratap Reddy	Dec 2004
20	Modeling Logistics for Value Maximization	MMR	Tejinder Sharma Dr. Satish Kapoor	Dec 2004
21	An Automated Materials Management System - Experience in NHPC	MMR	Digvijai Nath, NHPC S R Roy- NHPC	Nov 2004
22	Supply Chain Management and the Total Cost Concept	MMR	Ms. J Subramanian Ms. N Sud	Oct 2004
23	Environmental Supply Chain Management	MMR	Dr. Sarika Kulkarni	Oct 2004
24	Supply Chain Strategies	MMR	Lt.Gen.D V Kalra PVSM,AVSM (Retd)	Oct 2004
25	Customer Centric Materials Management	IIMM	--	June 2004
26	In-Plant Logistics : Key to the success of a lean enterprises	MMR	Dr. Rajiv Gupta MatFlow Systems	June 2004
27	Internet Enabled Supply Chain Management	MMR	S L Das B Kumar Shalendra Kumar M Ramakrishnan	June 2004
28	Web-based procurement systems: Intention of adoption by Portugese organizations	IFPSM	Antonio Manuel Soares Aguiar Antonio Palma dos Reis	2003-2004
29	Supply chain management framework: dimensions and development stages	IFPSM	Krisztina Demeter Andrea Gelei	2003-2004
30	Understanding ICT management in small transport and logistics service providers	IFPSM	Pietro Evangelista	2003-2004
31	Competitiveness: A match between value drivers and competencies in the Hungarian automotive supply chain	IFPSM	Andrea Gelei	2003-2004
32	The concept 'Total Value of Ownership': A case study approach	IFPSM	Krisje Hurkens, Finn Wynstra	2003-2004
33	The effect of strategy on the use of supply chain management tools - exploratory survey in the Hungarian automotive industry	IFPSM	István Jenei Krisztina Demeter Andrea Gelei	2003-2004
34	Managing risk by internalising product design in fashion retail: an exploratory caseof Marks & Spencer	IFPSM	Omera Khan	2003-2004
35	Conceptualization of developing partnerships in supply networks: The role of social networks in partner selection	IFPSM	Tuija Liisa Pohja	2003-2004
36	Analysing the impact of internet based technologies implementation processon the relations in a supply chain context: an explorative research design	IFPSM	Lelio Raffa	2003-2004
37	Unraveling the complexity of the organizational adoption of electronic procurement:A direction for future research	IFPSM	Marc R.B. Reunis Sicco C. Santema	2003-2004
38	Information sharing in Buying Supplier relationship	IFPSM	Pierluigi Rippa	2003-2004
39	Unfair division of gains under equal price in cooperative purchasing	IFPSM	Fredo Schotanus a Jan Telgen a Luitzen de Boer	2003-2004
40	A study of a newly formed Chinese enterprise	IFPSM	Susanna Xin Xu	2003-2004
41	Problems and countermeasures for implementing Supply Chain Management in China	IFPSM	Qi Yan	2003-2004
42	Buyer expectations in small and medium enterprise interactions	IFPSM	Martin M. Zammit	2003-2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

E-PROCUREMENT/ REVERSE AUCTION/ ERP/ AUTOMATION/ BAR CODING/ RF

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Rfid and its application in materials management	MMR	----	July 2005
2	The effects of the Internet on Procurement	MMR	Patrice N Knight-IBM	May 2005
3	Bar Codes - The Easy way for SCM efficiency	MMR	Sanjiv Mehta	Feb 2005
4	E-Procurement for Government: Opportunities and Challenges	MMR	Rohit Menon	Dec 2004
5	E-Procurement Reality Check	MMR	Julian Curtiss	Nov 2004
6	Transparency in public dealing through e-ERA	MMR	Prem Narayana Central Railways	Oct 2004
7	Purchasing Cards - E-procurement	MMR	Levey D Roltiman J South Africa	Oct 2004
8	Online Purchasing - Reverse Auction	MMR	Arun S Banavali Hindustan Construction	June 2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

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VALUE ENGINEERING/ TQM/ QA/ ISO/ BENCH MARKING

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Apics certification : A Powerful weapon for the 21st Century	MMR	Shashi R. TulSyaN	July 2005
2	Bench Marking Survey on Supply Chain Management Practices of Auto Ancillary Industries in India	IIMM	R V Ramakrishnan	Dec 2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

NEGOTIATIONS/ PROCUREMENT/ SOURCING STRATEGIES/ GLOBAL SOURCING/ BPO/ OUTSOURCING

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Cost Reduction through business partnerships	MMR	C.N.Rushi	July 2005
2	Strategic Sourcing	IIMM	Compilation -IIMM	May 2005
3	Paradigm shift in Procurement Practices at Tata Steel - Traditional Purchase to Strategic Sourcing	MMR	Subhadra Sen Ekta Sinha TISCO	Dec 2004
4	Outsourcing As a Catalyst for Transformation	MMR	--	Nov 2004
5	Value creation through strategic sourcing	MMR	Prashant Kumar Shiv Prakash	Oct 2004
6	Outsourcing the deciding factor	MMR	Mathew Hunter	Oct 2004
7	Good Practices in Public Sector Procurement	MMR	R K Aherwar Konkan Railways	July 2004
8	Buying Strategy - Emerging Trends	MMR	Ved Prakash Marwah Governor of Jharkhand	June 2004
9	Outsourcing Paradigm	MMR	Dr. Sarika Kulkarni	June 2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

WAREHOUSING/ PRESERVATION/ PACKAGING

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Cost Reduction by Improvements in Packaging	MMR	P G Deshmukh	May 2005
2	Automated Warehousing Perspectives and Trends	MMR	Dr.Rajiv Gupta MatFlow Systems	Dec 2004
3	Open Warehouse System	MMR	H Laksmi Narayan G M R - Bangalore	July 2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

INVENTORY CONTROL/ PROVISIONING

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	World Bank Procurement	MMR	Shivendra Kumar GGM	July 2005
2	Vendor Managed Inventory	MMR	----	July 2005
3	Boosting Economic Growth and Competitiveness	MMR	----	July 2005
4	Inventory Performance Measurement & Organisational Issues	MMR	R N Jha	Dec 2004
5	Purpose of Inventory Management	MMR	V B Singh	Nov 2004
6	Efficient Inventory Management System on Railways	MMR	Prem Narayan Central Railways	July 2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

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CLASSIFICATION/ CODIFICATION/ STANDARDIZATION

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Standardization - Echoes and Images	IIMM	Prof. S. Ray	May 2005

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

GREEN PURCHASING/ ECO MARK/ SOCIAL ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY (SER)/ CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY(CSR)

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Green buying for sustainance of green evironment	MMR	Tek Chand	July 2005
1	Eco-Friendly Packaging & Eco-Mark on Packages	IIMM	HBN Murthy	May 2005
2	Competitive Labeling VS. Regulatory Ecolabel - A Look at the Eco Mark Scheme	MMR	Barun S Mitra	Nov 2004
3	Ecolabeling Scheme	IIMM	Dr. Rashid Hassan MOEF, GOI	Oct 2004
4	Corporate India Gets ECO Friendly	IIMM	M K Bhardwaj	June2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS -BER -OBSOLETE GOODS

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	E-Waste Management	MMR	Parthasarathy	July 2005

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

LEGAL ASPECTS/ ARBITRATION/ CONTRACT MANAGEMENT/ CVC GUIDELINES

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Law of Carriage of Goods	MMR	M K Bhardwaj President-IIMM	May 2005
2	VAT-Old wine in new Bottles	MMR	Rakesh Bhalla	May 2005
3	Common Irregularities / Lapses observed in Stores / Purchase Contracts and Guidelines for Improvement in the Procurement System -CVC	IIMM	Compilation -IIMM	May 2005
4	General Principles of Entering into Contracts	MMR	DGS&D Manual Extracts	Oct 2004
5	Central Vigilance Commission (CVC's) observations	IIMM	Compilation by M K Bhardwa	July 2004
6	Trademark Usage: Getting the basics right	IIMM	R K Ghoshal	July 2004
7	CVC News : Vigilance - A Management Perspective	IIMM	Compilation-IIMM	June2004
8	Central Vigilance Commissioners (CVC) Observation	IIMM	Compilation-IIMM	June2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

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INSURANCE

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Insurance Requirements in Project Procurement	MMR	Tek Chand EIL, New Delhi	July 2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

BRANDING/ WORK -ORGANISATION CULTURE/ PRODUCTIVITY/ MOTIVATION/ BUYER SELLER RELATIONSHIP

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Work Culture - Controversy	MMR	Prof. Sidhartha Ray	Nov 2004
2	Branding: How to use Intellectual Property to Create Value for your Business?	MMR	----------	Nov 2004
3	Cost Reduction Through Improvement in Productivity	MMR	Bale Gugale	Nov 2004
4	An Introduction of motivation and morale	MMR	Prof. Sidhartha ray	Oct 2004
5	A Customer's Perception of Relationship between Buyer & Seller	IIMM	A K Mathur Ex.Chief GM, WCL IIMM, Nagpur	Oct 2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

WTO

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	WTO Latest Developments	IIMM	Compilation-IIMM	Nov 2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

GENERAL TOPICS

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Entrepreneurship Challenges in 21st Century	MMR	Prof. SC Ailwadi ICFAI	May 2005
2	BIS and Consumer Awareness	MMR	S K Gupta V K Jha	May 2005
3	Finding New Savings	MMR	Kevin Doran Stephen Easton	Dec 2004
4	Managing Change in Organisation Culture	MMR	B K Arora	Nov 2004

MMR - Materials Management Review, a publication of IIMM

COST REDUCTION

Sno.	Heading of article	Source	Author	Article date
1	Cost Reduction by improvement in packaging	MMR	P G Deshmukh	May 2005
2	Cost Reduction through asset utilization	MMR	A K Jain	April 2005
3	Cost Reduction through activity based costing	MMR	Madav Khirsagar	March 2005
4	A few tips to save cost on import	MMR	S Chelladuari	Feb 2005

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