M3.28 Managing the Efficient Use of Materials

All managers have resources at their disposal. It is the way these resources are used and organised that shows up the differences between a good manager and an ordinary one. The objectives of this workbook are to make you better able to

• contribute to the management and control of resources in your organisation
• explain the principles and some ways of solving the problems of stores and stock control
• increase your skills in various aspects of materials management
• identify risks to physical, human and information resources and have gained some practical ideas and experience with which to guard against them
• carry out a review of actual and potential waste generation points and take action to reduce waste accordingly