List of materials management.

1. Inventory management
2. Procurement
3. Vendor management
4. Warehouse management
5. Material handling
6. Distribution
7. Demand forecasting
8. Supply chain management
9. Quality control
10. Asset management
11. Transportation management
12. Packaging and labeling
13. Reverse logistics
14. Risk management
15. Sustainability initiatives

Materials Management

Inventory Management
- Inventory forecasting
- Inventory control
- Stockkeeping unit (SKU) management
- Just-in-time (JIT) inventory
- Kanban inventory
- Safety stock management
- Inventory valuation
- Obsolete inventory management

Purchasing
- Vendor selection
- Contract negotiation
- Order placement
- Expediting
- Receiving
- Payment processing
- Supplier performance management

Warehousing
- Warehouse layout and design
- Materials handling
- Storage systems
- Inventory tracking
- Cross-docking
- Distribution management

Transportation Management
- Carrier selection
- Rate negotiation
- Routing and scheduling
- Freight consolidation
- Logistics planning
- Intermodal transportation

Quality Control
- Incoming inspection
- In-process inspection
- Final inspection
- Supplier quality assurance
- Quality control standards

Materials Planning
- Materials requirement planning (MRP)
- Master production schedule (MPS)
- Bill of materials (BOM)
- Capacity planning
- Production planning

Cost Management
- Materials cost accounting
- Overhead cost allocation
- Variance analysis
- Cost reduction strategies

Information Technology
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems
- Warehouse management systems (WMS)
- Transportation management systems (TMS)
- Materials planning software
- Quality control software

Other
- Supply chain management
- Reverse logistics
- Green materials management
- Lean materials management