Material management is the planning, organizing, and controlling of activities related to the flow of materials in an organization. It includes materials planning, purchasing, receiving, warehousing, issuing materials, inventory control, transportation, vendor development, disposal of scrap, and maintaining relationships with suppliers. The goals of material management are to procure the right materials in the right quantity, quality, time, and from the right sources at the right prices in order to lower costs, control inventory, and improve delivery of products.