The Material Management (MMS) module tracks materials commodities such as piping electrical materials etc. It uses a set of standard codes for tracking material from initial material takeoff though procurement and warehousing to final installation. The main information produced by the MMS includes List of Materials, Bill of Materials, Material Requisitions, Bid Requests, Bid Analysis, Purchase Orders, Material Receiving reports, Requisitions to the Warehouse and tracking of missing material.

Proper use of this module provides an effective and accurate way to manage material, ensuring that only the material required is purchased and that it arrives on-site at the proper date. This approach minimizes unnecessary over stock.

Another unique feature of this module is the capability to produce a list of the materials to be received, before they are unloaded, avoiding interpretation errors or miss-coding.

The MMS produces ready-to-sign requisitions for the warehouse, if required by the contractor.

By-products of the MMS are punch-list tracking and progress measurement by system, feature extremely useful for start-up.

Module links to the MMS are:
• Engineering Management Module (EMS)
• Procurement Management Module (PXS)
• Schedule Interface (SCH) for transfers of required on-site date from the CPM to the materials.
• Cost Control (CCS) updates commitment and Estimate at Completion (EAC) accounts regarding materials.
• Estimating (EST) provides material cost information.