1. 项目管理：
项目管理，顾名思义，就是专注于计划和组织组织内的资源以将特定任务、事件移至项目完成的简单管理。
2. 物料管理：
物料管理，顾名思义，就是关注货物和产品从一个点到另一个点流入组织的管理，在这些点需要这些货物或将这些货物转化为最终产品。
项目管理和物料管理的区别：
| Project Management | Material Management |
|---|---|
| It mainly focuses on management and completion of individual project. | It mainly focuses on procure i.e. obtain right material, in right quantity at right time at right price. |
| It is a temporary management process i.e. one time activity. | It is a permanent management process i.e. an ongoing process. |
| Project manager have more responsibilities than material manager. | Material manager have less responsibilities than project manager. |
| Factors affecting project management project culture, project manager, time complexity, improper risk management, improper communication among team members, etc. | Factors affecting material management includes material shortage, price fluctuations, damage and wastage, delays in supply, etc. |
| Process of this management includes initiation, execution, monitoring, controlling, and termination of project. | Process of this management includes planning, organizing, and control of flow of goods and services starting from initial point to its destination. |
| Its benefits include engage users and stakeholders, define clear roles and responsibilities, track progress, inspect deliverables, manage risks, etc. | Its benefits include shorten delivery times, improve customer service, reduce inventory excesses, enhance handling through streamlining, helps in implementing quality tools, etc. |
| Its main objective is to define business objective of project and achieve it as soon as possible. | Its main objectives to increase customer service by simply delivering or supplying standard goods with high quality. |
| Type of project management includes waterfall project management, agile project management, six sigma project management, etc. | Types of Material management includes inventory planning and control, quality control of materials, purchasing, material requirements planning, flow and supply of material, etc. |
| Project management is more difficult than material management. | Material management is less difficult than project management. |