Store management refers to the efficient management of materials. Store management ensures that all the activities involved in storekeeping are carried out efficiently and economically.

Work measurement can be defined as the systematic determination, through various techniques, of the amount of adequate physical and mental work in terms of work units in a specified task. The work units are usually given in standard minutes or standard hours.

Material management is defined as a function that integrates purchasing, storage, inventory control, materials handling, and standardization, among other activities, in an organization to reduce costs.