Analisando melhorias na gestão de estoque em uma empresa que atua no segmento de mangueiras de Goiás

Abstract

In order to obtain better results, companies in industrial sectors should pay attention to the importance of managing inventory management in the organization, control of materials and methods that guarantee the effectiveness of the inventory. Knowing when to supply stock, what should remain to meet customer demand, identify the items that are most sold, determine a stock policy, determine inventory period, is one of the roles of the manager of the administrative area in the company. Thus, the objective of this case study is to analyze the inventory management of a company in the industrial hose and fittings segment, identify the tools that the company currently uses to meet demand, and how they solve problems related to inventory. Thus, the research methodology was a bibliographic survey of an empirical nature and qualitative analysis. It can be seen that there is a large repertoire of inventory management systems and tools that facilitate the company's inventory management, promoting solutions that make inventory management more competitive. As the study found that the company has a strategic location, where customers can locate quickly, the location is well used in terms of space optimization, items are identified with a label for quick viewing. Upon learning about the inventory management that is currently applied, some methods were suggested, such as a structured inventory policy, inventory control, a strategy that can prevent stock holes and obsolete products.