Propuesta de un sistema de gestión de inventarios para ítems tipo a en la empresa Distribuidora Baviera

Abstract

A fascinating challenge for any company that stores products, lies in the management of their inventories. The situation is permanent and growing due to the capacity and breadth of the market today, which means that companies sometimes consider the increase in their installed capacity (storage, increase in costs, resources, human capital and operations), to later provide these products to a customer or end user. The company object of the present study, Distribuidora Baviera, has 33 years of experience in the distribution of mass consumption products, started in the decade of 1985 in the municipality of Caicedonia - Valle, supplying consumer products for the home. With great motivation to move forward and provide a broader service, Distribuidora Baviera started as a store-to-store sales wholesaler, and in 1986 started sales in Sevilla - Valle, expanding the coverage of its services. In this article, an inventory management system proposal was made for type A items, since these products generate the highest demand and profitability of the business. For the development of the proposal, the following methodological aspects were integrated: Analysis of the current situation, determination of the forecast model and establishment of levels of inventories and policies. The analysis of the current situation allowed to know through interviews and surveys, how was the management of inventories in the company prior to the proposal presented. The forecast model (ABC) was the second stage where real demand played a key role in determining the histories in terms of requests for orders from customers. The levels of inventories and policies showed that inventories should be reviewed every two (02) days, operations are strengthened through continuous review, the cost of maintaining inventory is determined to be 8.33% and the percentage of orders missing according to the proposal, ranges between 0.00252%, controlling inventories and responding to the times in the dispatch to customers.