Research On Imported Materials Inventory Management Strategy Under International Environment For A Company

Nowadays the competition between enterprises is changing from quality and technology to the supply chain in pace with the development of supply chain and related management skills. Successful inventory management not only can reduce the cost of the supply chain, but also can improve the efficiency of the supply chain as well as the enterprise profit. So the inventory management is being taken as the key performance indicator in enterprises management, becomes more important and significant than ever before. The purpose of inventory management should not only make the supplies to meet production needs, but also minimize inventory to be the lowest level. It is difficult for the enterprises to know how to use the modern management skills to improve the inventory level to enhance the enterprises competition.It cites the conclusion of the past scholar's inventory management theories and methodologies to analysis A company imported material inventory management status and problems, then offers A company imported material inventory management optimization proposals. Generally speaking, the thesis mainly studies the following three areas:(1) The thesis introduces the theory of the inventory management, inventory definition and classification as well as inventory management methods and strategy, besides, it also introduces the custom clearance procedure for imported materials, make the conclusion for the past research findings as well;(2) The thesis analyses A company imported materials inventory management status and problem under international supply chain environment, finds the classification of A company imported materials is too simple, the lead time of imported materials is too long, the imported materials inventory management is not scientific as well as the imported materials inventory management procedure and performance appraisal defects;(3) The thesis does the ABC and XYZ classification for the imported materials firstly, reclassify the imported materials ABC according to the importance of the materials further, then optimize the operation procedures, reduce the ordering lead time and optimize the safety stock inventory management based on the inventory entitlement model, besides, also optimize the performance appraisal target. Finally successfully attain A company imported parts inventory management strategy.