Research On The Application Of Lean Managemennt In Supply Chain Management Of M Chain Convenience Store

The concept of lean management was created from the production management concept implemented by Toyota.It is achieved the business goal of maximizing corporate value by improving the customer satisfaction,reducing costs,improving quality,optimizing capital investment and promoting process acceleration.This paper takes the supply chain management of M chain convenience store as an example and explores the value of applying lean management method in the supply chain management of chain convenience stores.This paper puts forward countermeasures and suggestions of realizing and improving the lean management of chain convenience stores according to the problems existing in the supply chain management of M chain convenience store and the lean management method,so as to help the chain convenience stores improve the comprehensive profitability of enterprises and optimize the efficiency of supply chain management.M chain convenience store is taken as the research object.The research purpose of this paper is to analyze its supply chain structure mode and identify procurement management,distribution management and store management as the three key links of its supply chain management.And then it would expound its current situation from the above three key links and make a detailed analysis on the main problems existing in the supply chain management of M-chain convenience stores.Among the main problems,there are the ones of unreasonable procurement mode and high procurement cost in procurement management.There are the problems of low distribution efficiency and poor service quality in distribution management.There are some problems in store management,such as lack of a unified information management platform and the weak functions of online e-commerce platforms.Then,according to the practical problems existing in the supply chain management of M convenience store chain and the lean management method,the countermeasures of lean supply chain management of convenience store chain are realized from three aspects of lean purchasing link,lean distribution link and lean store management link.1.In the countermeasure of lean procurement,establishing an integrated procurement mode and standardizing the procurement process;putting forward intensive supplier management and selecting base direct suppliers to realize lean supplier structure.2.In the countermeasure of lean distribution,improving distribution efficiency,implementing on-site 6S management,and promoting lean distribution management by establishing a new distribution process based on information management platform,setting up regional logistics distribution center to realize centralized and unified distribution of all stores;3.In the countermeasure of lean store management,improving the construction of information platform,adopting intelligent operation terminal to simplify store operations,strengthening stores’ order management,leaning store inventory,integrating sales channel resources,combining online and offline marketing and improving the service value.