Proposta de modelo de gerenciamento de estoques de embalagens em uma indústria de bebidas

Abstract

Inventory management is one of the most relevant and challenging activities in any manufacturing organization, as it converges on strategic tactics to optimize the logistics process, considering the physical distribution time and the level of customer service. Since the 20th century, several mathematical methods for inventory optimization have been developed, with the main focus on defining the volume of inventory to be maintained and the periodicity of material replacement. Inserted in this context, this research addresses the solution of a practical problem of inventory management in a beverage industry, with a view to optimizing the company's resources, taking into account the guidelines established by it and the good practices identified in the literature. The study follows a qualitative and quantitative approach, being operationalized through documentary research in order to analyze the decision making processes in the company and their impacts on inventory management, considering the demand behavior, existing inventory levels and the costs associated with them. Based on these analysis and on the concepts included in the literature review, an inventory management model was proposed for the company. The results of the current inventory management in the organization was then compared with the potential results to be obtained with the implementation of the proposed model. The obtained results indicated that the proposed model is viable, allowing significant reductions in both the inventory volume and cost, besides the maintenance of service level.