Seasonal Goods Inventory Management Strategy

With the development of global economic integration, to increase competition among enterprises, and has a single enterprise through the development of competition between the between the supply chain competition. Supply chain management in this context that came into being and gradually turned into the direction of enterprise development. With supply chain management thinking of the traditional theory of the inventory control challenges. Supply chain inventory environment and the traditional inventory problem there are many different points, these differences reflect the thinking of supply chain management inventory management. Inventory management in production management is an old topic, but also supply chain management research in the field of a very important, Many of the new system, the emergence of new concepts are derived from the basic concept of inventory in-depth study of the foundation. In the mode of supply chain management, inventory management, supply chain management is an important content of the high and low inventory levels not only affect the cost of a single integrated enterprise, but also restricts the entire supply chain performance. A good inventory management model to reduce total supply chain costs and improve supply chain operational efficiency and increase profits. Excess inventory and bring out-of-stock losses can be greatly weakened the profitability of enterprises and market competitiveness, Stock of a node not only affects the cost of business, but also restricts the integrated throughout the supply chain costs, the overall performance and competitive advantage. Therefore, how to achieve a balanced production and marketing of products to establish the most effective inventory control system, the greatest achievement of time-effective products and space-effective, commodity production has become a core issue of corporate concern.This paper studies the supply chain of seasonal products, the coordination of inventory management relations. At present, the general inventory management product we have started a thorough study, but for some seasonal products that have limited the production and marketing of products we have found there are certain research value.In this paper, first consider the use of the means of discount promotions for seasonal goods after a single supplier and single retailer inventory change and changes in their profits. Followed by an analysis of the use of volume discounts in the individual after a number of suppliers and retailers to order production strategy, a joint order for the retailers, to borrow the idea of a minimum allocation of orders to resolve the distribution of retailers. Finally, the present study than the hot stocks, such as VMI and joint cooperation in the implementation of the status of inventory, analysis of products in general apply to seasonal products but is not used too applicable in VMI. In this paper, the study is as follows:(1) To consider the timeliness of seasonal goods, as well as the volatility of demand, the analysis of a single supplier and single retailer with a supply chain, he put forward not only need to offer discounts to the end sales promotions, sales promotions offer discounts before the start of the profits of the same make up the two sides, At the same time as an example to explain Yangzhou toys suitable suppliers can discount the best profit margins.(2) In a single supplier and single retailer based on the analysis of a single supplier and multi-seasonal merchandise retailers supply chain, to borrow a minimum allocation of distribution system of thought, when the success of established suppliers for volume discounts and retailers to order the two sides adopted a joint production of the optimal ordering strategy.(3) Study the current heat suppliers than retailers stock a joint study to VMI as an example strategy, taking into account the special nature of seasonal goods on the basis of the time found that the implementation of VMI suppliers statement is a huge challenge, and can cause loss of profits of suppliers more losses than gains.The full text of the final summary of the work, and seasonal goods inventory outlook studies.