Kaltendin Shoes Retail Outlets Inventory Management

Inventory management is an important part of company management. From financial aspect, cost of stock also take a huge part of operation cost. But inventory cannot eliminated in production and business activity, especially for a brand, which sale directly.First, we introduce the definition of inventory, the function of inventory and the reasons of inventory caused. Then we apply some inventory management theory, such as ABC classification, inventory model, quantitative models, safety stock theory into our cases. Though Kaltendin as an example, by using 5 main districts of Kaltendin's shop inventory structure, size, period, price range data to find out the reasons of irreasonable stock occured in the retail shops. On the other hand, to find out the external reasons of irreasonable stock occured by different district businesss envirnoment. Use of date analysis methods,to analyze both internal and external reasons and find out the main and major reasons. Afterward, apply the inventory management theory to set up an effective solution for the leather shoes shop inventory management. At last, by using the above solution to practice in shop and revised the result.In this paper, the theoretical research method, case study research method, factor analysis research method and informative comparsion research methods. Application of three different most recently famous inventory management theory, for both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Scope of the study from micro to macrol, from a single retail outlets to retail outlets in different regions, and further to the whole company retail outlets. And last, focus on the way of improve the company's overall retail shops inventory management of Kaltendin. As a result, concluded a method to improve inventory management of Kaltendin, and also pointed out to change of the conclusions for other domestic shoe brands for reference.