Research Of VMI Implementation In SOU

Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) strategy is an idea based on the theory of supply chain integration and harmonious management theory, after it get known in the80s of20th century, the theoretical and industrial participates were pursuing and keeping practice, many successful cases of were enduring its value, lots of well-known western enterprises are committed to implement VMI, and even there is a trend that whether or not willing to accept VMI has become one of the criteria to enter AVL of some well-known manufacturer; therefore, the VMI strategy Research have its practical significance for all the enterprises in the supply chain whatever it level in the chain. Studies of the successful implementation in domestic and foreign enterprises also appears especially important, of cause, to study the benefit of implementation is also critical, SOU company is one of the leading EMS companies which established in China mainland, the background and the operation environments is typical for most of enterprises in China, to study the success of implementation in SOU can work out a demonstration for all the enterprises which is similar like SOU, SOU is initiatively sharing the planning and stock information via the open IT platform, by introducing third party logistics in SOU has succeeded to reform its inventory management system, the successful implementation of VMI strategy also help SOU company to optimize the replenishment inventory management, all the improvement subsequence with VMI implementation can will encourage enterprises to march together.Through the research to SOU success experience, based on the analysis of the implementation of VMI strategy background, implementation preparation, scheme selection, implementation step and effectiveness verification etc., it is highlighted in this article of SOU company successful implementation of VMI experience, hope it can be reference for domestic enterprises who are willing or are preparing to implement VMI strategy, so as to better analyze their own actual situation, based on which to select appropriate management system, create their own VMI plans and implementation steps.