Purchasing And Inventory Management Optimization Research Of Parts For Toyota Motor Corporation After-Sales Service In China

Since SiChuan FAW Cooperation was established in2000, which began the Toyotabusiness in China. So far, Faw Toyota, GuangQi Toyota, Toyota China launched thisstage with their own vehicles to construct the Toyota brand. As the key elements ofauto after-sales service–the supply of the spare parts, spread to open completely from2001. In order to strive for more market, win brand consensus, how to make productafter-sales service is crucial, and the most important topic is spare parts supplyment.This paper is aimed at this subject, focusing on the warehouse operation which in theintermediate positon of supply chain, to make a deep analysis of current purchasing andinventory management, this paper is go to discuss how to optimize the spare partspurchasing and inventory management of after-sales service for China Toyota motorcoporation.This study of this paper is based on the theory of supply chain purchasing andinventory management, combining with the actual work condition, select China Toyotamotor coporation after-sales service parts purchasing and inventory management as theresearch object, to analysis the current management mode of the coporation from twoaspects: procurement and inventory management. Introduce management methods,process, organization; Analysis of the current Toyota spare parts purchasing, inventorymanagement advantages and characteristics; Point out the existing problems at the sametime.First of all, this article began from problems, through the introduction of Toyotamanagement concept and system, understand Toyota auto parts management conceptand their own elements, as well as make clear its competition position and ability in thepresent market. Then introduce the current situation of China Toyota motor coporationafter-sales service parts purchasing and inventory management, and points out theexisting problems. Secondly, though the application of purchasing management concept,make the analysis of the current method and pattern of parts purchase, discuss therationality of purchase method and suitability of procurement model from the aspects ofconcept, flow chat, operation, layout and so on. Thirdly, through the introduction of the inventory management concept and popular VMI management mode, contrast withcurrent Toyota’s inventory management method and mode, taking consideration of thedevelopment strategy of Toyota in China, dissert the status of the parts inventorymanagement at present, put forward the optimization subject correspondingly. Tointerpret and discusse how to realize the traditional theory of this brand, how to makethe innovation based on the original foundation, raise the value and advantage of thebrand. Struggle to realize economic utility maximum and to win customer satisfaction atthe same time.