A Study On Jointly Managed Inventory With Manufacturer As A Core Part

This thesis is a research on multi-inventory management, with the manufacture asthe core part.Firstly, according to customer analysis of Medical plant, owned by M company,the object for this study is determined, that is three-level supply chain inventory modelincluding manufacturer, distributors, retailers and the end customers. Combining thecharacteristics and production arrangement method, it is concluded the current supplychain model is to implement Push with demand forecast as driving force. Throughthe analysis of the demand forecast accuracy, the demand information distortion resultsin the current low inventory turn as well high problem inventory.Then, we draw the structure of the supply chain inventory model includingwarehouse point. Locking the self-owned inventory management strategy is the rootcause of demand forecast information distortion. And incomplete information system,low efficiency of information transmission, lack of effective communication channel orstandard operation process also intensified the distortion degree. Based on the analysisof the root cause, this thesis bring up a solution to create integrated data platform andimplement the joint inventory management model with a manufacture as a core part tostrengthen information sharing and collaboration between enterprises within the supplychain. In that case, the inventory management will be turned into a connecting bondand bridge between enterprises. With GDMR platform set-up, the informationtransmission among enterprises is timely and effective and it also enhances validdemand information integration from downstream distribution network. In order toeliminate the rational and irrational demand information distortion, statistical functioncalculation based on the historical demand through the system is carried out with theoutput statistics forecast demand, and it not only provides the data support for makinginventory strategy together, but also establish a solid foundation for jointly inventorymanagement. This method successfully transforms the inventory management fromsimply reducing cost to a certain level of service and customer satisfaction managementand optimization. From theory technology into actual application specific validation, it is proved that using this technology to optimize the supply chain is quite of thefeasibility and effectiveness. Meanwhile, its duplication to other regional supply bases,regional distribution center has certain significant reference.Last, this thesis summarizes the deficiency of this study and prospect for futuredevelopment.