Research On Inventory Management Problems And Countermeasures Of AJ Automobile Logistics Company

With the introduction of the logistics industry and the automobile industry adjustment and revitalization plan, the automobile industry has become the pillar industry of our country. In contrast with the formation of China’s auto supply chain logistics is still in the initial stage, which can not meet the rapid development of the automotive industry. Especially in the high-tech era the people’s consumption level and consumption concept has changed, whether there is a car as the standard of measuring the quality of life. With the change of management mode of automobile industry merger and reorganization, the development of automobile logistics has put forward higher requirements. Although Automobile logistics companies adjust the mode of service continuously, improve the quality of service,at the same time, faced with the problem how to strengthen management, reduce the cost. In this situation, the automotive industry supply chain inventory management at all levels has become a hot issue.As a pioneer in automobile logistics industry, AJ automobile logistics company, is founded by SAIC professional engaged in a wholly owned subsidiary of automobile logistics business and also provide logistics services for domestic and foreign main host plants and parts manufacturers as a third-party logistics company. It has typical significance to choose it as a research case. AJ automobile logistics company realized the transformation from the enterprise internal logistics to the third party logistics successfully in its development process, and created a number of "first" in China’s auto logistics industry. The inventory management in automobile supply chain has been greatly developed, but it also exposes the problems which need to be solved urgently. These problems mainly include:first is inventory classification is not enough scientific;second is the emergence of Library and advanced first overflow inventory; third, there is a lack of management mechanism of supplier management. The reason, mainly from four aspects:first, the leader and staff are lake of cost consciousness; the second is the classification of inventory management method should be improved; the third is the lack of effective management system of suppliers, mainly include the lack of perfect assessment mechanism, selection mechanism, incentive mechanism; forth is the lack of a unified and efficient management system.The successful experience of the developed countries in the inventory management is very worthy of our reference, first is from Japan’s JIT (just in time)production mode, that is, "zero inventory" management model;second is the vendor managed inventory model;third is the joint management inventory model with suppliers. Specific experience can be summarized in five aspects:first, correctly grasp the meaning and practice of "zero inventory", which is the basis of the success of the supply chain inventory management;second is to make full use of advanced logistics technology and third party logistics resources, which is the successful guarantee to the implementation of the supply chain inventory management;third is to establish a perfect procurement and supplier management mechanism, which is the key to the implementation of the supply chain inventory management successfully; forth is the integration of the supply chain inventory management information system, which is the premise of the implementation of the supply chain inventory management successfully;fifth is to establish a consciousness of quality and cost, to establish a win-win cooperation in the supply chain inventory management environment, which is the cornerstone of the implementation of the supply chain inventory management successfully.Based on the problems existing in the inventory management of AJ automobile logistics company, we learn from the successful experience of the developed countries in inventory management,AJ automobile logistics company inventory management can be improved from the following five aspects:first is to improve the quality of employees, use the CVA classification management and Jack Cara model, strengthen the management of the procurement of items and inventory unified classification of the project; second is using advanced scientific inventory management technology, introducing the JIT production and procurement management model, implementing the "zero inventory" management;third is using the ERP management system and CPFR model, to speed up the process of information system management;forth is to establish a perfect supplier management system, implement the supply chain procurement strategy; fifth is to establish the quality and cost consciousness, using vendor managed inventory strategy.Enterprise management is a complex system engineering, inventory management is just one of the content. Doing well in the company’s inventory management, in fact, only the "inventory management" is not enough, We should manage inventory on the base of the strategic height in the entire enterprise management. In the era of Internet of things, we believe that "inventory management" will make great progress in both theoretical research and practical exploration.