Proposta de otimização de estoque de uma empresa em Dourados-MS

Abstract

The present work aims to apply production engineering tools such as the ABC Curve and maximum stock to analyze the stock and increase the capital turnover of a company located in Dourados - MS, representative of national brands of the hydraulic sector and power generation. To ensure a balance of stock items and ensuring that there is always enough stock to meet the demand, stock management is used to maintain adequate levels of materials, avoiding excess resources expenditures, money stopped. As the company has a very large inventory with numerous different products, a tool was used to give priority to the main items of the store, this being the ABC Curve Method. The objective of this work was to analyze the movement of material output in the period of one year, so that the items could be classified by profit as accurately as possible, not taking into account seasonality. In order to reach the objective, descriptive research was used, with quantitative and qualitative character, followed by bibliographical research and case study. Of the 1794 products, only 43 were in class A, accounting for 50% of annual profit from product sales. In relation to the cost analysis, the maximum stock tool was used only in the items of class A. For the calculation, it was taken into account the lead time of product supply, the demand and minimum stock, thus being able to discover the quantity of items to more stored. It turned out that there were about R$82,000.00 (7% of the liquid profit) in stock more than adequate. Therefore, inventory management must be taken seriously and deserves attention when it comes to business administration. Sometimes a simple analysis can make a big difference in a company's annual turnover.