Proposta de implantação de um sistema de gestão de estoque em um comércio de roupas: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The current economic situation has forced companies to adopt strategies in order to remain competitive in the market and even to improve their efficiency in managing their business. The present work has been approached with the development of a stock management system through the use of the tool called Cycle Inventory through the application of the PDCA cycle aiming at the improvement of several aspects not only within the company's inventory but throughout the organization of a clothes store. The application of the study was developed for a small business in a children's clothing store that is located in the city of Birigui, in the countryside of São Paulo. To carry out the case study, visits were made, data collection of the company were analyzed, and interviews with the business’ owner and employees. With the application of the proposal, the store is expected to achieve improvements in its business, mainly regarding to the improvement of services to customers, reduction of duplicate, obsolete and overdue products, reduction of operational problems, facilitate demand forecasting, increase the companies working capital, improve management of products promotions, improve the life of employees and, consequently, increase the profitability of the company.