Improvement of Perishable Goods Inventory Management Based on VMI Technology

Nowadays the main task of logistics is to find the optimal balance between the level of service and the amount of costs. Often, companies tend to achieve maximum levels of customer service, which negatively impacts costs. This, in turn, leads to an increase in the cost of the final product and a loss of competitive advantage in the market. A well-designed inventory management system helps to deal with the task of finding the optimal balance, which will positively affect not only the amount of costs invested in inventory, but also the efficiency of enterprise resource management. The purpose of this work is to identify ways to reduce logistics costs through the competent management of inventory and resources of the enterprise. In accordance with the purpose in this paper the following tasks are solved: Analysis of logistics infrastructure activities of the Representative Office of "Eurasian Logistics"; Analysis of theoretical developments of Russian and foreign authors in the field of interorganizational inventory management and the possibility of their application in the Representative Office of "Eurasian Logistics"; Development of an algorithm for implementing VMI technology on an enterprise; Approbation of developments in the enterprise and evaluation of their economic efficiency. The object of the study is the Representative Office of "Eurasian Logistics". The subject of the study is the process of planning and order fulfilment. This paper consists of an introduction, three chapters, a conclusion and a bibliography. The main text is presented on 64 pages, including 9 tables and 15 figures.