Abstract

CARDONA-TUNUBALA, José Luis; OREJUELA-CABRERA, Juan Pablo  and  ROJAS-TREJOS, Carlos Alberto. Warehousing and Inventory Management for Raw Materials in the Concentrated Food Sector. Rev.EIA.Esc.Ing.Antioq [online]. 2018, vol.15, n.30, pp.195-208. ISSN 1794-1237.  https://doi.org/10.24050/reia.v15i30.1066.

The present article proposes a methodology for warehouse inventory management of raw material for industries in the concentrated food sector. The methodology is divided in four phases. In the first phase, an ABC classification of the items was performed. In the second phase is determined the pattern, average, and variability of the demand for each item. Forecasts and calculation of the security inventories were made this way, based on the variability of demand and the desired level of service. Once the forecast systems for the demand of each item, the errors of the forecast, and the estimate of the last data has been defined, the inventory control policy was determined in the third phase. Finally, an optimization model is carried out that allows determine the storage place of the inventories of raw materials. This methodology aims to manage in an integrated manner the control of inventory and the location of items in warehouses of raw material in the concentrated food industry.

Keywords : Warehouse management; Inventory control; ABC Classification; Raw Materials; Concentrated Foods; Operations Management.

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