Gerenciamento de estoques e armazenagem: um estudo de caso de uma indústria de laticínios Cearense

Abstract

In the current organizational scenario, Logistics no longer has a role solely related to stocking and distribution and starts to exercise a strategic function within the supply chain, being seen more broadly as it serves as an instrument of integration among the various channels in that chain. The new Integrated Logistics streamlines the flow within the supply chain, with new process control methods through more advanced information systems, stronger alliances with suppliers and customers, new warehousing and distribution techniques, among others. The objective of this work is to demonstrate how a medium-sized industry performs stock management and storage of its products. Also identify the procedures taken and analyze them based on the most accepted concepts in the literary environment. Based on the study, it was found that some improved methods for inventory control and storage would not fit satisfactorily in the current configuration of the processes, since the company structure may not require complex procedures used by large companies. In the future, if the company keeps pace with growth and feels the need to reshape its processes, it will probably have to adopt more efficient models for logistics management.