Open AccessProposal for Implementation of a Kanban System in the Auxiliary Inventory Sector in a Auto Parts Company
Author(s) -
Tamires Lima de Souza,
David Barbosa de Alencar,
Alexandra Priscilla Tregue Costa,
Mauro Cézar Aparício de Souza
Publication year - 2019
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2411-2933
DOI - 10.31686/ijier.vol7.iss10.1833
Subject(s) - kanban , profitability index , inventory control , operations management , order (exchange) , business , control (management) , operations research , computer science , marketing , economics , finance , engineering , artificial intelligence
The article presents a proposal for the implementation of a kanban system in an auxiliary inventory sector in an auto parts company. The overall objective of the research was to propose a methodology that seeks to efficiently and cost-effectively control inventory for the company in order to avoid wastage of resources and to foster more adequate planning of resource reallocation by avoiding unnecessary inventory spending through of the kanban system. The study methodology was applied based on a bibliographic research and an action research, in which data were collected on site and the results of the research substantiated the proposal of the kanban system in the company's auxiliary stock sector. The results showed that the kanban system will bring an adequate organization of work in order to enable the operation in inventory control, replenishment and calculation of material demand to be performed more effectively, generating greater financial profitability through the company. a leaner inventory management system.