Modern methods of analysis and management of production inventories.

. The state and efficiency of production inventory management are the main conditions for the successful operation of an enterprise in a market economy. The main purpose of the enterprises' activities is to maximize profits, which can be achieved, inter alia, by increasing the turnover of stocks, when with a smaller warehouse area and lower inventory maintenance costs, the previous volume of sales increases or remains. The authors of the article analyzed modern methods of inventory analysis and management. Each of the considered methods has both advantages and disadvantages, so the use of a certain technique depends on the scope of the enterprise. Inventory management at the enterprise requires a rational inventory movement accounting system. The company should have a system for registering the acquisition and use of stocks. In addition, periodic checks of compliance with the actual availability of inventory and accounting data are required. Based on the conducted research, the main tasks in solving the problems of inventory management are identified: systematization of approaches to inventory management; reduction of costs for their acquisition and storage in warehouses of enterprises; increasing the efficiency of control in solving the tasks facing the enterprise. The existing structure of supplies of production stocks at railway transport enterprises does not allow for the full use of inventory management methods. In such conditions, it is necessary to create a managed system that will enable the use of various methods of management and optimization of production stocks. This system should include efficient logistics and management accounting of production stocks. It is advisable to introduce a system of standard (regulatory) costs in individual structural divisions. The use of combinations of methods for optimizing production stocks at railway transport enterprises will minimize operational costs through effective management of them.