Rotatividade de Estoque: um Indicador para Gestão do Setor Supermercadista (original) (raw)

Inventory management for a retail commercial company is undoubtedly one of the valuable points in terms of cost and waste control. This article consists of answering whether a stock turnover indicator can alleviate the stock management problems of a certain retail supermarket. The research was elaborated with theoretical basis in tools used for the administration of materials within the segment of supermarkets retailers and wholesalers, such as the ABC classification, PDCA cycle and the 5S methodology. The case study method was used in a supermarket in the metropolitan region of Belém, in the stock of heavy cleaning material, where the technique of interviews with the manager and stockists was used. Visits, analysis of reports and observation of the physicalspace of the company's stock were made. Finally, after two months of implementing the suggestions of the research results and based on the turnover indicator, it was possible to obtain a new ABC curve and improvement in stock management, in relation to the order schedule spreadsheet, organization and cleaning.