Designing Ordering and Inventory Management Methodologies for Purchased Parts
提出一种方法，帮助制造企业重新设计采购零件的订购和库存管理方式，通过聚类采购品项并分配合适的管理策略，可降低总供应成本11%，适合初步粗放式改进。
SUMMARY This article presents a method for redesigning the ordering and inventory management methodologies for purchased parts in a manufacturing firm. The method takes the perspective of the purchasing and logistics manager, defines clusters of purchased items, and subsequently assigns each cluster to a suitable way of ordering and inventory management. An application of the method, resulting in an 11 percent overall supply costs reduction proposal, is presented. The application shows that the method is particularly suitable for a first, rough redesign of the existing — usually undifferentiated — way of ordering and managing inventory. In addition, the method may provide a clear format for collaboration among the various disciplines involved in the redesign process.