SYSTEM INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT FOR STOCK MANAGEMENT IN A BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTOR: A PROPOSAL BASED ON A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Inventory management in a micro and small enterprises is mostly done through the common sense of the owners. The correct inventory management focuses not only on avoiding the lack of certain products, but also on maintaining them correctly with well-defined policies and demonstrating wellaligned processes. The present study proposes the implementation of an Integrated Management System (GIS) in a Beverage distributor in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, located in the municipality of São José dos Pinhais. With the implementation of GIS, it will be possible to analyze and define such policies, since the company today works with the management of the stock through the empirical knowledge of the managers, the acquired over time. In order to carry out the study, a bibliographic research was conducted on Integrated Management System and on inventory management, in order to base the importance of such management and what its benefits for the company after the implementation. Subsequently, a quantitative analysis of the stock of the company under study was also carried out in order to base what was evidenced in the research and thus justify the importance of such control. Moreover, through the history generated by the GIS, verify what are the impacts of the stock policies applied to companies in the beverage distribution sector. Therefore, being aware of how inventory control affects your market strategies and what are the right policies to adopt because they are small businesses.