Title: Proposal of monitoring for the identification of the causes of physical divergence of the inventories of maintenance, repair and operations in a manufacturing automotive supply

Authors: Francisco Carlos Arrais Silva; Inêz Manuele Dos Santos; Osmar Veras Araújo

Addresses: Department of Administration, Philosophy, Science and Literature Faculty of Caruaru, Azevedo Coutinho Street, S/N, Petrópolis, Caruaru, State of Pernambuco, 55030-902, Brazil ' Department of Administration, Philosophy, Science and Literature Faculty of Caruaru, Azevedo Coutinho Street, S/N, Petrópolis, Caruaru, State of Pernambuco, 55030-902, Brazil ' Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Federal University of Pernambuco, Rodovia BR 104 km 59, s/n, Sítio Juriti – Zona Rural, Nova Caruaru, Caruaru, State of Pernambuco, 55002-970, Brazil

Abstract: This paper presents a model to identify the families of products maintenance, repair and operation with the largest variations of inventory discrepancies, and propose a change in the form of monitoring results. The physical inventory is a methodology used in the counting of inventories to meet both the accounting aspects of the organisations as to have accurate records of inventory balances, to ensure the correct positions of the stocks and their control, since a loss in the management controls for accurate stocks may undermine the process of meeting the various manufacturing sectors, which depend directly on the warehouse to conduct their processes. The study can be classified as descriptive and exploratory, and a case study, which used intensive participant observation to collect and map the model proposed by the management team of the logistics supply company, which allowed testing of the model to their suitability. The conclusion of this study was to identify key steps to identify the main families of materials which have differences, and suggest a methodology differentiated inventory to reduce variations in inventory control.

Keywords: integrated logistics; logistics supply; inbound logistics; inventory management; automotive supply chains; automobile industry; inventory control; physical inventory; accuracy; physical divergence; inventory variation; automotive manufacturing; product families; product maintenance; repair; operations; supply chain management; SCM.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLSM.2014.059118

International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2014 Vol.17 No.2, pp.218 - 233

Published online: 21 Jun 2014 *

Full-text access for editors Full-text access for subscribers Purchase this article Comment on this article