Diseño de un sistema de control de inventarios ABC para la Empresa Vanobri Distribuciones S.C., del cantón Santo Domingo, provincia de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas

Abstract

This design of an ABC inventory control system for the company Vanobri Distributions S.C., of Santo Domingo Canton, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, aimed to contribute positively to the improvement of the management, organization and control of the inventory of merchandise that the entity markets. The quantitative methodology was used in this research through the application of a survey to determine the situation in which the entity was, which was done to the manager and all staff working in the company, in addition, through the direct observation of the visits made to the company, the information provided by the staff members from the different areas could be corroborated, and an inadequate management and poor control of the inventories were determined, which produced, in certain cases shortages of certain products causing delivery delays, resulting in the loss of customers, moreover cases of over-supply of merchandise were found, which generated unnecessary maintenance costs for the company due to excess of certain products. It is concluded that the present work will help to correct the weaknesses that the company presents in the activities and processes of the different areas that are related to inventory management. It is recommended to apply an ABC inventory classification system, to the company Vanobri Distributions SC since this allows determining the degree of importance required by each of the products as well as their level of control, it has also been proposed to implement the model of the economic order quantity, to determine the optimum quantity to be ordered as well as the reorder point, with the aim to achieving optimum levels of efficiency and effectiveness in inventory control.