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Inventory issues impact operations substantially, especially when it comes to finances. Saving money by managing inventory efficiently is a major focus for most industry and market segments.
This report from the Supply Chain Consortium details the results of the Finished Goods Inventory Management survey, conducted with participants from companies in the manufacturing, retail, and distributor sectors. Findings include how companies are organizing to manage their finished goods inventories, how they benchmark, their best practices, and how finished goods inventory and customer service were impacted in 2009.
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Finished goods inventory performance measures most used by consumer product companies are:
1. Inventory Dollars
2. Inventory Turns
3. On-Time Shipment
Eighty percent of survey participants indicate that finished goods inventory dollars were down in 2009 versus 2008. Seventy percent of survey participants' inventory dollars as a percent of sales were down in 2009.
While reducing finished goods inventory levels, survey participants showed no reduction in overall customer satisfaction.
The chart below shows changes from 2008 to 2009 to inventory dollars as a percentage of sales revenue.
The most significant areas where changes were made which allowed finished goods inventory to be reduced were suppliers and inventory management processes.
Download the full report here from the Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium. |
