Uma análise preditiva da gestão de estoque em um estabelecimento comercial do setor varejista

Abstract

This study aims to analyze aspects related to inventory management control of a commercial establishment in the retail sector, located in Sant'Ana do Livramento-RS. To this end, the following specific objectives were defined: a) to identify the management tools used by the company to control stocks; b) construct the ABC curve of inventories; and c) perform the predictive analysis for the first item of each class of the ABC curve. In that In this sense, a descriptive research was carried out, with a quali-quanti approach, through the mixed method. Data were collected from observation, interview and analysis document and, later, they were analyzed using the ABC curve, predictive analysis and data triangulation. As main results, it is highlighted that the inventory management of company is not based on any management tool, although it has been the application of concepts present in the theory was verified (order point, replenishment time and safety stock). The construction of the ABC curve, on the other hand, demonstrated that classes A and B are responsible for approximately 80% of sales, it was also noticed that the company considers as key products items of class C, instead of items of classes A and B. refers to predictive analysis, the demand for the 12-month period was identified, considering the equations with the smallest margin of error