Research on the Problems and Countermeasures of Minimart Inventory Management from the Perspective of Supply Chain

Abstract

Inventory management is an important part of enterprise operations. By keeping inventory at a manageable level, one may cut expenses overall, prevent overstocking and out-of-stock situations, limit inventory fund usage, and quicken fund turnover. Compared to supermarkets, minimarts usually have characteristics such as a wide variety of goods, frequent circulation, a smaller warehouse, a lack of professionalism in inventory management and so on, which makes their inventory management different. Only by doing a good job in inventory management can minimarts not fall behind in competition with supermarkets, and can minimarts achieve healthy and sustainable development. This article mainly discusses the importance and existing problems of inventory management in minimarts, such as the costs of inventory management in minimarts are at a high level, less attention to inventory management, serious inventory backlog, overdue goods and insufficient inventory. Then propose improvement strategies that can help minimart have better inventory management to increase economic benefits.