Inventory management in the logistics distribution center

Kako bi se osigurao kontinuitet proizvodnje, odnosno prodaje, potrebno je u proizvodnji i distribuciji stalno držati odgovarajuću količinu zaliha robe. Za lakše razumijevanje upravljanja zalihama, važno je razlikovati zalihe prema vrsti robe koja se skladišti i s obzirom na stvarnu i planiranju potrošnju. Upravljanje zalihama vrši se kroz modele planiranja i kontrole zaliha, čijom se primjenom u praksi troškovi poslovanja svode na minimum, što poduzeće čini profitabilnijim. Razvoj informacijske tehnologije, doveo je i do razvoja spomenutih modela. U ovom radu izdvojeni su ključni zadaci upravljanja zalihama logističko distribucijskog centra velikog trgovačkog lanca „xyz“, bez kojih proizvodi ne bi bili dostupni krajnjem potrošaču.To ensure continuity of production or sales, it is always necessary to keep an adequate amount of stocks of goods in production and distribution. For easier understanding inventory management, it is important to distinguish the stocks by type of goods being stored and considering actual and spending planning. Inventory management is done through inventory planning and control models, whose application in practice reduces business cost to a minimum making the company more profitable. Development of information technology has led to the development of the mentioned models. This paper outlines the key tasks of inventory management of the logistics distribution centre of the large retail chain “xyz”, without which products would not be available to the consumer