Abstract
FLOW THROUGH IMPLEMENTATIONS TO REDUCE THE INVENTORY‐ THE WAY OF MANAGING INVENTORY: A CASE STUDY IN INDONESIAN’S RETAIL COMPANY
Bonivasius P. Ichtiarto and Hendra Sunandar*
ABSTRACT
Flow Through distribution is a logistic method to distribute or supply goods from the suppliers directly to the consumer with almost no storage or minimize handling time, and that?s a strategy of retail market to achieve an advantage in term of speed, ideal inventory, productivity and efficiency in a supply chain. It receives the products by bulky quantity through an inbound door and transfers them to the outbound staging of transportation dock. With this implementations the companies has been observes will take it benefits reducing inventory levels by 50% (no of items as storages). To be successfully of flow through implementations, it is necessary to ensure effective team work with strong participation by both vendors and retailers (representative by supply chain distribution center), means before adopting FT strategy in supply chain, DC retailers should critically analyze its applicability.
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