Research on zero inventory management of enterprises
Abstract Inventory always appears in the form of assets traditionally。 However, the assets actually could not bring any economic benefits for the enterprise。 Conversely, it is of a little harm to the turnover rate of the enterprise funds and therefore increases the burden on business。 It seems strengthening internal inventory management has become more and more important as the situation of the company is worsening and worsening。 This paper focuses on the introduction of “zero inventory” in terms of definition, origin-JIT, advantages and disadvantages, requirements and methods。 In previous studies, the author introduces that “zero inventory” management model is important for the automotive industry, but this paper emphasized the important role of "zero inventory" for the clothing manufacturing industry, combining with ZARA successful cases , making suggestions on the application of zero inventory management model in Chinese clothing manufacturing industry。
Key words: cost; JIT; zero Inventory; automotive industry; clothing manufacturing industry