Propuesta de mejoramiento en el proceso de definición de políticas de inventario a la línea de productos básico de la empresa confecciones cielito LTDA., en la ciudad de Santiago de Cali, con el fin de reducir el incumplimiento en los pedidos

Abstract

The main objective of this project is to carry out an adequate planning, production control and an inventory study in order to improve the fulfillment of the demand in a company of the clothing sector in Valle del Cauca. In order to achieve the outlined goal, a study of the company and its environment was used as a starting point. Afterwards, a detailed diagnosis of the current process was realized in terms of control and production planning in order to identify opportunities of improvement, these are related to breaches in delivery dates and a loss of opportunity costs due to the shortages. The methodological approach of this research was descriptiveexplanatory since this type of study makes it possible to identify the main weaknesses, first, the non-compliance with the pre-established dates of delivery for the orders realized, and, secondly, a lack of a stock planning. A forecast model, taking as reference the demand for the product with the greatest market share, was designed. The model details the input data required for the application and the selection of a forecast and inventory model that determines the quantity to be ordered and the desired inventory in order to satisfy the demand requirements. In case the proposals are implemented, the company is expected to prompt a considerable decrease in response times, trigger an increase in productivity for the production process, maintain an optimum management of raw material in inventory, and enable future increases in the demand. The main limitation encountered during the execution of this project was the difficult access to information related to the company's sales, since this information is confidential to the company.