Research Article

Improving Distributed Decision Making in Inventory Management: A Combined ABC-AHP Approach Supported by Teamwork

Table 6

Value chain analysis results.

AreasValue chain analysis results

Inbound logisticsThere is no classification system by importance of inventory items
The logistics area classifies the products according to the rotation of the article, while the finance area is based on the cost of acquisition
There are no inventory policies
The logistics area does not communicate in time to the procurement area the quantity of orders that must be launched

OperationsThere is a high rate of downtime in the plant due to the fact that there is no raw material to start the daily production program
The sales area does not take into account the capacity of the plant when it comes to confirming orders with customers, so they must pay overtime or subcontract units

Outbound logisticsDecreases in the indicator of correct deliveries due to noncompliance with customer delivery dates
There is continuous rescheduling of routes due to orders not being shipped on time

Customers servicesThere are decreases in the indicator of fulfilment of order delivery, since the finished product is released late by the production area
The commercial area makes estimates using simple averages and does not take into account the variability of demand

ProcurementThere is no collaborative relationship with suppliers
Performance evaluation is not carried out for each provider

Information technology and communicationsAn MRP system is being implemented to make more reliable production plans

Human resources managementTraining is being programmed to improve communication among the members of the organization; however, it is a process that takes a long time to show improvements

InfrastructureThe company is acquiring new state-of-the-art equipment for printing processes