INVENTORY MANAGEMENT IN THAI SUPERMARKET

Abstract

Objectives of this research was 1) study inventory management in Thai supermarket
2) guideline the reduce cost in Thai supermarket. The methodology is a mixed method.
Interview was used for 17 people in experts, employees, and managers. The questionnaire
was distributed to 126 people in Bangkok. The results found that there are 3 main problems of
inventory management. They are over stock, expired stock and lack knowledge. The guideline
of this research should use lean management and Information Technology for decentralization.
These reduced the inventory cost by 2% and increase high performance at 15%.