Abstract:

Within this study, the effectiveness of this modern inventory control and management systems for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) were searched by examining the inventory control methods, and modern inventory management systems. The effective inventory control and management policies have a great importance for the future of SMEs. Quickly changes in consumer preferences, increases in the variety of products, uncertainty of demands, traditional inventory mangement approaches caused difficulty in the situation of firms. İn today’s competition world, SMEs have to decide timely and accurately in order to survive in the market. The extent of this study, modern inventory control and management systems were searched to provide facilities for the managers. İn SMEs the effectiveness of the application of these models were studied to identify thanks to the search. For that purpose, the degree in the practicability of modern inventory management systems in SMEs of Karaman was searched. There has not been found in the most of the SMEs effective inventory management policy by the questionnaire. As a result of that, the inventory management models can not be apllied at the desired level was determined

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