SIMULATION OF CAR SERVICE COMPANY INVENTORY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
The article analyzes the basic principles of inventory management of car service companies to solve the problems of increasing the competitiveness and profitability of activities. It is shown that the logistic approach to the management of repair production and inventory management in the maintenance, repair and service of vehicles implies a close relationship between both information and material flows that exist at a car service company. The main logistical principles that can increase the efficiency of car service companies are determined. The benefits of solving the problem of automating the inventory management process are formulated. The factors of automation of the control process for solving optimization problems are considered. To model the effectiveness of the inventory management system, the article proposes a generalized analytical and simulation model for optimizing inventory management, which includes various management strategies and allows for their comparative analysis. A series of model experiments was carried out to analyze the effectiveness of the inventory management strategy according to the “minimum - maximum” criterion, which showed the practical possibility of solving optimization problems. The dependence of the optimal values of the strategy parameters on the demand intensity indicators is formed. A technique for applying the developed simulation model in the inventory management subsystem of car service company is proposed.