ABSTRACT:- Inventory management, like purchasing and transport management, have been included in a broader context called “Corporate Logistics”. Corporate logistics management is the main connecting factor between the different entities that govern the company and the element that determines the development of the value chain, as well as the force that governs the physical flows within the warehouse. Four critical elements, namely information and communication technologies (ICT), infrastructure, people and government policy making, have been consistently proposed to explain the success of smart logistics. In the last decade, corporate smart logistics has brought to the attention of almost all company managers : especially medium or large-sized companies, have recently created a new role at the management level: that of the Logistics Director, “follows the flow of materials from their origins at the suppliers to the delivery of the finished product to the customer.”. The purpose of the article is to analyze the social aspect that affect a smart logistics and the techniques used to manage the stocks for the competitiveness and balance sheets of a company among the various competitors.
KEYWORDS:- inventory, logistics, stocks, transports, warehouse.