With the arrival of the global economy of the 21st century, the competition of enterprises changes in the environment of the supply chain. In addition, the traditional inventory management becomes the new type of supply chain inventory management in enterprise. There are some differences between supply chain inventory management and traditional inventory management. These differences reflect the impact of the theory of the supply chain management on inventory mode. This paper introduces several new inventory management model in the supply chain environment, and analyzes the solution to the actual enterprise. This paper also analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the traditional inventory management business. Through the implementation of such new type of inventory management as VMI and JMI, it will bring the vitality to the enterprise, reduce the occupancy rate of fund,and enable the enterprise more competitive.
KEYWORDS:Supply chain Inventory management VMI Joint inventory management Multi-level inventory management