Procurement and Inventory

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 1,0, Coventry University, language: English, abstract: It is a matter of fact that through increasing globalisation, multinational companies now face a wide range of issues related to their business, for instance, the processes of purchasing and manufacturing as well as the management of inventory. Furthermore, multinational companies have major implications on the external environment.

This report will focus on Unilever¿s procurement function and their inventory requirements. Unilever is a multinational company with more than 400 brands spanning 14 categories of nutrition, home, personal and care products with presence in more than 100 countries worldwide to meet everyday needs.