upply chain management is a set of approaches, used to integrate manufacturers, suppliers, warehouses, distribution centers and retailers, so that goods are produced in the right quantity, at the right time and place and be distributed. Finally, the costs of the whole system are minimized and at the same time the requirements of the service level are met. One of the key issues in the supply chain is inventory management to reduce costs. Supply chain management is a set of approaches, used to integrate manufacturers, suppliers, warehouses, distribution centers and retailers, so that goods are produced and distributed in the right quantity, at the right time and place. ; To minimize the costs of the entire system and at the same time meet the requirements of the service level. One of the key issues in the supply chain is inventory management to reduce costs. In general, the main contribution of this dissertation is to study the concepts and general framework of supply chain management and in particular issues related to inventory control in supply chain management
