Keyword: «forecasting model»

The task of procurement management is key in the management of business enterprises of trade. Even small businesses that have a wide range of products, it is necessary to implement automated procurement management system. This raises the question of the effectiveness of applied information technology pro-curement management, which is determined, first of all, the quality of the brainware. The quality of the ap-plied mathematical apparatus, depends on the effectiveness and cost of software procurement manage-ment system. The paper presents the basic model of inventory management, made a brief comparative analysis of the models and optimization techniques, and methods of statistical analysis and sales forecast-ing.