Inventory management practices and organizational performance of national medical stores, Entebbe municipality, Uganda
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2016-05
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Kampala International University, College of Economics and Management
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MUSISI PETER, School of Graduate Studies, Bugema University, Kampala, Uganda. October, 2015. “INVENTORY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL MEDICAL STORES, ENTEBBE MUNICIPALITY, UGANDA” Supervisor: Abuga Mokono Isaac, PhD
The study objectives were: to establish the level of inventory management practices by NMS, Entebbe Municipality, to assess the level of organizational performance of NMS, and to establish the relationship between inventory management practices and organizational performance of NMS. It was also hypothesized that, there was no significant relationship between inventory management practices and organizational performance of NMS. This study was based on a descriptive survey and correlation research designs with both qualitative and quantitative approaches. A total of 66 respondents were used in the study. The Self- Administered Questionnaire (SAQ) was used as the primary instrument of data collection. The findings of the study revealed that; inventory management practices had a grand mean of 3.18, which meant that inventory shrinkage, records accuracy, investment and turnover was managed averagely; level of organizational performance had a moderate grand mean of 3.17 in terms of cost reduction and customer satisfaction; there was a moderate positive correlation between inventory management practices and organizational performance, at r = 0.653. The researcher rejected the null hypothesis since the p- value (0.000) was less than the level of significance (0.01). The study concludes that inventory management practices affects NMS performance. It was recommended that inventory records accuracy in NMS should be strengthened and procurement plans should be improved.
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A thesis submitted to the school of graduate studies, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Masters of Business Administration (Accounting and Finance), Bugema University
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Inventory, management practices, medical stores,, Entebbe municipality