The Impact of Inventory Management and Performance of Private Organizations in Uganda
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THE IMPACT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS IN UGANDA. A CASE STUDY OF COCA- COLA MBARARA PLANT IN MBARARA MUNICIPALITY BY MUGARURA KELEBU 10/BSU/BBA/158 A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELORS’ DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY.
The Impact of Inventory Management and Performance of Private Organizations in Uganda
It is a study done in Uganda on inventory management and its impact on organizations profitability.
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THE IMPACT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OFPRIVATE
ORGANIZATIONS IN UGANDA. A CASE STUDY OF COCA- COLA MBARARA PLANT
IN MBARARA MUNICIPALITYBYMUGARURA KELEBU 10/BSU/BBA/158A RESEARCH
REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS ANDDEVELOPMENT STUDIES
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AARD OF BACHELORS!
DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY."UNE#
$01%D&'()*)+,-.Iherebydeclarethat thisreport
isfrommyownknowledgeandeffort. It hasneverbeensubmitted by any
other person for degree in any University or institution of higher
level Signed------------------------------------- MUGARURA KELEBU
10/BSU/BBA/158/STUDENT0Date----------------------------------iS12&*3,4-*!4
A22*-3)(This report on The impact of inventory management and
performance of private organiationsinUganda!"
casestudyof#oca-#ola$barara%lant
in$barara$unicipality&hasbeensubmitted with my
approval.Signed------------------------------------- GEOFFREY BIREH
/SUPERVISOR0Date----------------------------------iiD&5,')+,-.Dedicated
to my %arents $r. 'ankwitse (eofrey )$rs. *engoro and $y 'rothers
and sisters +*abiito Darius, (umisiasia -ilson, $webesa Sedrach,
"nyi.ukyire $esach, Tumusherure/bedia and *ansiime 0odahfor their
support towards my education.iiiT)6(& -7
'-.+&.+4Declaration......................................................................................................................................Supervisor1s
"pproval....................................................................................................................Dedication.....................................................................................................................................Table
of
contents...........................................................................................................................2ist
of
Tables.................................................................................................................................2ist
of
3igures..............................................................................................................................2ist
of
appendices........................................................................................................................"cknowledgement......................................................................................................................viii2ist
of
acronyms............................................................................................................................"bstract..........................................................................................................................................CHAPTER
ONE 8
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................4.4
'ackground of the
study...........................................................................................................4.5
Statement of the
problem.........................................................................................................4.6
(eneral
ob.ective......................................................................................................................4.7
Specific
ob.ectives....................................................................................................................4.8
0esearch
9uestions...................................................................................................................4.:
Scope of the
study....................................................................................................................#ontent
scope.................................................................................................................................Time
scope......................................................................................................................................4.;
Significance of the
study..........................................................................................................4.<
Definition of key
terms.............................................................................................................CHAPTER
TO8 LITERATURE
REVIE............................................................................5.=
Introduction..............................................................................................................................5.4
Techni9ues of inventory
management......................................................................................5.5
Inventory management techni9ues and the performance of
organiations............................5.6 #oncept of
performance.........................................................................................................5.7
%erformance
indicators...........................................................................................................CHAPTER
THREE 8
METHODOLOGY...............................................................................6.=
Introduction............................................................................................................................6.4
0esearch
design......................................................................................................................iv6.5
Study
"rea..............................................................................................................................6.6
Data
sources...........................................................................................................................6.7
Study
population.....................................................................................................................6.8
Sampling
method....................................................................................................................6.:
Sample
sie.............................................................................................................................6.;
Data collection and
instruments.............................................................................................6.<
Study
>ariables.......................................................................................................................6.?
Data analysis and
presentation...............................................................................................6.4=
2imitations of the
study........................................................................................................CHAPTERFOUR8PRESENTATION#
ANALYSIS ANDINTERPRETATION OFSTUDY
FINDINGS....................................................................................................................7.=
Introduction............................................................................................................................7.4
'ackground information of the
respondents..........................................................................7.4.4
(ender composition of the
respondents..............................................................................7.4.7
"ge composition of
respondents.........................................................................................7.4.5
$arital status of the
respondents.........................................................................................7.4.6
2evel of education of
respondents.......................................................................................7.5
Techni9ues of inventory management used at #oca- #ola $barara
branch..........................7.6 The relationship between
inventory management and performance of #oca- #ola#ompany $barara
branch............................................................................................................7.7
#hallenges faced by the #oca- #ola #ompany $barara branch in
managing
inventories......................................................................................................................................................CHAPTER
FIVE........................................................................................................................SU$$"0@
/3 3IADIA(S, #/A#2USI/AS "AD
0B#/$$BAD"TI/AS.......................8.=
Introduction............................................................................................................................8.4
Summary of the study findings according to
ob.ectives........................................................8.5
#onclusions............................................................................................................................8.6
0ecommendations..................................................................................................................8.7
Suggested areas for further
researcher...................................................................................0B3B0BA#BS............................................................................................................................."%%BADI#BS..............................................................................................................................v"%%BADIC
#! Introductory
letter...............................................................................................viL,4+
-7 T)6(&4Table 4! Showing gender composition of
respondents...............................................................64Table
5! "ge composition of the
respondents.............................................................................64Table
6! Showing marital status of the
respondents...................................................................66Table
7! Showing level of education of the
respondents............................................................67Table
8! Techni9ues of inventory management used at #oca- #ola
$barara............................68Table :! Showing kind of
relationship between inventory management and
performance........6
