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Effect of Inventory Management Practices on Organizational Performance in Public Health Institutions in Kenya: a Case Study of Kenyatta National Hospital
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Oballah, Dorothy Waiganjo, Esther Wangethi Wachiuri, Elizabeth Wangu |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of inventory management practices on organizational performance in public health institutions in Kenya. The specific objectives were to establish: the effect of inventory shrinkage, inventory investment, inventory turnover, and inventory records accuracy on organizational performance of Kenyatta National hospital: A descriptive case study design was used. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS. The study revealed that inventory investment and inventory records accuracy have a positive influence on organizational performance while inventory shrinkage have a negative effect on organizational performance of Kenyatta National hospital thus this study recommends that the hospital should ensure that losses resulting to inventory shrinkage related to medicines are reduced. This can be done by ensuring that inventory records are accurately kept. The hospital need to manage its inventory investment by ensuring that the right amount of stock is kept at all times. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://ijern.com/journal/2015/March-2015/59.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
