Challenges Facing Micro and Small Enterprises in Inventory Management in Kisii Town, Kenya

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Nyang, Fred Ongisa
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	This study focused on the challenges facing micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in inventory management in Kisii Town, Kenya. The objective of the study was to evaluate the challenges facing MSEs in inventory management in Kisii Town-Kenya. Some of the inventory management challenges include demand variability, material handling, inventory costs, inadequate information and stock setting. The accessible population was the three hundred and eight (308) registered MSEs in Kisii Town. The study used stratified random sampling to group the businesses into homogeneous entities. A random sample was then drawn from the each group. Questionnaire with both open and closed items used to obtain data. Correlation analyses were used to ascertain the relationship between inventory challenges and effective inventory management in MSEs. The study established the existence of a strong negative relationship between demand variability, inadequate
Starting Page	20
Ending Page	29
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.9790/487X-1352029
Volume Number	13
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-jbm/papers/Vol13-issue5/C01352029.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.9790/487X-1352029
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article