Assessment of the Effectiveness of Inventory Management in an Organization

Assessment of the effectiveness of Inventory Management in an Organization

A case of Kinondoni Hospital

November, 2013         

LIST OF ABREVIATIONS

AEGL          - African Explosive Ghana Limited

EDRS          - Electronic Drug Recording Systems

EOQ             - Economic Order Quantity

ESSO            - Eastern States Standard Oil

FPCT            - Free Pentecostal Churches of Tanzania

ILS               - Integrated Logistic System

MSD            - Medical Stores Department

PPA              - Public Procurement Act

PSPTB        - Procurement and Supplies Professional and Technician Board

RFID           - Radio Frequency Identification

SPSS           -Statistical Package for Social Science

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1.Organization Structure………………………………………………………34

Figure 2.Conceptual framework………………………………………………………13

LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1 Sampling frame…………………………………………………………...…15

Table 3.2 Sample size………………………………………………………………......15

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ABREVIATIONS        

LIST OF FIGURES        

LIST OF TABLES        

TABLE OF CONTENTS        

CHAPTER ONE        

OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY        

1.1 Introduction        

1.2 Background of the study        

1.3 Statement of the problem        

1.4. Objectives of the study        

1.4.1 General objective        

1.4.2 Specific objectives        

1.5. Research question        

1.5.1 General Research Question        

1.5.2 Specific Research questions;        

1.6. Significance of the study        

CHAPTER TWO        

LITERATURE REVIEW        

2.0 Introduction        

2.1 Theoretical literature review        

2.1.1. Definition of the key terms        

2.1.2. Indicators of poor inventory management        

2.1.3. Aims of Inventory Management