Title page – – – – – – – – – i
Declaration – – – – – – – – – ii
Certification – – – – – – – – – iii
Dedication – – – – – – – – – iv
Acknowledgements – – – – – – – – v
Table of contents – – – – – – – vi
List of tables and Figures – – – – – – – ix
Abstract – – – – – – – – –
x
Chapter ONE
: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study – – – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of Problem – – – – – – 5
1.3 Objectives of the Study – – – – – – 6
1.4 Research Questions – – – – – – – 7
1.5 Research Hypotheses – – – – – – 7
1.6 Significance of the Study – – – – – – 8
1.7 Scope of the study – – – – – – – 9
1.8 Limitations of the study – – – – – 9
1.9 Definition
of Terms – – – – – – 10
Chapter TWO
: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.0 Introduction – – – – – – – – 11
2.1 What is
Inventory? – – – – – – – 11
2.2 What are
the aims of inventory Management in Organization? – 16
2.3 Types of
Inventory Control System – – – – 17
2.3.1 The just –in
–time (JIT) approach – – – – 17
2.3.2 The fixed
order quality system – – – – 20
2.3.3 The cyclical
provisioning or the fixed order interval system – 22
2.3.4 The Material
Requirements planning (MRP) – – – 23
2.4 Importance of Inventory control in any manufacturing company 24
2.5 Kinds of costs associated with inventory – – – 25
2.6 Stock checking and stock taking – – – – – 29
2.6.1 Purpose of stocktaking – – – – – 30
2.7 Objectives of inventory control – – – – – 35
2.8 Requirement for effective inventory
management – – 36
2.9 Methods of controlling issue of stock – – – – 40
2.10 Problems associated with control system – – – 41
2.11 The main objectives of stores control system – – – 52
Chapter THREE
: RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction – – – – – – – – 59
3.1 Research Design – – – – – – 59
3.2 Area of the Study – – – – – – 59
3.3 Sample and sampling techniques – – – – – 59
3.4 Population of the study – – – – – 60
3.5 Method of Data Analysis – – – – – 71
3.6 Procedure for Data Collection – – – – – 71
CHAPTER
FOUR: PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
4.0 Introduction – – – – – – – – 63
4.1 Presentation
of Data – – – – – 63
4.2 Data
Analysis – – – – – – – – 64
4.3 Testing of
Hypothesis – – – – – 66
4.4 Discussion and summary of findings – – – 70
Chapter FIVE
: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.0 Introduction – – – – – – – – 71
5.1 Summary – – – – – – – 71
5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – – 72
5.3 Recommendations – – – – – – – 73
REFERENCES
Appendix
Questionnaire
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 – – – – – – – – – 55
Table 2.2 – – – – – – – – – 56
Table 2.3 – – – – – – – – – 56
Table 2.4 – – – – – – – – – 57
Table 2.5 – – – – – – – – – 57
Table 2.6 – – – – – – – – – 58
Table 3.1 – – – – – – – – – 61
Table 4.1 – – – – – – – – – 63
Table 4.2 – – – – – – – – – 64
Table 4.3 – – – – – – – – – 64
Table 4.4 – – – – – – – – – 65
Table 4.5 – – – – – – – – – 65
Table 4.6 – – – – – – – – – 66
Table 4.7 – – – – – – – – – 67
Table 4.8 – – – – – – – – – 68
Table 4.8 – – – – – – – – – 69
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