Strategic management of inventories in local governments: the case of municipal councils in Dar es Salaam city.

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dc.contributor.authorKunaga, Joash
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-09T06:47:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-08T09:49:16Z
dc.date.available2016-05-09T06:47:31Z
dc.date.available2020-01-08T09:49:16Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractThis study is centered on the management of inventories in local governments in Dar es Salaam. Some local governments have no proper inventory management systems; thus there has been increased costs associated with poor management of inventories. Poor specifications, poor recording, poor storage and improper issuing of inventories contribute in the mismanagement of inventories. A low education level of the staff responsible is also thought to be one of the causes of the same. The main objectives of this study were, therefore, to assess the management of inventories in Ilala, Kinondoni and Temeke municipal councils; and to find out if the above mentioned possible causes of poor management of inventories do 'hold water'. A random sampling method was employed to interview 60 respondents. Statistical Package for Social Sciences was used to process and analyze the data. Among the tested factors, poor specifications and improper issuing of goods were found to have some statistical association with poor management of inventories. Other factors like low education, improper issuing and poor storage had no significant impact on the poor management of inventories. It is recommended that the inventory stakeholders eg. Purchasing, production, transport, marketing, finance staff etc, should be involved in decision making with regard to specifications, ordering and testing of supplies made to them. there should also be proper recording of all inventory transactions made. Staff training is also highly recommended together with introduction of computerized inventory management systems where possible.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKunaga, J (2004). Strategic management of inventories in local governments: the case of municipal councils in Dar es Salaam city. Masters dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam. Available at (http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/detail.aspx?parentpriref=)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/4674
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectInventoriesen_US
dc.subjectLocal governmentsen_US
dc.subjectMunicipal councilen_US
dc.subjectStrategic managementen_US
dc.subjectDar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectIlalaen_US
dc.subjectKinondonien_US
dc.subjectTemekeen_US
dc.titleStrategic management of inventories in local governments: the case of municipal councils in Dar es Salaam city.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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