INVENTORY MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE; A CASE STUDY OF NICE HOUSE OF PLASTICS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

LIST OF TABLES ix

LIST OF ACRONYMS x

ABSTRACT xi

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background to Study

1 .1.1 Historical Perspective

1.1.2 Theoretical Perspective 2

1 .1.3. Conceptual Perspective 3

1 .1 .4 Contextual Perspective 5

1.2 Statement of the Problem 6

1.3 Purpose of the Study 6

1.4 Objectives of the Study 7

1 .5 Research Questions 7

1.6 Scope of the study 7

1.6.1 Geographical scope 7

1.6.2 Subject scope 7

1.6.3 Time scope 7

1.7 Significance ofthe Study 8

1.8. Conceptual Framework .8

CHAPTER TWO 10

LITERATURE REVIEW 10

2.0 Introduction 10

2.1. Review of Related Literature 10

2.1.1. The effect of Vendor Management Practices on Performance of Nice House of Plastics 10

2.1.2. The effect of Just in Time on performance ofNice House of Plastic 11

2.1.3. The effect of Material Requirement Planning on performance ofNice House of Plastics 13

2.6 Related studies 15

CHAPTER THREE 17

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17

3.0 Introduction 17

3.1 Research Design 17

3.2 Study Population 17

3.3 Sample Size 17

3.4 Sampling Procedure 19

3.5 Data Collection Methods 19

3.6 Data Analysis 20

3.7 Data collection tools 20

3.8 Data Processing, Analysis and Presentation 20

3.8.1 Data processing 20

3.8.2 Data Analysis 21

3.9 Ethical Consideration 21

3.10 Limitations of the Study 21

CHAPTER FOUR .23

PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF FINDINGS 23

4.0 Introduction 23

4.1 Demographic Characteristics 23

4.1 .1 Gender of respondents 23

4.1.2 Age of respondents 24

4.1.3 Academic Qualifications of respondents 24

4.1.4 Marital status of respondents 25

4.1.5 Working experience 25

4.1.6 Department of the respondents 25

4.1.7 Position of respondents in Nice House of Plastics 27

4.2 Relationship between vendor management practices and performance ofNice House of Plastics 28

4.3 Relationship between Just in time and performance of Nice House of Plastics 29

4.4 Relationship between Material Requirement Planning and performance of Nice House of Plastics 30

CHARPTER FIVE 31

CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND AREAS OF FURTHER RESEARCH 31

5.0 Introduction 31

5.1 Discussion of the findings 31

5.1.1 The Relationship between vendor management practices and performance of Nice House of Plastics 31

5.1.2 The Relationship between Just in time and performance ofNice House of Plastics.... 32

5.1.3 The Relationship between Material Requirement Planning and performance of Nice House of Plastics 33

5.2 Conclusions 34

5.2.1 The Relationship between vendor management practices and perfoimance of Nice House of Plastics 34

5.2.2 The Relationship between Just in time and performance ofNice House of Plastics.... 34

5.2.3 The relationship Material Requirement Planning and performance ofNice House of Plastics 35

5.3 Recommendations 35

5.4 Areas for Further Research 36

REFERENCES 37

APPENDICES 40

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRES FOR RESPONDENTS 40

APPENDIX II: RESEARCH BUDGET 47

APPENDIX III: TIME FRAME 48

ABSTRACT The topic titled inventory management techniques and organization performance, a case study of nice house of plastics was done under the objectives including; to find out the relationship between vendor management practices and performance ofNice House ofPlastics, to find out the relationship between Just in time and performance of Nice House of Plastics and to find out the relationship between Material Requirement Planning and performance of Nice House of Plastics. The researcher used a descriptive correlational survey research design where by both quantitative and qualitative approaches in data collection were used. The researcher used Slovene’s Formula to come up with appropriate sample size to be used in the study and sample size of 50 respondents was selected to participate in the study. The researcher used the questionnaire which helped her in collecting data. The researcher’s findings were that since the value labeled Sig. which is the p-value ofthe Pearson Correlation is less than .05 which is the alpha level associated with a 95% confidence level; there is a significant relationship between technical capabilities and project management at Nice House of Plastics, Industrial Area thus an effect between the variables which are vendor management practices and performance. The variables are not independent of each other and that there is a statistical relationship between the categorical variable thus vendor management practices have effect on the performance ofNice House of Plastics, Industrial Area (r = .814*, p