Effectiveness of Warehouse Management in Save the Children Ethiopia ACase of Gambella Emergency office
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2017-06
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Addis Abeba University
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The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of warehouse management in Save the Children
Gambella Emergency Office. The study is a descriptive type which utilized quantitative and qualitative
data. Both primary and secondary data were collected for this study. Primary data were collected with
questionnaires, semi-structured interview and observation. As the number of employees in the office is
below 100, the researcher of the study included the whole population in the study. A total of 77
questionnaires were distributed to employees and thanks to their collegial support, 74 of it were filled
and returned. Frequency tables, percentages, mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the
data with the application of SPSS 21. The finding of the study showed that Save the Children Gambella
Emergency Office have major gaps in inventory control, materials handling, record keeping and
application of information technology for warehouse services. The quality inspection practices of the
warehouse have shown relatively higher rating than the other four factors mentioned above.
Key Words: Warehouse, Warehouse Management, Inventory Control
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Warehouse; Warehouse Management; Inventory Control