Effects of Inventory Management Practices on Operational Performance: Evidence from Private Pharmaceutical Importers in Addis Ababa

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dc.contributor.advisorTariku Jebena(PhD)
dc.contributor.authorBamlak Azezew
dc.date.accessioned2026-11-13T11:41:52Z
dc.date.available2026-11-13T11:41:52Z
dc.date.issued2026-10
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed at investigating the relationship between inventory management practices and operational performance by conducting an analysis on selected private pharmaceutical importers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. An explanatory research design with quantitative research approach was employed. The population of the study comprised of staffs working in 20 private pharmaceutical importers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A sample of 296 respondents was randomly chosen from the population of study. Primary data was obtained from 253 valid and usable respondents with the help of standardized and self-administered questionnaires through a 5-point Likert scale method. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were performed using SPSS version 26.0. From the findings, it is evident that inventory management practices such as record accuracy, inventory security, inventory turnover, supply responsiveness, storage compliance and demand forecasting have positively and significantly impacted operational performance. Among the identified variables, storage compliance and supply responsiveness showed highest effects while demand forecasting and record accuracy showed moderately significant impacts on operational performance. Inventory security and supply responsiveness showed the lowest effects on operational performance. Therefore, inventory management practices are effective predictors of operational performance. With the strategic use of storage compliance, inventory turnover, demand forecasting and record accuracy, professionals working in pharmaceutical industry can increase efficiency and effectively serve customers, especially when it comes to essential medicines
dc.identifier.urihttps://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/9532
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAddis Abeba Universty
dc.subjectDemand Forecasting
dc.subjectInventory Management
dc.subjectInventory Turnover
dc.subjectOperational Performance
dc.subjectPharmaceutical Importers
dc.subjectRecord Accuracy
dc.subjectSupply Responsiveness
dc.subjectStorage Compliance
dc.titleEffects of Inventory Management Practices on Operational Performance: Evidence from Private Pharmaceutical Importers in Addis Ababa
dc.typeThesis

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