THE IMPACT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OFPRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS IN UGANDA. A CASE STUDY OF COCA- COLA MBARARA PLANT IN MBARARA MUNICIPALITYBYMUGARURA KELEBU 10/BSU/BBA/158A RESEARCH REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS ANDDEVELOPMENT STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AARD OF BACHELORS! DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION OF BISHOP STUART UNIVERSITY."UNE# $01%D&'()*)+,-.Iherebydeclarethat thisreport isfrommyownknowledgeandeffort. It hasneverbeensubmitted by any other person for degree in any University or institution of higher level Signed------------------------------------- MUGARURA KELEBU 10/BSU/BBA/158/STUDENT0Date----------------------------------iS12&*3,4-*!4 A22*-3)(This report on The impact of inventory management and performance of private organiationsinUganda!" casestudyof#oca-#ola$barara%lant in$barara$unicipality&hasbeensubmitted with my approval.Signed------------------------------------- GEOFFREY BIREH /SUPERVISOR0Date----------------------------------iiD&5,')+,-.Dedicated to my %arents $r. 'ankwitse (eofrey )$rs. *engoro and $y 'rothers and sisters +*abiito Darius, (umisiasia -ilson, $webesa Sedrach, "nyi.ukyire $esach, Tumusherure/bedia and *ansiime 0odahfor their support towards my education.iiiT)6(& -7 '-.+&.+4Declaration......................................................................................................................................Supervisor1s "pproval....................................................................................................................Dedication.....................................................................................................................................Table of contents...........................................................................................................................2ist of Tables.................................................................................................................................2ist of 3igures..............................................................................................................................2ist of appendices........................................................................................................................"cknowledgement......................................................................................................................viii2ist of acronyms............................................................................................................................"bstract..........................................................................................................................................CHAPTER ONE 8 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................4.4 'ackground of the study...........................................................................................................4.5 Statement of the problem.........................................................................................................4.6 (eneral ob.ective......................................................................................................................4.7 Specific ob.ectives....................................................................................................................4.8 0esearch 9uestions...................................................................................................................4.: Scope of the study....................................................................................................................#ontent scope.................................................................................................................................Time scope......................................................................................................................................4.; Significance of the study..........................................................................................................4.< Definition of key terms.............................................................................................................CHAPTER TO8 LITERATURE REVIE............................................................................5.= Introduction..............................................................................................................................5.4 Techni9ues of inventory management......................................................................................5.5 Inventory management techni9ues and the performance of organiations............................5.6 #oncept of performance.........................................................................................................5.7 %erformance indicators...........................................................................................................CHAPTER THREE 8 METHODOLOGY...............................................................................6.= Introduction............................................................................................................................6.4 0esearch design......................................................................................................................iv6.5 Study "rea..............................................................................................................................6.6 Data sources...........................................................................................................................6.7 Study population.....................................................................................................................6.8 Sampling method....................................................................................................................6.: Sample sie.............................................................................................................................6.; Data collection and instruments.............................................................................................6.< Study >ariables.......................................................................................................................6.? Data analysis and presentation...............................................................................................6.4= 2imitations of the study........................................................................................................CHAPTERFOUR8PRESENTATION# ANALYSIS ANDINTERPRETATION OFSTUDY FINDINGS....................................................................................................................7.= Introduction............................................................................................................................7.4 'ackground information of the respondents..........................................................................7.4.4 (ender composition of the respondents..............................................................................7.4.7 "ge composition of respondents.........................................................................................7.4.5 $arital status of the respondents.........................................................................................7.4.6 2evel of education of respondents.......................................................................................7.5 Techni9ues of inventory management used at #oca- #ola $barara branch..........................7.6 The relationship between inventory management and performance of #oca- #ola#ompany $barara branch............................................................................................................7.7 #hallenges faced by the #oca- #ola #ompany $barara branch in managing inventories......................................................................................................................................................CHAPTER FIVE........................................................................................................................SU$$"0@ /3 3IADIA(S, #/A#2USI/AS "AD 0B#/$$BAD"TI/AS.......................8.= Introduction............................................................................................................................8.4 Summary of the study findings according to ob.ectives........................................................8.5 #onclusions............................................................................................................................8.6 0ecommendations..................................................................................................................8.7 Suggested areas for further researcher...................................................................................0B3B0BA#BS............................................................................................................................."%%BADI#BS..............................................................................................................................v"%%BADIC #! Introductory letter...............................................................................................viL,4+ -7 T)6(&4Table 4! Showing gender composition of respondents...............................................................64Table 5! "ge composition of the respondents.............................................................................64Table 6! Showing marital status of the respondents...................................................................66Table 7! Showing level of education of the respondents............................................................67Table 8! Techni9ues of inventory management used at #oca- #ola $barara............................68Table :! Showing kind of relationship between inventory management and performance........6