The Effect Of Inventory Control Systems On Performance Of The Stores Department Case Study Of Joint Medical Stores

ABSTRACT

The study sought to establish the effects of inventory control systems on

performance of the stores department where by inventory control system is the

planned methods of managing and storing the material at the lowest possible

cost with out affecting the production and distribution schedule, it also

involves the monitoring of the stock movement where as stores department is

the department in an organization where goods purchased kept or stored to be

dispatched to the intended use the organization. The reason for this study is to

evaluate the type of inventory control systems in use at the joint medical

stores.

The study was driven by four objectives, to find out the relationship between

inventory con lrol system and the performance of the stores department at joint

medical stores, to find out the effect of inventory control on the performance of

the stores department at Joint Medical Stores, to find out the difficulties in

nventory control systems at Joint Medical Stores and to make

-ccommendalions for their solutions.

l'o achieve these objectives the researcher sampled 9 respondents from Joint

vledical Stores. The study utilized qualitative research methods two data

:ollections instruments were used: structured questionnaire and structured nterviews. The collected data was presented in tabular and figurative forms.