LEAN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT STRATIGIES ON PERFORMANCE OF DEVOLVED GOVERNMENT IN NYERI COUNTY, KENYA

Emmanuel Sila Nthia, Dr. Charles Ndeto (PhD)

Abstract


This study was carried out to establish the influence of lean inventory management strategies on performance of devolved government in Nyeri County. The study sought to explore demand management and  Performance of a devolved government in Nyeri County. The research design involved a descriptive research design since it measures both the qualitative and quantitative data collected. The unit of analysis has 12 departments which are the user departments of all the goods procured by the procurement department, which has a speculation of 125 respondents. The descriptive research design was adopted. A sample of 70 respondents was adopted. The unit of observation includes procurement officers, heads of all user departments, medical officers. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire tabulated on a 5 Likert scale administered through “drop and pick” method. Regression analysis was used to analyze the independent and dependent variables. The dependent variables in the Lean inventory management strategies are: Demand management,  Performance of a devolved government in Nyeri County, Kenyaon adoption of EDI systems, cost & waste management and Just in Time Philosophy and independent variable is performance of devolved government in Nyeri County. The findings are presented in tables. It is clear that there is a significant that lean inventory management strategy has a positive influence on performance of a procuring Entity. The study on focused on devolved government of Nyeri. Therefore, the researcher recommends further research on other forms of government set ups and other industries that are located all over the country. The researcher has also recommended that future research to expand on the domain of SCM practices by considering additional dimensions and also seek to utilize multiple respondents to enhance research.

Key Words: lean inventory management strategies, demand management, Performance of a devolved government

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