EVALUATION OF IMPACT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING PROFITABILITY (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA BREWERIES)
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ABSTRACT
This study was designed to evaluate the impact of inventory management on the firm's profitability as well as to identify inventory management problems peculiar to Nigeria Breweries with a view to recommending solutions which could be of great benefit to other manufacturing firms. Relevant literature were reviewed to provide support for the study, and their empirical findings indicated positive impact. A cross sectional data which covers 2009-2013 was collected form the published financial statement of Nigeria Breweries and used for the hypothesis testing. Measures of profitability were examined and related toproxies for inventory management. The statistical tool of ordinary least squares method was applied in the analysis. The study revealed that the impact of inventory management on profitability is significantly strong and positive. Finally,the study made some recommendations.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page 1
Declaration of page 11
Certification 111
Dedication IV
Acknowledge v
Abstract Vl
Table of Content vn-vm
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
1.1 Introduction of the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 3
1.3 Objective of the Study 4
1.4 Research Questions 5
1.5 Statement of Hypothesis 5
1.6 Significance of the Study 5
1.7 Scope of the Study 6
1.8 Limitations of the Study 6
1.9 Definition of Terms 7
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 ﾿ Nature of Inventory
2.2 ﾿ Inventory Classification
2.3 ﾿ Reasons for Holding Inventories
Theoretical Review on Inventory Control Systems 13
2.4.l The Theory of Constraints 14
2.4.2 Lean Theory 17
2.4.3 Contingency Theory on Operational Performance 17
2.5 Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
2.6 Continuous Replenishment system ﾿ 20 ﾿ 27
2.7 ﾿ Distribution Resources Planning ﾿ (DRP) ﾿ System ﾿ 31
2.8 ﾿ Empirical Findings Review ﾿ 34
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 ﾿ The Design of the Study
3.2 ﾿ The Area of Study ﾿ 39
3.3 ﾿ Population of the Study ﾿ 39
3.4 ﾿ method of Data Collection ﾿ 39
3.5.l ﾿ Instrument of Data Collection ﾿ 39
3.5.2 ﾿ Validity and Reliability of Research ﾿ Instrument ﾿ 40
3.6 ﾿ method of data analysis ﾿ 41
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ﾿ ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
4.0 ﾿ Introduction
4.1 ﾿ Data Analysis ﾿ 43
4.3 ﾿ Hypothesis Testing ﾿ 47
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary 48
5. 2 Conclusion 49
5.3 Recommendation 50
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1745, E. D. I. M. I. B. 0. (2020). EVALUATION OF IMPACT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING PROFITABILITY (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA BREWERIES). Michael Okpara University of Agriculture. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from http://repository.mouau.edu.ng/works/evaluation-of-impact-of-inventory-management-as-a-means-of-improving-profitability-a-case-study-of-nigeria-breweries
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1745, EZIHE DAVID I MOUAU I B.sc/ 08/09/. "EVALUATION OF IMPACT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING PROFITABILITY (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA BREWERIES)." Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, 18 Mar. 2020, http://repository.mouau.edu.ng/works/evaluation-of-impact-of-inventory-management-as-a-means-of-improving-profitability-a-case-study-of-nigeria-breweries. Accessed June 7, 2026.
Chicago
1745, EZIHE DAVID I MOUAU I B.sc/ 08/09/. "EVALUATION OF IMPACT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING PROFITABILITY (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA BREWERIES)." Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (2020). Accessed June 7, 2026. http://repository.mouau.edu.ng/works/evaluation-of-impact-of-inventory-management-as-a-means-of-improving-profitability-a-case-study-of-nigeria-breweries