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Management And Control Of Inventory In Government Health Institution
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
A large proportion of the government
health institutions are faced with similar problems. These problems
hinder the growth and development of institutions in this country. The
problems include
1. Unsatisfied clients/patients arising from poor qualify drugs.
2. High rate of obsolescence, wastages and theft of drugs.
3. Poor quality of inventory control leading to out of stock of essential drugs in the hospital.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.
To ensure an effective and efficient management and control of
inventory (drugs) in government health institution leading to effective
service delivery.
2. To reduce obsolescence and wastages of drugs.
3. To reduce out of stock syndrome prevalent in government hospitals.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.
To what extent has effective management and control of inventory aid in
effective and efficient service delivery of hospitals?
2. How far do effective inventory management reduce obsolescence and wastages of drugs experienced in hospitals?
3. To what extent do good inventory management help in reducing out of stock syndrome prevalent in government hospitals?
1.5 FORMULATION OF HYPOTHESES
Ho:
proper management and control of inventory does not have a significant
effect on effective and efficient service delivery of hospitals.
Hi:
Proper management and control of inventory has a significant effect on
effective and efficient service delivery on hospitals.
Ho: Proper management and control of inventory does not reduce obsolescence and wastages experienced in hospitals.
Hi: Proper management and control of inventory reduce obsolescence and wastages experienced in hospitals.
Ho: There is no relationship between inventory control and stock out experienced n hospitals.
Hi: There is relationship between inventory control and stock out experienced n hospitals.
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The
significance of the study is mainly attributed to the need for
measuring result of inventory operations for a particular period such as
month of year. This study will point out the importance of inventory
control and management in government health institutions.
This
study will also create an opportunity for existing and prospective
employers and employees to benefit from the use of modern inventory
control and management techniques that will be recommended. To students,
it will improve their theoretical and practical knowledge of inventory
management and control in government health institutions.
1.7 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
management and control of inventories cover physical control,
accounting control and management policies and procedures relating to
inventory. This study is based on government health institutions but due
to time, the school system and financial constraints, this research has
selected a sample from eth population of health instructions.
The
study sample selected for this study is University of Nigeria Teaching
Hospital (UNTH) in Enugu, and the study shall cover their ordering
method, procurement method, storage and issue of drugs including the
cold chain system and the inventory management and control techniques
that aid in the achievement of the organizational goal.
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