Author: Kwansah Ebenezer Ofori-Ayeh
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST)
Email: ekwansah@yahoo.com
Abstract
The research work focused on Inventory Management in practices in health service delivery organization and the case study was the New Edubiase Government Hospital. The main objectives of this study was to look at what inventory is and to come out with relevant criteria to improve upon inventory management practices in the New Edubiase Government Hospital (NEGH). The specific objective includes identifying inventory management practices at the New Edubiase Government Hospital, determining if the inventory management practices are efficient and effective, and to investigate the challenges confronting the management of inventory in the Hospital. The researcher then gave a brief insight into the chosen case study organization. Stratified random sampling was adopted to select a sample size of sixty workers for the study. The investigator used the primary method of data collection to gather information for the study. The investigator found out that the materials ordered are not received on time, unauthorized personnel are allowed into the stores, and store keys are left at the security gate upon closure of work. Based on the findings, the researcher proposed some recommendations which include coordination between suppliers and stores to ensure faster delivery of supplies, bringing to an end unauthorized entry into the stores, and the store keys to be handled by only store staffs.
Keywords: Inventory, Management Practices, Impact of Inventory
