AResearchReportSubmittedtotheSchoolofBusinessforPartialFulfillmentof
theRequirementoftheAwardofBachelorofBusinessAdministrationin
ProcurementandLogisticsManagementofMzumbeUniversity
Themainpurposeofthisstudywastoassessthefactorsinfluencingeffectiveness
ofinventorycontrolinpublicsector,acasestudyatTanzaniaPostalBank(TPB)
headquarters. Thespecificobjectivesweretoexaminetheinfluenceofprocurementprocedures
oncontrolofinventory,todeterminetheinfluenceofstaffknowledgeandskillson
controlofinventory,and to assess the influence ofstores records and
documentationoncontrolofinventory.
Thisstudycombinedtheuseofdifferentdatawhichwereprimarydataand
secondary,the66respondentswererequestedtocompletethequestionnaire.The
secondary data and documentary review include the review of various
documentedrecordsoftheorganization concerninginventorysuchaslocal
purchaseorder,deliverynote,bincardsandthedispatchbooks.Theresearcher
adoptedadescriptiveresearchdesignwerethedatapresentedandanalyzedby
usingquantitativemethods.The findingsrevealed that,StaffKnowledge and skills,DocumentationandProcurementprocedureshaveadirectinfluence ineffectivenessofinventorycontrol.This is showninthestudysincemorethan90% ofrespondentsinall factorsagreewiththecontributionofthefactorsinthisstudyandtheirrelated
attributes.
Furthermore,theresearchsuggeststhatforinventorycontroltobeeffective;
furtherprovisionoftrainingstoTPBemployeesshouldbemadesoastoenable
themtogetfamiliarandadoptthemoresophisticatedmeansofinventorycontrol
likethebarcodesystemsinceitsavestimethroughreductionofpaperworks,and
helptotrackinventory.Moreover,theresearchsuggeststhatfurtherstudyshouldfocusonotherareasofinventoryproceduresandtechniquesthatmayinfluenceinventorycontrolinan
organization.