TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ........................................................................................................................................... II
APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................................... m
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................................... Ill
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................................. v
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................. VI
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................................ I
BACKGROUND ........................................................................................................................................... 1
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ........................................................................................................... 4
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................................................ 4
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY ................................................................................................................... 4
RESEARCH QUESTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 4
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................. 5
SCOPE OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................................. 5
AREA OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................................... 5
DEFINITION OF TERMS ........................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER TWO .......................................................................................................................................... 6
LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................................................ 6
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 6
STOCK CONTROL AND STOCK LEVELS ............................................................................................ 6
MAXI!vIUM STOCK LEVEL .............................................................................................................................. 8
REORDER LEVEL ............................................................................................................................................ 9
MINIMUM STOCK LEVEL .............................................................................................................................. 11
DIFFERENTIAL CONTROL (ABC ANALYSIS) .................................................................................. 12
THE ISSUANCE FUNCTION ................................................................................................................... 15
TIMING OF ISSUES .................................................................................................................................. 17
CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................................... 22
METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................... 22
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 22
RESEARCH DESIGN ................................................................................................................................ 22
AREA OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................................. 22
STUDY POPULATION .............................................................................................................................. 22
SAMPLE SELECTION .............................................................................................................................. 22
SAMPLE SIZE ............................................................................................................................................ 23
STUDY VARIABLES ................................................................................................................................. 23
INSTRUMENT OF DAT A COLLECTION ............................................................................................. 23
SOURCES OF DAT A ................................................................................................................................. 23
PROCEDURES OF DATA COLLECTION ............................................................................................. 23
DATA PROCESSING AND PRESENTATION ....................................................................................... 24
PRE-TESTING ........................................................................................................................................... 24
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................................. 24
CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................................................... 24
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 25
RESULTS AND INTERPRETATION ...................................................................................................... 25
CHAPTER FIVE ......................................................................................................................................... 30
DISCUSSION, SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION ...................................... 30
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 30
DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS .......................................................................................................... 30
SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................................. 31
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................ 32
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RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 32
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................ 33
APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................................. 34
APPENDIX A: INTRODUCTORY LETTER .............................................................................................. 34
APPENDIX B: KAMPALA CITY COUNCIL AND ITS DIVISIONS . ................................................................. 35
APPENDIX C: MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE OF KAMPALA CITY COUNCIL .................................................... 36
APPENDIX D: QUESTIONNAIRE .......................................................................................................... 37
CHAPTER ONE BACKGROUND Stock control systems m many organizations play a vital role in determining the organizations' existence and production capacity levels to meet varying customer demands. Stocks of raw materials may represent a significant investment for the business; it is therefore vital that an effective system of controlling material stocks is implemented. The research was centered on stock control systems employed by Kampala City Council in its bid to provide efficient services to it's five political divisions in Kampala District. Being the largest urban center and the heart of Uganda, it's charged with responsibility of ensuring efficient service delivery in terms of raw materials, work in progress and finished products and/or services to the citizens. Kampala District consist of five political administrative units/divisions namely; Central, Makindye, Kawempe, Nakawa and Rubaga.
