Inventory Management On The Profitability Levels In Uganda Cooperative Sa Vin Gs And Credit Unions In Kampala, Uganda;

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the research study titled "The impact of inventory management on the

profitability levels of Uganda cooperative saving and credit unions in Uganda, with a case study

of Uganda cooperative saving and credit union in Kampala district. The study was carried out at

Uganda cooperative saving and credit union which has a total population of 170 people from

which a sample size of 119 respondents was randomly selected.

The study had three specific objectives and research questions which included; establishing the

effectiveness of inventory system on the profitability levels of Uganda cooperative saving and

credit union, identifying the inventory management systems of Uganda cooperative saving and

credit union and thirdly, establishing the contribution of inventory management on profitability

of Uganda cooperative saving and credit union.

The study was quantitative as the findings were descriptively presented with tables and graphs to

gain a better understanding of the topic under study.

The findings of the study revealed the following: Majority of the members in this cooperative

union are males with 67.2% and majority are in the age bracket 31-45 with 50.4%. hence

majority are married with 50.4%. indicate that Inventory management and profitability are

significantly correlated (r =-0.355).the sig. value indicate that there is positive and slgnificant

correlation (sig. = 0.000