THE EFFECT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM PRIVATE HOSPITALS OF SINDH PAKISTAN

Abstract

Supply chain management in the healthcare sector is considered to be more complex than any other sector. Therefore this study aims to investigate the impact of inventory management techniques which are inventory control system, inventory level, and warehouse operation on the supply chain performance of private hospitals, in Hyderabad, Pakistan. The primary data collection time was 04 months from 04 private hospitals in Hyderabad and the targeted population was store department and purchase department employees, a total of 200 questionnaires were distributed among them. The techniques applied to analyze data were Principal component analysis and multiple regression. The findings of the study and hypotheses analysis proven that the inventory control system, inventory level, and warehouse operation have a significant and positive impact on the supply chain performance in the private hospital of Hyderabad, Sindh Pakistan. The recommended work is beneficial for hospital consultants and academicians as this study sum-up the main factors for each supply chain uprising. In addition, this study suggests a variety of research questions that may be used as a tool guide for the future route of the field.