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Inventory Management System

(CASE STUDY OF VIJANAA PAMOJA COMPANY)

GITHINJI D. GATHERU

ADM NO: BIT-0-6549-1/2011

Research Proposal submitted to Kenya Methodist University in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Diploma in Business Information Technology.

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November, 2012

DECLARATION

This Research Proposal, which is my original work, has not been presented in any other University .No part of this Research may be reproduced without the prior permission of the author.

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Davis Githinji

Computer and Information Science Department

Kenya Methodist University

Supervisor

This Research Proposal has been submitted for examination with my approval as University Supervisor.

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DEDICATION

I dedicate this work the Almighty God for the gift of Life and Knowledge.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I wish to express my special gratitude first and foremost to GOD ALMIGHTY for giving me his guidance, wisdom and strength. I would also like to thank my family for their financial and moral support. I would also like to thank my friends and colleagues for their support. Thank you and God bless you.

ABSTRACT

The main area of study is to analyze functionality of the current manual system and come up with a computerized system that will aid in the development of the company. This report will help the management to identify problems with the current system, prepare for the project funding, make necessary adjustments and give the go ahead for the project development to start. During this analysis the organizational functionality, problem areas and the association with external entities will be analyzed in detail. As a system analyst it is


References: • Wild, T. (2002) Best Practice Inventory Management. 2nd ed. Oxford: Elsevier Science ltd. Schreibfeder, J. (2009) Effective Inventory Management: Implementing Effective Inventory Management. • Smith, A. (2009) Inventory Management System for Effective Warehouse Goods Management, [EBook] Available at: http://freepdfbooks.com.e Inventory Management. 2nd ed. Oxford: Elsevier Science ltd. • Bonney, M.C. (1994) Trends in Inventory Management: International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 35, Issue 1-3, Page 107-117] • Stylus Systems (2008) Inventory Management Software and Customer Order Tracking • Bonney, M.C. (1994) Trends in Inventory Management: International Journal of Production Economics, Volume 35, Issue 1-3, Page 107-117. Available at http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3705/is_199901/ai_n8831488 . • Barcodes Inc (2010) what is Inventory Management, [online]. Available at: http://www.barcodesinc.com/article/what-is-inventory-management.html APPENDICES
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