Influence of ict on effectiveness of inventory control in the public sector on th e way to healthy green development in conditions of uncertainty

Abstract

The study aimed at investigating the influence of Information and Communication Technology on effectiveness of inventory control in the public senior high schools on the way to healthy green development. Specific objectives were to determine the role of ICT on the effectiveness of Inventory Control in the schools of the study towards a healthy green development. Purposive sampling technique was employed to sample 100 staff from Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study used questionnaires to gather primary data. All data collected was checked for completeness, coded and tabulated. The study revealed that, ICT influence the receipt of inventory, tracking the movements of stock within and outside the stores, inventory levels and update, buffer stock management. It appeared from the study that challenges facing Senior High Schools in Kumasi Metropolis on executing ICT on inventory control are high cost of training staff to use the system, frequent power outages making the use of the system uneasy, lot of time to learn the software, and complexity in the user interface. Management of the various Senior High Schools should attract and trained more personnel to use the ICT system in inventory control and increase its budget to meet the initial cost on purchasing, installing and application of ICT on inventory management control system.