Firm Inventory Behavior in East Africa

Firms normally keep certain inventories, including raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods, to operate seamlessly and not to miss possible business opportunities. But inventory is costly, and the optimal firm inventory differs depending...

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Main Authors:	Iimi, Atsushi, Humphrey, Richard Martin, Melibaeva, Sevara
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	TOTAL REVENUE VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS TRAFFIC CONGESTION EQUIPMENT NETWORK DATA BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES GLOBAL MARKETS MATERIALS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION COSTS RAIL LINES INFORMATION QUALITY OF TRANSPORT ELASTICITY TRAFFIC HIGHWAY SYSTEM PEAK DEMAND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE INPUTS TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT ACCESS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DRIVERS OPEN ACCESS LOCAL TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORT MODES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS VEHICLE DATA TRADE SYSTEM ROAD COSTS TRANSPORT OPERATORS ROAD NETWORK ROAD SECTOR TRANSPORT IMPACT OF TRANSPORT INVENTORY LEVEL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM DOMAIN RAILWAY NETWORK CUSTOMS RAIL LINE PRODUCTIVITY AVERAGE TRANSIT TIME CONNECTIVITY TRUE WEB MATERIAL RAIL STATIONS INVENTORIES RURAL ROADS ROUTE INVENTORY PHYSICAL DISTANCE FREIGHT COSTS INFRASTRUCTURE LAND USE TRANSACTIONS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT CONGESTION RELIABILITY OPPORTUNITY COST TRANSPORTATION INVENTORY LEVELS TRANSIT INTERNATIONAL TRADE SUPPLY NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS RESULTS VALUE COMPETITIVENESS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ACCESSIBILITY DEMAND NETWORKS MOTORWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS DAYS OF INVENTORY PASSENGER TRAFFIC OPPORTUNITY COSTS ECONOMIC ORDER LEVELS OF INVENTORY RAILWAY HIGHWAYS ECONOMIC THEORY SUPPLY CHAIN MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD USER ROADS LOCAL ROADS RESULT HIGHWAY TRADE ICT INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS RAILWAYS GOODS THEORY BUSINESSES BUSINESS NETWORK COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE AGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES RAILROADS PERFORMANCE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT RAIL MARKET DEMAND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES INVESTMENTS COMMUNICATION SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ROAD CONDITIONS URBAN ROADS TRANSPORT COSTS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ROAD TRANSPORT VEHICLE OPERATING URBAN TRAFFIC CONGESTION URBAN TRAFFIC HIGHWAY CAPITAL FREIGHT USES USER BOTTLENECKS HISTORIC CITIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY
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Firm Inventory Behavior in East Africa

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