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Firm Inventory Behavior in East Africa

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dc.contributor.authorHumphrey, Richard Martin
dc.contributor.authorIimi, Atsushi
dc.contributor.authorMelibaeva, Sevara
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-14T20:51:58Z
dc.date.available2015-07-14T20:51:58Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractFirms 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 on various economic conditions, including trade and transport costs. The paper examines firm inventory behavior in East Africa, in which transport connectivity, especially to the ports, is considered as one of the major business constraints. Using firm-level data from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, it is shown that transport connectivity significantly affects firm inventory behavior. In particular, road density and transport costs to the port are important to determine the optimal inventory level. With more roads in a city and/or cheaper access to the port, firms would hold smaller inventories.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24570546/firm-inventory-behavior-east-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7280
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22151
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7280
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectTOTAL REVENUE
dc.subjectVEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC CONGESTION
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectNETWORK DATA
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectMATERIALS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectRAIL LINES
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectHIGHWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectPEAK DEMAND
dc.subjectROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectINPUTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT ACCESS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectLOCAL TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectDATA
dc.subjectTRADE SYSTEM
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATORS
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectIMPACT OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectINVENTORY LEVEL
dc.subjectINTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectDOMAIN
dc.subjectRAILWAY NETWORK
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectRAIL LINE
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE TRANSIT TIME
dc.subjectCONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectMATERIAL
dc.subjectRAIL STATIONS
dc.subjectINVENTORIES
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectPHYSICAL DISTANCE
dc.subjectFREIGHT COSTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectTRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectSYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectRELIABILITY
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectINVENTORY LEVELS
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectSUPPLY NETWORK
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectDEMAND
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectMOTORWAYS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subjectDAYS OF INVENTORY
dc.subjectPASSENGER TRAFFIC
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ORDER
dc.subjectLEVELS OF INVENTORY
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectHIGHWAYS
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectHIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectROAD USER
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectLOCAL ROADS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectINTERSTATE HIGHWAYS
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectBUSINESS
dc.subjectNETWORK
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectRAILROADS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectMARKET DEMAND
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectROAD CONDITIONS
dc.subjectURBAN ROADS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectVEHICLE OPERATING
dc.subjectURBAN TRAFFIC CONGESTION
dc.subjectURBAN TRAFFIC
dc.subjectHIGHWAY CAPITAL
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectUSER
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectHISTORIC CITIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.titleFirm Inventory Behavior in East Africaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleFirm Inventory Behavior in East Africa
okr.date.disclosure2015-05-29
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:19:16.636977Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24570546/firm-inventory-behavior-east-africa
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.guid902531468183561328
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7280
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalEast Africa
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Debt Markets
okr.topicRural Development
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics & Policy Planning
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Roads & Transport
okr.unitTransport and ICT Global Practice Group
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