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Inventory management and firm performance in wholesale and retail trade

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  • Sebastian TOCAR

    (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania; Kauno Kolegija Higher Education Institution, Kaunas, Lithuania)

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Inventory management is an indispensable element of the firm's operational efficiency that determines the results of its activity and its long-term performance. The present study aims to analyze the influence of efficient inventory management on the performance of firms in the Wholesale and Retail trade sector, trying to isolate this relationship in order to bring out as many peculiarities as possible. In order to achieve the aim, fixed effects panel linear regression analysis was undertaken, applying the least squares dummy variables method. The regression models were constructed separately for the dependent variables of Gross Margin and Gross operating surplus as proxies for performance, and separately for the three datasets: Wholesale and Retail trade, Wholesale trade and Retail trade. The results of the analysis reveal the existence of significant relationships between inventory management and firm performance. The significant relationships identified did not confirm the expectations, although were validated by previous results identified in the literature.

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  • Sebastian TOCAR, 2024. "Inventory management and firm performance in wholesale and retail trade," SEA - Practical Application of Science, Romanian Foundation for Business Intelligence, Editorial Department, vol. 0(35), pages 73-81, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:cmj:seapas:y:2024:i:35:p:73-81
    DOI: 10.70147/s357381
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    1. Leogrande, Angelo, 2025. "The Evolution of Italy's Wholesale and Retail Trade Sector: Economic Trends and Policy Implications (2014-2023)," MPRA Paper 123463, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    inventory; inventory management; firm performance; wholesale and retail trade; fixed effects panel linear regression;
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    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • G31 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce

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