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Investigation on the Effects of Elimination of Waste Levels in Managing Cost Levels In the Pharmaceutical Industry in Kenya

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  • Antony Muse Ouma
  • Agnes W. Njeru
  • Juma Dennis

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This article investigates the effects of elimination of waste levels in managing cost levels in the pharmaceutical industry in Kenya .Non - probability sampling technique under the category of purposive sampling was used. The population of interest was composed of twenty three pharmaceutical manufacturing firms located in Nairobi, registered in the Kenya Fact book 16th Edition, 2001 & The Kenya Telephone Directory 2004 and nine pharmaceutical companies, 23 employees in manufacturing, finance, procurement, warehousing were selected out of the target population of 28. The research instrument was a questionnaire. Analysis of the data was done using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics .The study affirmed by 84.9% that the elimination of eight elements of waste contributed to managing cost level. The study recommends that pharmaceutical companies in Kenya should fully adopt lean manufacturing in order to manage its cost levels hence give the firm a competitive advantage.

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  • Antony Muse Ouma & Agnes W. Njeru & Juma Dennis, 2014. "Investigation on the Effects of Elimination of Waste Levels in Managing Cost Levels In the Pharmaceutical Industry in Kenya," International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society, International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, vol. 4(10), pages 361-368, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:hur:ijarbs:v:4:y:2014:i:10:p:361-368
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