What is the link between customer-base concentration and inventory efficiencies in the manufacturing sector? Using hand-collected data from 10-K Filings, we find that manufacturers with more concentrated customer bases hold fewer inventories for less time and are less likely to end up with...

This research investigates the relationship between efficiency and firm growth as well as the relationship between firm growth and market structure (CR4) to evaluate whether the quiet-life (QL) and/or efficient structure (ES) hypothesis applies in the Indonesian palm oil industry. This study...

This study investigated the effect of various inventory management factors on firm's efficiency. These factors included Capacity Utilization, Inventory Accuracy, Lean Inventory, and Stock Availability. Data was collected by the use of liker scale questionnaire from 250 individuals from different...

The connection between inventory leanness and various dimensions of financial return has been explored in many previous research studies. However, there is still a void in the literature regarding the mechanism that is responsible for the consequences of inventory leanness on the firm’s...