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Enterprise Survey 2008

Afghanistan, 2008
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Reference ID
AFG_2008_ES_v01_M_WB
DOI
https://doi.org/10.48529/qbev-vx46
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World Bank
Collection(s)
Enterprise Surveys Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Mar 24, 2011
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  • Afghanistan_idstd_Formal

av. number of days of inventory on hand after receving sales item (d17)

Data file: Afghanistan_idstd_Formal

Overview

Valid: 105
Invalid: 542
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 487
End: 489
Width: 3
Range: -9 - 365
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
At the present time, when this establishment receives its main sales item, on average, how many days of inventory measured in days of sales, does this establishment keep?
Categories
Value Category Cases
-9 don't know 18
17.1%
0 1
1%
3 3
2.9%
5 2
1.9%
7 1
1%
8 1
1%
10 7
6.7%
13 1
1%
15 5
4.8%
20 6
5.7%
25 3
2.9%
30 20
19%
38 1
1%
40 3
2.9%
45 1
1%
60 7
6.7%
90 8
7.6%
120 2
1.9%
150 2
1.9%
160 1
1%
180 2
1.9%
200 3
2.9%
250 1
1%
360 1
1%
365 5
4.8%
Sysmiss 542
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Interviewer instructions
Days of inventory of main sales item The purpose of this question is to assess the efficiency in the supply chain. When firms have to maintain a high level of sales items in stock, because they cannot rely on a predictable supply, this is a source of economic inefficiency. Inversely, if supplies of the main sales can be relied upon to be easily available, firms will keep low levels of stock on hand.

The main sales item is the item that accounts for the highest percentage of sales among all items that the establishment sells. It is not the item for which stock is maintained the longest.

Days of inventory should be calculated as how many days it would take, under normal sales conditions, to deplete the main sales item held in supply at the establishment's premises.
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