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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
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Enterprise Surveys Fragility, Conflict and Violence
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Mar 24, 2011
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  • Afghanistan_idstd_Formal

when you receive your most key input, how many days of stock is available? (d16)

Data file: Afghanistan_idstd_Formal

Overview

Valid: 126
Invalid: 521
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 490
End: 493
Width: 4
Range: -9 - 170
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question
At the present time, when this establishment receives delivery of its most important input, on average, how many days of inventory, measured in days of production, does this establishment keep?
Categories
Value Category Cases
-9 don't know 4
3.2%
0 5
4%
1 2
1.6%
2 6
4.8%
3 2
1.6%
4 2
1.6%
5 8
6.3%
7 10
7.9%
9 1
0.8%
10 4
3.2%
12 1
0.8%
14 1
0.8%
15 5
4%
20 5
4%
21 1
0.8%
25 1
0.8%
30 33
26.2%
45 2
1.6%
60 7
5.6%
80 1
0.8%
90 8
6.3%
120 2
1.6%
180 2
1.6%
200 1
0.8%
360 2
1.6%
365 7
5.6%
380 1
0.8%
1825 1
0.8%
3650 1
0.8%
Sysmiss 521
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 input. The purpose of this question is to assess the efficiency in the supply chain. When firms have to maintain a high level of stock, because they cannot rely on a predictable supply of inputs, this is a source of economic inefficiency. Inversely, if supplies of the main input can be relied upon to be easily available, firms will keep low levels of stock on hand.

The main input is the input that accounts for the highest value among all inputs. It is not the input for which stock is maintained the longest. For example, if a company makes shirts, the most important input is the cloth, not the buttons and thread, though the establishment may actually keep a 90 day supply of buttons on hand and only a 30 day stock of cloth.

Days of inventory should be calculated as the number of days of normal production capacity before running out of stock.
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