Micro-Enterprise Survey 2013

Congo, Dem. Rep., 2013 - 2014

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Reference ID

COD_2013_MS_v01_M

DOI

https://doi.org/10.48529/2ncv-7b54

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World Bank

Collection(s)

Enterprise Surveys Fragility, Conflict and Violence

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Jul 11, 2014

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Avg. days of inventory of main sales item kept by establishment (d17)

Data file: drc_micro_2013_full_data

Overview

Valid: 136

Invalid: 276

Minimum: -9

Maximum: 365

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 366

End: 368

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?

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.

Question post text

INTERVIEWER: IF RESPONDENT REQUIRES CLARIFICATION, DEFINE AS STOCK ON HAND

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