Global Journal of Management and Business Research, A: Administration and Management, Volume 22 Issue 8

© 2022. Iliemena, Rachael Okwudili, Aniefor, Sunday Jones & Odukoya, Olusoji Olumide. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Global Journal of Management and Business Research: A Administration and Management Volume 22 Issue 8 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 Inventory Management and Control Systems in Covid-19 Pandemic Era: An Exploratory Study of Selected Health Institutions in Anambra State, Nigeria By Iliemena, Rachael Okwudili, Aniefor, Sunday Jones & Odukoya, Olusoji Olumide Nnamdi Azikiwe University Abstract- The content and scope of this study explored inventory management and inventory control in selected health institutions in Anambra state. The study adopted survey research design. Inventory management, was measured by reorder level system, periodic review system and economic order quantity model while inventory control, was measured by optimal stock level. Out of a population of 74 drawn from 7 health institutions, Taro Yamane (1967) formula and stratified sampling technique were used to determine the sample size of 66 respondents. The tests of hypotheses were conducted using Chi- Square test and Spearman Ranked Order Correlation Coefficient. The result of the analysis revealed that Re-order Level System, Periodic Review System and Economic Order Quantity Model which are the systems currently in use have statistically significant influence on the optimal stock level of health institutions and pose challenges significant challenges on usage in the COVID-19 pandemic period. Keywords: inventory management, inventory control, COVID-19, health institutions, and challenges. GJMBR-A Classification: DDC Code: 519.703 LCC Code: T57.83 InventoryManagementandControlSystemsinCovid19PandemicEraAnExploratoryStudyofSelectedHealthInstitutionsinAnambraStateNigeria Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: