dc.contributor.author | Randiki, Mary J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-11T10:02:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-11T10:02:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Masters of business administration | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21922 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study concerns micro and small enterprises (MSEs), capacity utilisation decisions and
the factors that influence these decisions. MSEs playa special role in the developing
countries where they form the largest economic sector by number of employees. This sector is
dogged by many constraints such as capital constraints, market and information failures,
inappropriate laws caused by inappropriate regulation. Due to these prevalent constraints, a
gap has been created between the MSEs and large scale sector. It is believed that it is this
"missing middle" that can best drive the engine for rapid industrial and economic
development which the country so badly needs. It is in light of this that this study will attempt
to look closer into the problems faced by MSEs and a possible solution.
Capacity management is an operations strategy which has been considered as a means of
assisting MSEs manage their capacity and do things better, thus improving their efficiency.
By optimally utilising the existing capacity MSEs stand a chance to improve their efficiency
and actually grow without necessarily investing a huge sum of money. Understanding the
capacity utilisation decisions they make and the factors that impel them to make such
decisions is therefore very crucial. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | Capacity utilization in Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) : The case study of small garment enterprises in the Nairobi city council markets | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | School of business,University of Nairobi | en |