Enterprise Survey 2010
Ecuador, 2010
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Reference ID
ECU_2010_ES_v01_M_WB
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World Bank
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Sep 29, 2011
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Ecuador-2010-full
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Av. Number Of Days Of Inventory On Hand After Receiving Sales Item (d17)
Data file: Ecuador-2010-full data-
Overview
Valid:
120
Invalid:
246
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
359
End:
361
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
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: if respondent requires clarification, define days of inventory as stock on hand)
Categories
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| -9 | Don’t know |
| 0 | |
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| 15 | |
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| 90 | |
| 100 | |
| 120 | |
| 180 | |
| 200 | |
| 360 | |
| Sysmiss |
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 percent 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 by how many days, under normal sales conditions, it would take to deplete the main sales item held in supply at the establishment's premises.