To meet the needs and demands of the costumer, accurate information about how much is available in stock is necessary. When the information in the system does not match the physical inventory, inventory inaccuracy occurs. Inventory inaccuracy is common among companies and may contribute to increased labor cost, excess inventory, production disruptions, waste of time, late deliveries, poor service and lost customers. The purpose of this study is to identify contributing factors to inventory inaccuracy for business with outdoor storage. The study also aims to investigate how efficiency factors can reduce the inventory inaccuracy for business with outdoor storage. A case study was conducted to answer the purpose. A company in the steel industry was chosen to examine inventory inaccuracy on business with outdoor storage. During the case study a series of interviews was conducted with employees and managers. Together with information from observations and documents the information from the interviews was compiled into flowcharts. Inventory inaccuracy affects companies with in many ways and leads to inefficiency. Incorrect inventory leads to unnecessary work and costs and can also contribute to a reduced efficiency for business with outdoor storage. Inventory inaccuracy may be reduced with continuous inventory checks, simplified processes, more automation, enhanced information and communication. Improved routines can also help reduce inventory inaccuracy. To increase efficiency, the staff must be seen as an important resource.

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a significant relationship between scores on the Extraversion and Neuroticism scales of the Eysenck Personality Inventory and the academic achievement and attrition of freshman students in the Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning for academic year 1974-75. The study also attempted to determine whether the addition of Extraversion and Neuroticism scores to the objective admission criteria presently used by the University would add significantly to the predictability of achievement and attrition.The sample used in this study consisted of 76 students beginning their freshman year in the College of Architecture and Planning in the Fall Quarter of 1974. The students were administered the Eysenck Personality Inventory on their first day on campus together. At the end of Spring Quarter, 1975, grade point averages were compiled. Twenty-one of the original 76 students in the sample had dropped out of the Architecture and Planning program.Multiple linear regression equations were used to ascertain the degree of correlation between Extraversion and academic achievement as well as to determine whether the addition of Extraversion to the objective criteria used by the University would significantly increase the accuracy of prediction of academic achievement and attrition of the sample. The relationship between Neuroticism and academic achievement was tested using a polynomial regression equation and the coefficient of curvilinear correlation. The relationship between Neuroticism and attrition was presented in a scattergram.The following conclusions regarding the relationship between the Eysenckian variables Extraversion and Neuroticism and the academic achievement and attrition of the sample were drawn from the research data:1. There was no significant correlation between Extraversion scores and the academic achievement of the sample in coursework within the College of Architecture and Planning.2. There was no significant correlation between Extraversion and the overall University academic achievement in the sample.3. There was no significant correlation between Extraversion and attrition of the sample.4. Extraversion did not add to the predictability of achievement or attrition which was obtainable from the criteria presently used by the University to screen applicants for admission to the College of Architecture and Planning.5. There was no significant correlation between prior college experience and attrition of the sample.6. There was no significant linear or curvilinear relationship between Neuroticism and the academic achievement or attrition of the sample. It was found to have no value at all as a predictor for the sample. In the literature reviewed, the majority of the research studies on the relationship between Neuroticism and academic achievement reported a curvilinear relationship between the two, with moderately high scores on the Neuroticism scale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory being considered optimal for high academic achievement. The results of the present study on not conform to these findings; no relationship was found between Neuroticism and the achievement and attrition of the sample.

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Toronto, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 86-96).

Diss. (sammanfattning) Luleå: Luleå tekniska universitet, 2006. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Thesis (M.S.)--Ohio University, June, 1990. / Title from PDF t.p.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 1997. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 141-156).

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 1999. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains x, 156 p. : ill. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-106).

Thesis PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): San Miguel, Joseph G. Second Reader: Gates, William R. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on March 30, 2010. DTIC Identifier(s): Material Returns Program, Inventory Management. Author(s) subject terms: Material Returns Program, Inventory Management. Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-51). Also available in print.