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An empirical study on the relationship between inventory leanness and firm performance in retail industries

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K13620
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 07090:Commerce-related
Research InstitutionHokusei Gakuen University

Principal Investigator

Kamada Naoya  北星学園大学, 経済学部, 講師 (50756385)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords在庫リーンネス / 企業業績 / 小売企業
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究課題は,小売企業を対象とし,企業業績に及ぼす在庫リーンネスの効果を実証する.一般にリーンネスとは,インプットとなる経営資源(例えば,労働,資本,在庫投資など)をアウトプット(売上高,利益など)へ変換する際の生産性や効率性を表す概念である.このリーンネス概念において,インプットを在庫に限定したのが在庫リーンネスである.本研究は,日本の小売企業を対象とし,在庫リーンネスは企業業績に対してどのような影響を及ぼすのかをパネルデータを用いて実証分析を行う.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Although there is rich literature reporting the positive relationship between inventory leanness and firm financial performance, these studies have reported mixed evidence about functional form of the relationship. According to the previous research, three types of functional form, including linear, inverted-U, and interaction, have been examined and all of these functional forms have been supported by empirical analyses, regardless of whether the research context was manufacturing or retailing. To address this gap, secondary data from the Basic Survey of Japanese Business Structure and Activities is used to explore the relationship between inventory leanness and firm profitability. The results show that inventory leanness is positively associated with retail frm profitability. Furthermore, the results support hypothesis regarding the positive moderating effect of information technology use on the relationship between inventory slack on firm profitability.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は在庫リーンネスは小売企業の収益性に対して正の影響を及ぼすこと、そして、収益性に及ぼす在庫リーンネスの効果は、情報システム化の水準が高い状況において、より強められることを明らかにした。この発見は、在庫リーンネスの水準を高めることと収益性を高めることは矛盾しないことを示唆している。つまり、小売企業は在庫リーンネスを高めることにより、収益性を高めるだけでなく、食品ロスや衣料品廃棄物に代表される過剰在庫問題を解決できる可能性があり、社会的問題を同時に解決できる可能性があることが明らかとなった。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (1 results)

All 2021

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 在庫リーンネス研究の現状と課題2021

    • Author(s)
      鎌田直矢
    • Journal Title

      北星学園大学経済学部北星論集

      Volume: 61 Pages: 1-16

    • NAID

      120007153020

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Open Access

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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