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Dr. John Sirengo\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d9662d9\" data-id=\"7d9662d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860d969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"860d969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c35b735 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c35b735\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2af1030\" data-id=\"2af1030\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff61476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff61476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a17ca71\" data-id=\"5a17ca71\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-30efda21 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30efda21\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6296a2b2\" data-id=\"6296a2b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f0c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74f0c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABSTRACT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e23c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50e23c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inventory optimization practices are critical for FMCG manufacturing firms in Kenya\u2019s competitive market in order to improve their operational performance. Effective inventory optimization practices can significantly enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, increase firm\u2019s revenue and improve customer satisfaction besides making them have comparative advantage against others in the market. The fast-moving consumer manufacturing firms have been experiencing performance challenges that affect their daily operations through increased production costs, increased lead-time, poor customer satisfaction. The study sought to determine the effect of inventory optimization practices on the operational performance of fast-moving consumer manufacturing firms in Kilifi County, Kenya. The study looked specifically at inventory forecasting, inventory visibility, ordering processes, and the role of safety stock levels in improving operational performance. The study targeted 11 Fast-moving consumer manufacturing firms in Kilifi County, Kenya as unit of analysis while procurement officers, logistic officers, transport officers, distribution officers and warehouse officers were the unit of observation. The target population was 2922 and therefore the sample size of 351 respondents was determined using Yamane 1967 sampling formula. The study adopted stratified random sampling. The research was anchored on three theories. Systems Theory, Dynamic Capability Theory, and the model of Economic Order quantity (EOQ). The study used causal research design, the study targeted 351 respondents comprising of procurement officers, logistic officers, transport officers, ware-housing officers. Primary data was collected through structured questionnaires. Collected data was analyzed using SPSS version 29 where descriptive statistics such as means, standard deviation, frequencies and percentages were used. Regression analysis was done to test the strength and direction of linear relationship between variables. A pilot test was conducted with 10% of the sample size and all were above the Cronbach\u2019s alpha of 0.7. Inventory forecasting demonstrated a strong positive relationship with performance, reflected in a coefficient (\u03b2) of 0.345 and a P-value of 0.000. Inventory visibility also had a meaningful impact, with a coefficient of 0.315 and a p-value of 0.000. Safety stock levels had the most substantial influence, with a coefficient of 0.540 and a P-value of 0.000. The study concluded that effective inventory forecasting plays a key role in boosting the performance of FMCG manufacturing firms in Kilifi County. The study found that strong inventory visibility significantly improves firm performance. 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