1 25 1 https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/abf1fe1c264d38d499728d102c6fce31.pdf ddb08296f2460fd1a379f9800164e9bd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource ROLE OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN INVENTORY MANAGEMENT OF SMALL TO MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES): A CASE STUDY OF CHIKWANHA BUSINESS CENTRE IN CHITUNGWIZA, ZIMBABWE Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource RUGARE CHITIGA Description An account of the resource The Zimbabwean economy declined in the past decades. Many industries closed leading to mushrooming of the informal sector. Chikwanha has developed into a hub of many SMEs involved in different activities. No study has been carried out to ascertain how ICT has influenced the stock or inventory management of SMEs activities at Chikwanha. This research study was aimed at determining the extent of ICT influence in stock management. A qualitative approach was used. Interviews and questionnaires were used in data generation. The findings showed that Internet was not used despite the availability of iPads and smart phones in the market. The benefits of Internet usage in trade and inventory management were not experienced. Limited benefits such as accuracy, processing speed, theft and stock shortages reduction were realized through the use of computers. However a number of challenges were faced. The major challenge was that of lack and unreliability of electricity supply that affected usage of computers. Lack of computer skills also hampered usage of computerized inventory systems. It was recommended that the SMEs be staff-developed in the use of computers. The use of iPads and smart phones should be encouraged ICT informal sector inventory management SMEs