Enow, Samuel TabotIsaacs, Eslyn2018-06-042018-06-042016Enow, S. & Isaacs, E. (2016). The inventory management practices amongst manufacturing SMEs in the Cape Metropole, province of the Western Cape, South Africa. Journal of Accounting Management, 6(2): 29 - 392284 – 9459http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/jam/article/view/3182http://hdl.handle.net/10566/3765Financial management is one of the seven important managerial functions and is responsible for ensuring that institutions have adequate or access to financial resources to meet short-term and long-term resources to meet long-term obligations. Long-term resources are capital provided by the owner (s) and long-term loans, whilst short-term resources include cash on hand or in the bank, accounts receivable and inventory or commonly referred to as current assets. The investment in inventory is often 50% of the value of current assets and in many cases overlooked as a source of short-term funds. Considering the importance of inventory in any business, this study focused on inventory management practices in SMEs. Using a sample of 100 businesses, our research revealed that only (i) 19% always prepare inventory budgets; (ii) 21% always review inventory levels; (iii) 25% review the shelf-space allocated for the products; and (iv) 19% use computers in inventory management.enThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Inventory managementSMEsCurrent assetsAcid testCurrent ratioArticle