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INTRODUCTION
Around the world, people go about doing the same things in very different ways.
Although the behaviours of races and cultures are different, it is irrefutable that human
being shares and satisfies the same fundamental needs for survival. Food as one of the
basic necessity for living can be realized through agriculture. Agriculture plays a crucial
role in the economy of developing countries, and provides the main source of food,
Agriculture plays a crucial role in the life of an economy. It is the backbone of the
economic system. It supplies essential raw materials and products for the
manufacturing sector and agro-related industries. It is a major link in the input and
output value chain, and supplies surplus labour to the industry and service sectors.
124,400 square kilometres or 47.72% of which is agricultural land. Agricultural land area
of Philippines increased from 83,050 sq. km in 1967 to 124,400 sq. km in 2016 growing
at an average annual rate of 0.84 %. (World Data Atlas). In the recently released data of
Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), for the first quarter of 2019, agriculture grew
by 0.67 percent. Production increases were noted for livestock, poultry and fisheries
during the period. On the other hand, crops recorded a decrease in output. At current
hectares. These are simple farms which are owned and managed by single families
quarter of the country’s total population. One third (1/3) of Mindanao’s land area is
devoted to agriculture. The region supplies over forty (40) percent of the country’s food
requirements and contributes more than thirty (30) percent to national food trade.
President Elect Rodrigo Roa Duterte acknowledges the role of agriculture in the
Phillipine economy, and considers this sector as one of the top concerns of his
was the distribution of Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) to one thousand six
(Philippine Information Agency) In 2014, the Philippine government and the World Bank
(PRDP). This program would cover two thousand (2,000) farm hectares that create
Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, it opened for other business opportunities like agricultural supply
agricultural inputs. Agricultural supply and the stores that provide it are part of the
Farm supply retailing and wholesaling requires having a good grasp of how
entering the retail or wholesale fields of farm supply; however, workers in these fields
should have a certain degree of knowledge about the products being sold. Therefore,
joining these fields may require some experience working on a farm, using many of the
products that are being sold. Wholesalers will need to be effective communicators in
order to demonstrate how new farming innovations will be useful to their customers.
For the best career prospects, those interested in the retail and wholesale of farm
undergraduate degree programs will include courses in accounting, selling and sales
management. Graduates are prepared for careers in farm management and farm supply
sales.
Ideally farm supply stores should be located near the edge of a large city or in a
rural area, as these provide farmers with easy access to the store. Owners can choose
to lease or purchase a facility to house the store although it needs to contain adequate
room to house the many products and farm supplies they provide including large bags
of grain, feed, seed and fertilizer. All products don’t have to be housed on shelves for
customers to see and pick up. Instead, they can place orders at the counter for large
items, and a person can bring the items over from a warehouse or storage facility on the
property.
Wil Agri Supply owned by Mr. Willy Lamasan Agaha is the subject of this
research. It is established on September 9, 2011 and currently with three (3) stores
located in Isulan, Surallah and City of Koronadal. Wil Agri Supply offers farming
fertilizers, farming chemicals, agriculture supply and hardware. The proponent of this
study preferred Wil Agri Supply as subject-matter of this paper because the researcher
inventory control and accounts management to help the enterprise manage its day to
day operations.
This study seeks to understand the crop cycle of agriculture in the area of Isulan,
Sultan Kudarat which is the primary market of Wil Agri Supply. To analyse the
behaviour of the supply and demand of this type of business taking in to account it
seasonality and how it will affect both the inventory, accounts receivable and accounts
payable of Wil Agri Supply. This research will design a strategy that would revamp the
existing inventory control system and accounts management of Wil Agri Supply to jive
with the cyclical trend of the agriculture industry. The strategies formulated would help
Wil Agri Supply manage its inventory by eliminating a percentage of expired products,
idle inventories and identify the ideal Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) and Safety
Stocks. Interrelated to inventory are the accounts receivable and accounts payable
accounts, where the proponent of this study wants to evaluate the strictness or liberality
of its collection to its customers and the terms provided by its supplier to Wil Agri
Supply.
This study aims to examine and evaluate the implemented inventory control
system and receivable and payable management of Wil Agri Supply. Specifically, it aims
to:
2. Assess and evaluate the existing inventory control system of Wil Agri Supply
The scope of this study focuses on the formulation of the suitable inventory
control system and accounts management of Wil Agri Supply located in Isulan, Sultan
Kudarat.
` Survey questionnaires and interview guide were used by the researcher as data
gathering tools. This would assist the researcher to perceive the procurement procedure
of Wil Agri Supply and how it is coherent to the needs of its market. The concentration
of this research is only to the extent of its inventory management that would also create
Research Methodology
Respondents
The respondents of this study were the Wil Agri Supply owner, employees,
customers and suppliers. The data gathering was done through set of survey
The study was conducted in the locality of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. Isulan is
provincial capital. The municipality has a land area of 541.25 square kilometers or
208.98 square miles which constitutes 10.22% of Sultan Kudarat's total area. Its
population as determined by the 2015 Census was 90,682. This represented 11.17% of
the total population of Sultan Kudarat province, or 2.00% of the overall population of
Research Instrument
To permit the data gathering of the study, the researcher prepared two (2)