Date of Completion
Spring 5-9-2010
Thesis Advisor(s)
George Plesko
Honors Major
Accounting
Disciplines
Accounting | Business
Abstract
This paper investigates the trends in inventory management in the automobile manufacturing industry during recessionary vs. non-recessionary periods. It is an empirical approach to testing the validity of the hypothesis that firms which carry leaner inventories perform better throughout the business cycle and are less affected by variability in the economy than less lean firms. The research also hopes to shed some light on how firm's financial statements can be manipulated through discretionary adjustments made by management pertaining to the valuation of inventories.
Recommended Citation
Gokarn, Rishi, "Tracking the Trends in Inventory Management in the Automobile Manufacturing Industry Throughout the Business Cycle" (2010). Honors Scholar Theses. 137.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/srhonors_theses/137