Table 1 Distribution of ORMs adoption...

Table 1

Distribution of ORMs adoption among SMEs’ owners in Lagos state, Nigeria

Operational research models		Scores	Percentage (%)
Inventory	Adoption	1,708	96.5
	Activation	1,662	93.9
	Trial	1,517	85.7
	Evaluation	1,231	69.5
	Interest	869	49.1
	Awareness	529	29.9
Linear programming	Adoption	1,720	97.2
	Activation	1,672	94.5
	Trial	1,548	87.5
	Evaluation	1,308	73.9
	Interest	911	51.5
	Awareness	544	30.7
Queuing	Adoption	1,710	96.6
	Activation	1,654	93.4
	Trial	1,526	86.2
	Evaluation	1,247	70.5
	Interest	870	49.2
	Awareness	538	30.4
Network	Adoption	1,717	97.0
	Activation	1,666	94.1
	Trial	1,505	85.0
	Evaluation	1,232	69.6
	Interest	848	47.9
	Awareness	549	31.0
Decision theory	Adoption	1,714	96.8
	Activation	1,674	94.6
	Trial	1,531	86.5
	Evaluation	1,234	69.7
	Interest	889	50.2
	Awareness	535	30.2
Dynamic programming	Adoption	1,705	96.3
	Activation	1,683	95.1
	Trial	1,554	87.8
	Evaluation	1,285	72.6
	Interest	915	51.7
	Awareness	577	32.6
Probabilistic programming	Adoption	1,712	96.7
	Activation	1,664	94.0
	Trial	1,529	86.4
	Evaluation	1,233	69.7
	Interest	871	49.2
	Awareness	549	31.0
Simulation	Adoption	1,713	96.8
	Activation	1,678	94.8
	Trial	1,529	86.4
	Evaluation	1,248	70.5
	Interest	860	48.6
	Awareness	533	30.1
Forecasting	Adoption	1,710	96.6
	Activation	1,662	93.9
	Trial	1,513	85.5
	Evaluation	1,233	69.7
	Interest	857	48.4
	Awareness	554	31.3
Non-linear programming	Adoption	1,710	96.6
	Activation	1,669	94.3
	Trial	1,533	86.6
	Evaluation	1,263	71.4
	Interest	894	50.5
	Awareness	546	30.8
Goal programming	Adoption	1,705	96.3
	Activation	1,670	94.4
	Trial	1,512	85.4
	Evaluation	1,247	70.5
	Interest	862	48.7
	Awareness	520	29.4
Integer programming	Adoption	1,711	96.7
	Activation	1,678	94.8
	Trial	1,522	86.0
	Evaluation	1,255	70.9
	Interest	891	50.3
	Awareness	547	30.9

Operational research models		Scores	Percentage (%)
Inventory	Adoption	1,708	96.5
	Activation	1,662	93.9
	Trial	1,517	85.7
	Evaluation	1,231	69.5
	Interest	869	49.1
	Awareness	529	29.9
Linear programming	Adoption	1,720	97.2
	Activation	1,672	94.5
	Trial	1,548	87.5
	Evaluation	1,308	73.9
	Interest	911	51.5
	Awareness	544	30.7
Queuing	Adoption	1,710	96.6
	Activation	1,654	93.4
	Trial	1,526	86.2
	Evaluation	1,247	70.5
	Interest	870	49.2
	Awareness	538	30.4
Network	Adoption	1,717	97.0
	Activation	1,666	94.1
	Trial	1,505	85.0
	Evaluation	1,232	69.6
	Interest	848	47.9
	Awareness	549	31.0
Decision theory	Adoption	1,714	96.8
	Activation	1,674	94.6
	Trial	1,531	86.5
	Evaluation	1,234	69.7
	Interest	889	50.2
	Awareness	535	30.2
Dynamic programming	Adoption	1,705	96.3
	Activation	1,683	95.1
	Trial	1,554	87.8
	Evaluation	1,285	72.6
	Interest	915	51.7
	Awareness	577	32.6
Probabilistic programming	Adoption	1,712	96.7
	Activation	1,664	94.0
	Trial	1,529	86.4
	Evaluation	1,233	69.7
	Interest	871	49.2
	Awareness	549	31.0
Simulation	Adoption	1,713	96.8
	Activation	1,678	94.8
	Trial	1,529	86.4
	Evaluation	1,248	70.5
	Interest	860	48.6
	Awareness	533	30.1
Forecasting	Adoption	1,710	96.6
	Activation	1,662	93.9
	Trial	1,513	85.5
	Evaluation	1,233	69.7
	Interest	857	48.4
	Awareness	554	31.3
Non-linear programming	Adoption	1,710	96.6
	Activation	1,669	94.3
	Trial	1,533	86.6
	Evaluation	1,263	71.4
	Interest	894	50.5
	Awareness	546	30.8
Goal programming	Adoption	1,705	96.3
	Activation	1,670	94.4
	Trial	1,512	85.4
	Evaluation	1,247	70.5
	Interest	862	48.7
	Awareness	520	29.4
Integer programming	Adoption	1,711	96.7
	Activation	1,678	94.8
	Trial	1,522	86.0
	Evaluation	1,255	70.9
	Interest	891	50.3
	Awareness	547	30.9

Source(s): SPSS output

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