PROCUREMENT PRACTICES AND SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE AT WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME, NAIROBI, KENYA

Abstract

Supply chain performance is regarded as a viable strategy that enhances an organization's productivity and lead-time. The study looked at procurement practices and supply chain performance at World Food Program (WFP), Nairobi, Kenya. The study was guided by a specific objective being to determine the effect of procurement monitoring on supply chain performance of an organization. The study employed a descriptive research design. The target population of the study was 170 personnel of WFP, with a sample size of 51 respondents. Primary data was collected through the use of Likert scale questionnaire. The study used a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) software. A descriptive and panel regression analysis was used to assess the connection between the independent and dependent variables of the study. The study used a panel regression model, inferential statistics, and Coefficient of determinations. The findings also revealed that procurement monitoring is vital to the success of an organization in that when the processes of procurement are closely analyzed and monitored then the loopholes that are found are easily identified and mitigated. The study recommended that procurement monitoring was the most significant supply chain process practices. The organization should also focus on matters pertaining information technology and supply chain management as critical components in optimizing decisions of the supply chain network flow for achieving organizational competitiveness, improving higher service, lowering inventory, supply chain, and reducing electronic risks. 

Keywords: Procurement monitoring, Procurement Practices, and Supply Chain Performance 

CITATION: Talib, S. M., Muhoho, J., & Makali, J. (2020). Procurement practices and supply chain performance of an organization at World Food Programme, Nairobi, Kenya). The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(3), 1051 – 1061.