MATERIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND COMPLETION OF ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN KITUI COUNTY, KENYA
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of resource management on completion of road infrastructure projects in Kenya. The study specific objectives are to establish the effect of resource scheduling, capacity planning, resource monitoring and resource forecasting on completion of road infrastructure projects. The study is anchored on planning theory, resource dependence theory and systems theory. The study utilized cross-sectional research design. This study target population comprised project supervisors, technical staff of KURRA and supervising engineers involved in Kibwezi-Mutomo-Kitui road project. The unit of observation was 27 project supervisors of China Road and Bridge Corporation (CR&BC), 24 technical staff of KURRA directly involved with the project and 9 project contractors’ representatives. Sample size of this study was 84 respondents derived using Slovins formula. Data was collected by use of questionnaires and recorded performance reports for the target projects. Pilot study was tested on the collected data to ascertain reliability and validity of data collection tools. Collected data was analysed quantitatively by use of SPSS version 26. Data analysis techniques employed in the study are descriptive statics and inferential statistics. Analyzed data was presented in form of tables and charts where applicable. The study results revealed that resource scheduling, capacity planning, resource forecasting and resource monitoring has significant effect on completion of road infrastructure projects in Kenya. The study concludes that resource scheduling has significant effect on completion of road infrastructure projects in Kenya. Project managers have the ability to successfully reorganize tasks and resources, achieving objectives even under limited resources and budget constraints. Also a detailed approach to project planning is evident, as project parts are routinely broken down into individual tasks. The study recommends that the project should develop clearer guidelines and protocols specifying when and how audits and reviews should be conducted. Also the project should standardize procedures to ensure consistency across all project phases.
Key Words: Resource Scheduling, Capacity Planning, Resource Monitoring, Resource Forecasting
CITATION: Kakundi, W. M., & Kitheka, S. (2025). Material resource management and completion of road infrastructure projects in Kitui County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 12 (2), 1070 – 1084. http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v12i2.3258
Full Text:
PDFReferences
Chakrabarti, S. (2018), Can highway development promote employment growth in India? Transport Policy, 69, pp. 1–9, doi: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2018.05.009.
Dong, F., Li, M., Zhao, Y., Li, J., & Yang, Y. (2018). Software multi-project resource scheduling: A comparative analysis. In International Conference on Software Process (pp. 63-75). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
Kerzner, H. (2017). Project Management: A Systems Approach to planning, scheduling, & Controlling. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons.
Kiara, A. N. (2018). Factors Affecting Implementation of Donor Funded projects: A Case Study of Embu Water and Sanitation Company, Embu County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Information Science and Project Management., 3(2), 317-330.
Kimuyu, H. (2021), Kenya: Nairobi Expressway to Cost Sh7 Billion More, but It's Not State Money. Daily Nation reporting on 30th September, 2021. Retrieved from https://allafrica.com/stories/202110010108.html
Khadaroo, A. J., & Seetanah, B. (2020). Transport infrastructure and foreign direct investment. Journal of International Development, 22(1), 103-123
Kothari, C. R. (2014). Research methodology: Methods and techniques. New Age International.
Koyi W. M., Miroga, J., & Otinga, H. (2021). Influence of resource management practices on timely completion of road projects implemented by the County Government of Kakamega County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 8(2), 244 – 260.
Musyoki, A. N. (2018). Institutional factors influencingimplementation of infrastructure projects by countygovernments in Kenya; A case of Embu County, Kenya. (Doctoral dissertation, University of Nairobi).
Nokulunga, X. M., Winnie, S. M. (2018), Challenges Faced by Stakeholders in the Road Construction Projects in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. Proceedings of the Creative Construction Conference (2018) 000–000
Ondieki, F.B., & Makhokha, E. N. (2018), Influence of project planning on performance of road construction projects in Uasin Gishu, Kenya. International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH), 5(2), pp: (140-146),
Umulisa, A., Mbabazize, M., & Shukla, J. (2015). Effects of project resource planning practices on project performance of Agaseke Project in Kigali, Rwanda. International Journal of Business and Management Review, 3(5), 29-51.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v12i2.3258
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
PAST ISSUES:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.