INFLUENCE OF TRANSPORT LOGISTICS SERVICES OUTSOURCING ON PERFORMANCE OF PURCHASING FUNCTIONS OF NZOIA SUGAR COMPANY
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between transport logistics Services outsourcing and performance of purchasing functions of Nzoia Sugar Company. The study was guided by Transaction Cost theory. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was made up of procurement management staff, stores and employees of procurement department of Nzoia Sugar Company making a total of 54 respondents. Census was used to the entire 54 procurement officers. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data. Cronbach coefficient alpha was used to test for reliability. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in in analyzing the data. Data was then presented using mainly tables. The study established that transport logistic outsourcing had a significant positive influence on the performance of purchasing functions of Nzoia Sugar Company Limited in Kenya. The study concluded that transport logistic outsourcing play significant positive influence on the performance of purchasing functions of Nzoia Sugar Company Limited in Kenya. From the study findings, the study recommended Implementation of procurement outsourcing in operations of Sugar manufacturing companies. This is because of the benefits that can be realized if fully implementation of sugar cane to factories and sugar to market.
Key Words: Transport Logistics, Outsourcing, Nzoia Sugar Company
CITATION: Wanyonyi, S. J., Malenya, A., & Otinga, H. (2021). Influence of transport logistics services outsourcing on performance of purchasing functions of Nzoia Sugar Company. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 8 (2), 577 – 587.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v8i2.2017
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