ROLE OF SUPPLIER SELECTION CRITERIA ON PROCUREMENTPERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA; A CASE OF MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY
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The purpose of this study was to ascertain the role of supplier selection criteria on procurement performance in public universities in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey design to find out the role of supplier selection criteria and procurement performance in public universities in Kenya. The study targeted 1200 employees in Procurement department and other four departments like; Finance; Administration, Transport and ICT, that was divided into three sub population called strata which formed the target population, but only 120 employees were included in the sample population. Stratified and random sampling was used to select the sample size. The primary data was collected through the use of questionnaires. A five Point Likert scale that measured the level of agreement or disagreement with the role of selection criteria was adopted. The quantitative data was analyzed by employing descriptive statistics and inferential analysis using statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 22. The finding was presented in table of frequency distribution, pie charts and line graphs. The study revealed that majority of the respondents was in agreement with the supplier selection criteria adopted at Machakos University. The study also revealed that among the numerous criteria adopted, technology was the most important. Additionally, the findings also revealed that there was a significant relationship between supplier selection criteria and procurement performance as the independent variables: technology, supplier profile, quality assessment and price levels were statistically significant at the 95% confidence i.e. pvalue< 0.05. Based on the findings the study recommended that policy makers, need to pay closer attention to supplier profile of suppliers as a selection criterion which registered the lowest mean of 3.64 compared to other selection criteria.
Key Words: Technology, Supplier Profile, Quality Assessment, Price Levels, Procurement Performance
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