SUPPLY CHAIN PRACTICES AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE AGRIBUSINESS INDUSTRY IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF AMIRAN (K) LIMITED

2021 ◽  
pp. 54-65
Author(s):  
Kanina Muthoni ◽  
Paul Machoka
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Material Handling ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Organization Performance ◽  
Collaborative Relationships ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Proper Material

ABSTRACT Globally, firms in the agribusiness supply chain have found it increasingly difficult to satisfy customers due to their ever changing demands. Firms must be quick in responding to market demands since customer requirements and market conditions keep on changing. The study examined the effect of inventory management and assessed the effect of collaborative relationships on organizational performance in Amiran (K) Limited. Descriptive research design was used and a census was done involving all the workers in the five departments of Amiran (K) Limited. Both quantitative and qualitative data was gathered and analyzed using quantitative and qualitative procedures. The study found that the organization has adopted inventory management techniques to improve efficiency and the overall performance. The study established that the organization is keen on collaborative relationships with suppliers and is open to sharing information with partners. The findings revealed that inventory management plays a significant role in enabling the organization to enjoy competitiveness and achieve operations efficiency. The study found that collaborative relationships helps the suppliers improve products quality and there is willingness of collaboration in strategic decision making. The study concluded that inventory management has enabled the organization to put in place proper material handling processes and there is a significant influence of collaborative relationships and organization performance. The study recommends that Agribusiness firms should come up with policy frameworks to facilitate the inventory management techniques implementation. Managers should also give special attention to information sharing through collaborative relationships in order to improve organizational performance. Keywords: Agribusiness, Market Demands, Organizational Performance, Supply Chain.

scholarly journals Articles Review on Forward and Reverse Supply Chain/ Closed Loop Supply Chain Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-26
Author(s):  
Diriba Ayele Gebisa
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Closed Loop ◽  
Organization Performance ◽  
Reverse Supply Chain ◽  
Closed Loop Supply Chain ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Large Numbers

Despite the increasing popularity of research in supply chain management significant number of research focused on forward supply chain management by neglecting one of the most important part of supply chain that is reverse supply chain management, which complete supply chain management as closed loop. Large numbers of prior research consider only one variable at a time to see performance of forward or reverse supply chain on organizational performance. However, supply chain performance is the function of different combination of variables. Therefore, this paper review the effects of transportation, inventory management, facility location and information sharing in closed loop supply chain practices on organization performance.

Supply Chain Management Practices, Competitive Advantage and Organizational Performance

2018 ◽  
pp. 1181-1207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajwinder Singh ◽  
H.S. Sandhu ◽  
B.A. Metri ◽  
Rajinder Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Chain Management

Supply chain is the process of continuous flow of products or services from source to the destination. Supply chain management has become an effective tool now a day to survive in this competitive world. Organizations do their best to harvest profits by adopting better supply chain management practices for competitive advantage and organizational performance. In this paper an attempt has been made to understand the relationship among supply chain practices, competitive advantage, and organizational performance using structural equation modelling. This research conceptualizes and develops five secondary dimensions of supply chain practices (Use of technology, SC speed, Customer satisfaction, SC integration, and Inventory management). The research also identifies four primary competitive advantage components (Inventory management, Customer satisfaction, Profitability, and Customer base identification) and six primary organizational performance components (Financial Performance, Market performance, SC competencies, Customer satisfaction, Stakeholder satisfaction, and Innovation and learning). The data for analysis was collected from top 10 non-livestock organized retail players operating in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, New Delhi and, Gurgaon in India. The relationships in the proposed framework were tested using structural equation modelling. The results indicate that Indian retailers know that competitive advantage has high impact on SCP but they have less understanding in matching SCP and competitive advantage with organizational performance.

Supply Chain Management Practices, Competitive Advantage and Organizational Performance

2018 ◽  
pp. 871-897
Author(s):  
Rajwinder Singh ◽  
H.S. Sandhu ◽  
B.A. Metri ◽  
Rajinder Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Chain Management

Supply chain is the process of continuous flow of products or services from source to the destination. Supply chain management has become an effective tool now a day to survive in this competitive world. Organizations do their best to harvest profits by adopting better supply chain management practices for competitive advantage and organizational performance. In this paper an attempt has been made to understand the relationship among supply chain practices, competitive advantage, and organizational performance using structural equation modelling. This research conceptualizes and develops five secondary dimensions of supply chain practices (Use of technology, SC speed, Customer satisfaction, SC integration, and Inventory management). The research also identifies four primary competitive advantage components (Inventory management, Customer satisfaction, Profitability, and Customer base identification) and six primary organizational performance components (Financial Performance, Market performance, SC competencies, Customer satisfaction, Stakeholder satisfaction, and Innovation and learning). The data for analysis was collected from top 10 non-livestock organized retail players operating in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, New Delhi and, Gurgaon in India. The relationships in the proposed framework were tested using structural equation modelling. The results indicate that Indian retailers know that competitive advantage has high impact on SCP but they have less understanding in matching SCP and competitive advantage with organizational performance.

Supply Chain Management Practices, Competitive Advantage and Organizational Performance

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajwinder Singh ◽  
H.S. Sandhu ◽  
B.A. Metri ◽  
Rajinder Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Equation Modelling

Supply chain is the process of continuous flow of products or services from source to the destination. Supply chain management has become an effective tool now a day to survive in this competitive world. Organizations do their best to harvest profits by adopting better supply chain management practices for competitive advantage and organizational performance. In this paper an attempt has been made to understand the relationship among supply chain practices, competitive advantage, and organizational performance using structural equation modelling. This research conceptualizes and develops five secondary dimensions of supply chain practices (Use of technology, SC speed, Customer satisfaction, SC integration, and Inventory management). The research also identifies four primary competitive advantage components (Inventory management, Customer satisfaction, Profitability, and Customer base identification) and six primary organizational performance components (Financial Performance, Market performance, SC competencies, Customer satisfaction, Stakeholder satisfaction, and Innovation and learning). The data for analysis was collected from top 10 non-livestock organized retail players operating in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, New Delhi and, Gurgaon in India. The relationships in the proposed framework were tested using structural equation modelling. The results indicate that Indian retailers know that competitive advantage has high impact on SCP but they have less understanding in matching SCP and competitive advantage with organizational performance.

scholarly journals The effect of competency management on organizational performance through supply chain integration and quality

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeplin Jiwa Husada Tarigan ◽  
Jenny Mochtar ◽  
Sautma Ronni Basana ◽  
Hotlan Siagian
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Supply Chain Integration ◽  
Organization Performance ◽  
Company Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Operational Capability ◽  
Simultaneous Testing ◽  
Competency Management

Synergy is built by manufacturing companies with suppliers and customers in the supply chain to improve organization performance. The research provides simultaneous testing of competency management, supply chain integration, supply chain quality, operational capability as a strategy to improve company performance. Collecting data for medium and large manufacturing companies in Indonesia are performed by sending a questionnaire link via email and WhatsApp. 625 respondents received the questionnaires and 152 respondents filled them with a response rate of 24.32%. Data analysis were performed using partial least squares to test the hypotheses and found that competency management had a direct impact on supply chain integration (0.598), supply chain quality (0.387) and operational capability (0.346). Supply chain integration affects increasing supply chain quality (0.428), operational capability (0.619) and organizational performance (0.255). Supply chain quality impacts increasing operational capability (0.260) and does not significantly affect organizational performance (0.018). The operational capability of a manufacturing company has an impact on improving organizational performance (0.584). Practical contribution is that managers who manage the supply chain must continue to enhance skills and knowledge and supply chain components in quality for increased performance.

Supply Chain Management Perspective on Shortages in Drugs Sourcing

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-85
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar ◽  
Dofilia Sinangui Kaloia
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Disruption Management ◽  
Drug Supply ◽  
Supply Chain Disruption ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Management Perspective ◽  
Optimum Manner

Drug supply shortages globally make hospitals vulnerable. It effects service delivery and patient satisfaction apart from endangering lives. Further, drug sourcing to ensure supply to satisfy patients' needs is a strategic priority for any health care system in any country. Katutura hospital and Namibia is no exception. However, frequent drug shortages have created difficulty in ensuring patients get prescribed medication. Adopting a descriptive research design, pharmacists, and nurses were surveyed and 22 questionnaires were distributed out of which 21 (95%) responded in full. The main objective of this study was to identify the causes of the drug supply shortage from a supply chain perspective and suggest strategies to deal with the shortage in an optimum manner. The findings reveal supply chain disruption, management inefficiencies, are inadequate inventory management are some of the main causes for drug supply shortage resulting in difficulties and inefficiencies for proper drug delivery and supply.

Introduction to International Transportation and Logistics

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Gokce Cicek Ceyhun ◽  
Hilal Yıldırır Keser
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Material Handling ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
The 1950S

Logistics is the management of the flow of goods, information, and resources between the point of origin and the point of consumption. It is a business concept that evolved during the 1950s due to the increasing complexity of supplying businesses with materials and transporting products in an increasingly globalized supply chain. The complexity led to a call for experts in the process called logisticians. Work in logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, packaging, human resources, and sometimes security. The goal is to manage the life cycle of a project from birth to completion. The main functions of a qualified logistician include inventory management, purchasing, transportation, warehousing, consultation, and organizing and planning of these activities. Logisticians combine a professional knowledge of each of these functions to coordinate resources in an organization.

Managerial Autonomy and Performance of Project Based Non-Governmental Organizations in Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-33
Author(s):  
Fauziah Y Shani ◽  
Zachary Awino ◽  
Martin Ogutu ◽  
X N Iraki
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Organization Performance ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study sought to establish the effect of managerial autonomy on performance of project based non-governmental organizations in Kenya. Dynamic Capability theory guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive research design and positivism philosophy A total of 114 project based NGOs formed the study sample size. The study narrowed down the scope to those NGOs whose headquarters are in Nairobi due to the perceived heterogeneity of the same and the centrality of the location. The respondents included top, middle and lower cadre executives. The study employed the use of a structured questionnaire to collect primary data. A regression model was used to test the degree and respective significance of the association between the study variables. Managerial autonomy was conceptualized of political influence, security of tenure was found not to have a weak positive effect on organizational performance as measured by completion time, relevance/ suits purpose, sustainability and budget. The study concluded managerial autonomy will result to better organization performance.

scholarly journals Supply chain and inventory management: A bibliographic review

2021 ◽  
pp. 45368-45371
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Inventory Management ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Stock Control ◽  
Product Availability ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
Management Techniques ◽  
Advanced Knowledge

In order for stocks to be used with the lowest level of losses possible, there is a need to use control systems. This scientific article has a review about the stock in general, where it is discoursed on definition, classification and inherent costs as also inventory management, highlighting models and methods for their management. Some of the main indicators used in inventory management are presented, such as physical inventory, inventory accuracy, service level, inventory coverage, demand versus consumption, stock location, inventory reduction and ABC curve. Inventory management helps companies achieve adequate levels of inventory, thus ensuring greater product availability to the consumer with as little inventory as possible. Such control allows the manager to identify flaws and opportunities for improvement in the process. The inventory management theories in the article could be used by inventory managers who seek to improve and optimize their process. This research conducts a review of the main inventory management methods, and the main resources and benefits in stock control. The inventory management techniques described in the article can be implemented by managers without the need for advanced knowledge of statistics and programming. These are fundamental technical practices, which serve as a basis for the possible implementation of inventory management procedures.

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