ABSTRACT Supply chain risks is a growing global threat to manybusinesses.A survey done by Business Continuity Institute established that 85% of firms experienced at least three supply chain disruptions annually resulting in less revenues, declining customers and damaged reputations. The manufacturing sector is one of the big four plans through which the government of Kenya aims at making Kenya a newly industrializing, middle income country providing high quality life for all its citizen by th...
ABSTRACT Risk iassessment ipractices ienable iorganizations ito iprioritize irisks ito iestablish imost ito ileast icritical iimportance iin iranking. iRisks iare ievents icaused iby iuncertainties, iwhich ican ihave ipositive ior inegative ieffect ion ithe iproject iobjective. iSupply ichains ihave iexpanded irapidly iover ithe idecades, iwith ithe iaim ito iincrease iproductivity, ilower icosts iand ifulfill idemands iin iemerging imarkets. iHowever, ithere iare irisks iwithin ithe iorganiz...
ABSTRACT Millions of dollars get wasted due to inefficient and ineffective procurement structures, committees, policies and procedures. Against this backdrop the study assessed procurement committees and procurement laws in the northern region of Ghana by specifically determining the level at which the procurement committees comply with the contract value threshold in the Northern region, examining whether there are significant differences in the use procurement methods in reducing corruptio...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to assess the effect of procurement practices on performance of private universities in Greater Accra. The study employed a descriptive survey research design and was supported by the quantitative research approach. The population included some 250 procurement officers and procurement heads of all the 43 accredited private universities in Greater Accra Region. Descriptive statistics (Mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentages) and inferential statisti...