Logistics Strategy And Performance Of Organization. A Casestudy Of Civil Aviation Authoritya

ABSTRACT:

is research dealt with the effects of Logistics Strategy on of Organizations. This study was

tducted through a descriptive survey Performance research design. The study involved the

cfofCivil Aviation's Authority. This research was guided by research questions based on the

iables fore mentioned. The data concerning Logistics Strategy was generated from Logistics

I Procurement Journals and magazines. The study handled issues as cited fi·om the study

ectives; to examine the challenges encountered in logistics Strategy, to establish the logistics

nagement strategies and to find out the relationship between logistics Strategy and

formance of organizations.

;ample size of 50 respondents was determined using Solven's Formula; Respondents were

vided with questionnaires to answer so as to get their views on the subjects and some were

jected to interviews. It was found out that this research experienced in adequacy of the

tent due to the fact that Logistics Strategy was still unclea:rly understood by many logistics

1agers worldwide. When asked about the existence of challenges in managing Logistics in

il Aviation's Authority, it was found out that 74% of the respondents said yes, 18% were not

~ and only 8% answered to the negative. The researcher also found out that about 79% of the

Jondents thought strategies cited to improve logistics management were really necessary. As

1rds to the relationship between Logistics Strategy and Performance, it was fotmd that a

ority admitted that the two are totally connected such that without proper logistics Strategy,

1 there would be no performance .

• researcher concluded that; Study experienced in adequacy of the content mainly due to the

that logistics management was still not clearly understood by many logistics manager

'ldwide. All the same it was very inevitable to undertake a study on the topic 'Logistics 1tegy and Performance of Organizations' because of the increasing calls for all organizations Jroperly manage logistics. Civil Aviation's Authority should put in place an inventory tagement plan to efficiently manage their logistics. Implement a Just-in-Time logistics .tegy approach to mitigate on the challenges that usually tend to affect proper logistics .tegy in Civil Aviation's Authority. Put in place performance measurement mechanism to k the performance of the workers in Civil Aviation's Authority.