Materials Planning and Performance of the Purchasing Department in Mine Action Yei, South Sudan

ABSTRACT

The study was about the impact of materials planning on the performance of the purchasing Function in Mine Action Yei South Sudan. The study was basically in one organization (Mine Action). This organization is a branch of the Norwegian Peoples Aid Main activities. There activities include health provision to the South Sudanese, Agricultural training, Training of Health Workers, training of community workers, and finally the organization has formed an organization that deals in the Removal of Mines in South Sudan. The researcher chose to carry out a res.earch on the impact of materials planning on the performance of the purchasing function due to the rudimental and traditional practices of procurement in organizations and as case in point, Mine Action was chosen among the many organizations that are based in south Sudan. The findings of the study were expressed later in chapter four of this book. The researcher expressed in detail the objective of the study and it was shown openly that the objectives rhymes with the research questions that were presented in chapter one of this book. The study also presented theories that govern materials planning as indicated in chapter one of this book. The researched was guided by a questionnaire that was administered with reference to the research questions and the findings were presented in a tabulated format and bar graphs weFe drawn to help present the findings of the study. Conclusions and recommendations were presented in chapter five of this book and way forward for the findings were reached in the discussion of the findings of the study.