The Effect Of Procurement Process On The Procurement Performance In An Organization Case Study: The Uganda National Bureau Of Standards (Unbs)

ABSTRACT

The research report 1s structured into the background to the study, literature review,

methodology, the study findings and finally discussion, conclusion, summery and

recommendations. This study was carried out at the Uganda national bureau of standards

(UNBS)

The specific objectives of this study were to; To establish the different steps or procedures in

the procurement process. To examine the Key Performance Indicators of purchasing

performance. To establish the relationship between procurement process and Purchasing

Performance.

The study was a descriptive case study in nature, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative

approaches. The study population included all procurement related staff, members all

totaling to 44 while the sample size was 24, data was gathered using both questionnaires and

interviews while secondary data was from publications, books ,journals, acts and some

organizational records.

In chapter four, presentations including illustrations, analysis and interpretations of the

research findings were fully presented, clearly bringing out the various responses by

respondents on the questions asked under each study objective, these responses were

presented in graphs, pie charts and tabular forms for easy understanding.

In the last chapter, the study presented a thorough discussion, summery and conclusion on the

subject matter investigated, and recommended a number of efforts aimed at improving the procurement performance among others. Some areas for further research were also suggested