ABSTRACT The growth of supermarkets in Luanda town has not come without any challenges. While most retail outlets tend to cherish competition and encourage growth, it is surprising that two third of these firms drop out of the growth curve of the product lifecycle this is according to Vihiga county government in the ministry of trade which stated that in the past years the growth in retail outlets presence dropped by 25% citing reasons among them insufficient attention to SCM practices. Previ...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, the issue of managing the maintenance of water supply facilities still remains a big problem in rural water provision. One of the recurring issues in rural water supply is how to ensure sustainability of water supply facilities. The main objective of this study therefore, was to examine the maintenance structures as they exist for the effective management of water supply facilities in the Builsa District. The research was a non-interventional study, and using simple random ...
Abstract Effective performance is a desire for any institution when adequate supplier relationship exists. Counties that embrace efficient supplier relationship management have achieved massive economic development. Adequate supplier evaluation and development of supply base can reduce cost of public projects and boost value. However inadequate scrutiny of suppliers leads to poor quality of deliverables, escalated cost and higher risk of non-performance. Poor relations with suppliers coupled...
ABSTRACT Optimal allocation of products to downstream locations is a major requirement for minimizing the distribution costs associated with supply chain systems. Unfortunately many supply chain managers rely on, their intuition and feelings to make these allocation decisions. In this study a mathematical model was developed for minimizing the distribution cost in a multi-product 2-echleon supply chain system. The distribution system of a leading bottling plant in Nigeria was studied to under...
Abstract Supply Chain Management is a crucial activity that entails overseeing the movement of materials form the source, throughput, to the end consumer. However, in this endeavour, there are increased instances of uncertainties i.e. speeds of delivery, flexibility and environmental factors that affect the services rendered to the end consumer. This drives the concept of supply chain agility which focuses on the speeds of response to any changes in the consumer demands. The healthcare secto...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to establish the effect of procurement outsourcing on serviCe ddinory in uganda. The study had three specific ol:Jjectives to achieve: to determine the extent to which procurement outsourcing in Mukono, uganda, to determine the effect of procurement outsourcing on service delivery in Mukono, Uganda and to determine the challenges in procurement outsourcing in Mukono, uganda. The collected data was edited and cleaned for completeness and consistency in preparat...
Abstract: The research aims to investigate factors affecting Supply chain performance of wheat flour factory with a special emphasizes on manufacturing of wheat flour in central Oromia, more specifically in Eastern Shewa, Arsi and western Arsi zones. Simple random sampling technique was employed to select 186 sample respondents out of total population of 402 among farmers, traders, and flour factory manager. Survey data was collected from the sample respondents from beginning to end data. Bo...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION ............................................................................................................................ iAPPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. iiDEDICATION .............................................................................................................................. iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................... :: ...
Abstract: Dairy value chains in Ethiopia face a series of challenges. Stakeholders in the participatory model-building approach of this research and prior studies noted that feed and market related challenges are among the critical factors impeding development of dairy value chains. Increased production and reliable supply of dairy products were hampered by availability and fluctuation of feeds. Traditional system dairy producers also lack market outlets or connection to remunerating ones. O...
Abstract: Potato crop is important for its contribution to food security and as income support to a large proportion of the rural households. However, enhancing potato farmers to reach markets and actively engage in the potato value chain is a key issue needed in the study area. This paper was aimed to identify value chains and their performance, factors affecting marketed surplus and farmers’ choice of market channels using survey data collected from randomly selected 120 farmers and from...
TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION ................................. :: .. , ...................................................................................... ii APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. iii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgement ....................................
ABSTRACT A study on honey value chain was conducted at Bukombe district in Shinyanga region. Data collection was from September to December 2012 which was the honey flows period for the second harvest. Structured household questionnaires and face to face interview were used in primary data collection. Specifically, the study intended to: (i) determine profitability and market share of honey actors (ii) map the value chain actors of honey in the study area and (iii) evaluate the factors influ...
ABSTRACT The study as the impacts of marketing logistics on the corporate profitability in the industry a ( case study of NBPLC,ENUGU IC) was carried out with the following objectives: To determine if consumers are satisfied with the marketing logistics strategies adoptioned by Nigeria brewery plc Enugu. To offer solutions and suggestion on how to tackle and alleviate distribution problems identified. In order to achieve the above objectives. Three sets of questionnaire were prepa...
EXTENDED ABSTRACT Gender inequalities are said to be a stumbling block to development efforts. Conversely inequalities are reported in many agricultural value chains. Therefore, understanding of gender participation differences within Sunflower Value Chain (SVC) is important in promoting sustainable and equitable opportunities in the agricultural value chain. This study was set to map the sunflower value chain and analyse the levels and determinants of gender participation along the chain. ...
Recently, pressures from globalization have reinvigorated the need to ensure food, safety, national quality, customers demand for convenience, variety and quality combined with new possibilities created by the biotechnology revolution have all led to changing attitude in which the industry becomes more directed at creating products that match what is demanded by consumers. This process is known as chain reversal. A change frorri supply based approach to a demand based approach (Muhlenberg, 20...