dc.contributor.author | Gichere, Esther W | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-10T12:26:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-10T12:26:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21380 | |
dc.description.abstract | Lean thinking seeks ways of eliminating waste. Lean thinking has been applied in both
the manufacturing and service industries and is therefore applicable to any industry. The
aim of the study was to examine the degree of adoption of lean principles in the Kenyan
petroleum industry. Linked to this is the notion that the adoption of lean principles leads
to market leadership as indicated by profitability.
A survey of the major petroleum companies in Kenya was conducted. The target
population comprised of the five major petroleum companies that dominate the Kenyan
market. The list of the five major companies was obtained from the Petroleum Institute
of East Africa (PIEA). Because the relevant data were not available in secondary form,
primary data collection was necessary. The questionnaire was divided into three parts:
part A had general questions about the company; part B comprised of a scale to measure
the extent of adoption of lean principles in the company and part C had operational
dimensions of lean principles. The questionnaire was distributed electrically and in some
instances by hand delivery. It was self administered with a few instances requiring a
short interview.
From the study it was found that the companies in the Kenyan petroleum industry had
widely adopted the lean principles and thus there continued leadership position in the
Kenya market. Other companies are encouraged to adopt these principles in order to
follow this path. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | Petroleum industry | en |
dc.subject | Lean thinking | en |
dc.subject | Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA) | en |
dc.subject | Kenya | en |
dc.title | The extent of adoption of lean thinking in the Kenyan petroleum industry | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | School of Business, University of Nairobi | en |