Assessment of Materials Management in Kenyan Manufacturing Firms
Abstract
This study examined the recognition Kenyan manufact
uring firms are giving to materials
management and the benefits of adopting good materi
als management practices since long-term
success and survival of any firm depends on how wel
l their costs are managed. The study
surveyed medium and large manufacturing firms based
in Nairobi, Kenya. A stratified random
sampling technique was used to select 55 firms whil
e the data was collected using a structured
questionnaire consisting mainly of both close-ended
and open-ended questions. The data was
analysed through descriptive statistics such as pro
portions, percentages, median and mean. 23
percent of the firms were found to recognize materi
als management as they had an in-charge
reporting directly to the chief executive officer.
However, generally Kenyan firms were not
practicing professionalism in materials management
and owing to the huge amount of resources
they were committing on materials related activitie
s; a lot of emphasis need to be directed
towards materials management and it should be recog
nized as a top management function.
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