| dc.description.abstract | The overall objective of this study was to evaluate supply chain management practices
as a source of competitiveness in the national Government of Kenya in Ruiru subcounty.
The specific objectives of this study were to establish supply chain
management practices used by the national government, determine the relationship
between supply chain management practices and competitiveness in the national
government and describe the challenges of supply chain management practices faced
by the national Government of Kenya in Ruiru sub-county. Primary data was
collected using questionnaires and was summarized, edited, coded, tabulated and
analyzed. The data was analyzed using percentages, means, standard deviations and
frequencies. The information was also represented by use of bar charts, graphs and pie
charts and in prose-form. These measures were used to describe the characteristics of
the collected data. Correlation and multiple linear regression were used to establish
the degree of associations among the study variables. From the research findings,
misinformed advocacy groups, lack of clear definitions, incomparable environmental
information and awareness of marketing and sales were the impediments of
information technology factors that were influencing supply chain management
practices. The recommendations are mainly to the Kenyan Government. Kenyan
Government needs to expand supply chain management, integrating the bulk of the
country’s population into profitable supply chains that satisfy these demands, and
investment in areas of technical production, public market infrastructure, and the legal
and regulatory environment. | en_US |
