Global Supply Chain Management Practices and Performance of Toyota Kenya Limited
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Date
2015-11Author
Khaseke, Adelaide A
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Globally, the manufacturing sector is growing rapidly in India and China and has shrunk
in most advanced economies. The growth will require several changes, which include
significant increase in productivity and quality at the plant levels, pursuit of worldwide
competitive manufacturing strategies and operations and successful integration into the
global supply chains. The study sought to establish the effects of the adopted global
supply chain practices on the performance of Toyota Kenya Limited. The objectives of
the study included establishing the global supply chain management practices adopted by
Toyota Kenya Limited and determining the relationship between global supply chain
management practices and organizational performance of Toyota Kenya limited. The
study adopted a case study descriptive research design. The study had 71 respondents.
Since the target population was small, the study would incorporate all staff of Supply
chain departments, hence a census study will be conducted. The study collected both
primary and secondary data. Pearson’s correlation test was conducted to identify the
correlation between the organisational performance and the adopted supply chain
practices. The study found out that Toyota Kenya Limited adopted strategic sourcing to
the supply chain network design affecting the organizational performance of the company
and work environment and the organizational culture affected the organizational
performance of the company. The study also established that the company purchases
quality products to a greater extent. The study found out that practicing supply chain
management has an effect on the performance of the organization. The study found out
that the company’s supply chain network design contains an excellent compositional
identification of suppliers, manufactures and distributors. The study concludes that
adopting global supply chain practices affects the performance of Toyota Kenya Limited.
The study further concludes that Toyota Kenya Limited adopted strategic sourcing to the
supply chain network design affecting its organizational performance, work environment
and the organizational culture. The study also concluded that the company purchases
quality products to a greater extent. the study found out that the company’s supply chain
network design contains an excellent compositional identification of suppliers,
manufactures and distributors. The study further concludes that the purchasing manager
monitors the company’s environment and shares relevant information with suppliers and
colleagues. The study recommended that the management to continuously improve their
supply chain management practices benchmark the same and ensure that the practices
remain relevant. Toyota Kenya limited can save on financing costs in addition to
achieving competitive advantage over the competitors and greatly improved performance
Publisher
University of Nairobi