dc.contributor.author | Gaylade, Owala E | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-31T10:07:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-31T10:07:56Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/106184 | |
dc.description.abstract | Suppliers play a key role is enhancing performance of the organization and maintaining a
competitive advantage .However, many firm have succeeded by ensuring they select
suppliers that add value to the organization while others have failed by having suppliers
that don’t add up to the organizations growth and development .This study was set out to
examine selected factors of supplier prequalification on organization performance a case
study of Danish Refugee Council . The specific objectives of the study were ; To examine
the effect of supplier capacity on supplier prequalification and organizational performance
.To examine the effect of supplier pricing on supplier prequalification and organizational
performance .To examine the effect of professional ethics on supplier prequalification and
organizational performance. To examine the effect of supplier financial status on supplier
prequalification and organizational performance .The study was anchored on data
envelopment analysis (DEA), the Analytic Hierarchy Processes (AHP) and Total Cost of
Ownership Models as theoretical backing with discussed relevance to the study. The study
employed descriptive research design targeting 40 employees working for the Danish
Refugee Council in Kenya. The study adopted the questionnaire as the research instrument
to collect primary data from the field. Data collected was coded and analyzed
quantitatively. This study observed that the selected factors of supplier prequalification
mainly supplier capacity, supplier pricing, professional ethics and financial status had an
influence on the prequalification processes. Out of these findings, the study recommended
stiff concern be taken when selecting supplier in particular their past history, financial base
and supply capacity from past assignments to determine their abilities to deliver upon
prequalified for supply. The study suggested further studies on other factors affecting
supplier selection since this study only focused on a few selected factors and their impact
on organization performance. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | university of nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | Supplier Prequalification on Organizational Performance | en_US |
dc.title | Selected Factors of Supplier Prequalification on Organizational Performance- a Case Study of Danish Refugee Council | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |