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Value Chain Management: A Survey Of Practices Of Large Manufacturing Firms In Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 2003-10)In the global environment of the 21st century, a business can no longer afford to be only domestically oriented. One of the most important phenomenon of the 20th century has been the international expansion of the industry. ... -
Value chain mapping to assess Governance challenges, food safety risks, and escherichia coli genetic diversity along the Dairy food system in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Food systems present complicated networks where production and distribution of food products can either be achieved through simple or complex value chains. Such system complexities present avenues for introduction, ... -
Value Chain Performance and the Profitability of Indigenous Petroleum Marketing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Value chain performance can lead to improvement in the profitability of an organization. The main aim of this study was to establish the impact of value chain performance and the profitability of indigenous petroleum ... -
Value chain practices and management at the Kenya Meat Commission
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The main purpose of the study determined how the value chain practices affect management at Kenya Meat Commission. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to establish the various value chain practices ... -
Value Creation Through Strategic Partnerships Between Businesses and Health Ngo’s in Nairobi - Kenya
(University of NairobiBusiness Administration,, 2013)In a dynamic environment, organizational success can be determined by strategic networking. Organizations must also tap into opportunities by monitoring their competitive environment. This means that organizations must ... -
A value focused analysis of mobile information technology: a case of the media industry in Kenya
(2013-01-03)The rapid pace of technological change is creating a wide array of new business opportunities. Ultimately this has the capacity to change almost every aspect of business life. Of significant interest and importance is ... -
Value Innovation Strategies and Operational Performance of Selected Restaurants in Nairobi Kenya
(2014)In today’s fiercely competitive environment, most firms have only one choice to innovate or die. Many innovation and creativity studies have focused on providing solutions or solving problems using technology, thus ... -
Value management: A tool for cost management in the building industry in Kenya
(Department of Urban and Regional planning, 2009)This research project is an evaluation of the application of value management as a tool for cost management in the building industry in Kenya. The construction industry is a key sector of the economy. It involves large ... -
The value of acacia brevispica and leucaena leucocephala seedpods as dry season-supplement for calves in arid areas of Kenya
(University of NairobiDEPARTMENT OF RANGE MANAGEMENT, 1993)Two feeding experiments were conducted to evaluate Acacia brevispica and Leucaena leucocephala seedpods as dry season supplements in terms of nutrient composition and liveweight performance. In feeding experiment one ... -
The Value of Corporate Parenting to Multinational Companies Listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi,School of Business, 2013)The study was designed to investigate into the value of corporate parenting to multinational companies listed in Nairobi Securities Exchange. The study also focused on establishing the key factors and extent into which ... -
The value of electronic money transfer system in business process management in the banking sector: case study of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)As we enter the twenty-first century, business conducted over the Internet (which we refer to as 'e-business'), with its dynamic, rapidly growing, and highly competitive characteristics, promises new avenues for the creation ... -
Value of fine needle aspiration cytology in diagnosis of thyroid nodules at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi,Department of Human Pathology, 2001)Thyroid nodules are common at Kenyatta National Hospital. About five new cases are seen weekly. The results of 398 consecutive Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of thyroid from 383 patients performed and interpreted ... -
The value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in obstructive jaundice. A retrospective and prospective study at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2011)Introduction: Diseases of the hepatobiliary tree are common all over the world and recently developed magnetic resonance imaging techniques are increasingly finding application in the evaluation of biliary and pancreatic ... -
The value of paediatric upper gastrointestinal contrast studies: a Nairobi study
(University of NairobiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, 1999-08)In this prospective study carried out over a period of 6 months (July December 1998) to determine the value of paediatric upper gastrointestinal studies, a total of 67 children under 5 years of age were investigated. ... -
The value of peritoneal drains in perforated appendicitis at Kenyatta National Hospital
(2009)Introduction Unlike simple acute appendicitis, complicated appendicitis is challenging in management and outcome unpredictable. Controversies surround some aspects of its management like the right timing and type ... -
The value of single dose flucloxacillin in clean major surgical operations
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Medicine, 2002)A Randomized Prospective study to review the value of single dose Flucloxacillin as antibiotic prophylaxis in clean major surgical operations (Thyroidectomy, herniorrhaphy and mastectomy) was carried out at Kenyatta National ... -
The value of umbilical-cord-blood acid-base analysis in neonates delivered by elective caesarean section
(Dept of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2009)Background: The most objective measure (qualitative)of a neonate's acid-base status at birth is the analysis of its (easily attainable) umbilical cord blood. As a practice this is gaining worldwide recommendation by ... -
The value of using abbreviated burns severity index score in predicting the outcome of patients with moderate to severe thermal injuries at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi.Faculty of Medicine, 2008)BACKGROUD Burns constitute severe trauma for an individual patient. There exists a need to be able to document injury severity in the particular patient and reasonably predict outcome for purposes of patient management, ... -
Value Premium And Industry Type: Evidence From The Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2011)Investors will always want to invest in projects than can guarantee higher returns than others, holding risk constant. They therefore tend to employ strategies that will contribute to the realization of higher returns. ...
