dc.contributor.author | Ouko, F. O | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-11T08:31:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-05-11T08:31:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1993 | |
dc.identifier.citation | A Management Research Project Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements of the Degree of Masters of Business Administration (MBA), School Of Business, University Of Nairobi | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/21770 | |
dc.description.abstract | The primary objectives of this study was to determine whether the
choice criteria used by purchasing agents to select supplier s
varies with the type of product and the type of +industry . The
industries of concern were food processing engineering and
chemicals while the products of concern were consumable supplies
and processed materials.
Through the use of factor analysis the t nt e r r e l at i on s h t p s among
the 1a r 9e Nurnber 0 fat tribute s was examined so as t 0 a c h -j eve a
smaller set of attributes which might be more d~~le. The
relationship between the industries was examined throguh the use
of ran kin 9 s by the i n du s t r -i e san d 9 rap hie alp res en tat -i0n 01' the
mean attribute importance.
The findings f r orn the analyses led to the conclusion that the
at t rib ute s CO) -i de e dim p0 r tan t wi 11 v a r y w i Ul the t y pe 0 pro due t
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and t: he t Yl-H:~ 0 f -j ndust r y , A similarity in the general trond of -- the r e l s ive t mpo r t nee 0 the attributes 'Vas observed b et we en
the industries in some cases.
The observations of this study should be interpreted in
con s -j de rat ion 0 f the 1 i mit at ion s 0 f the s t u d Y , s pee i fie ally | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | An investigation of the attributes considered important in the purchase of different industrial products. | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
local.publisher | Business Administration | en |