| dc.description.abstract | The concept of Supply chain management has received increasing attention from
academicians, consultants, and business managers alike. Specific drivers for the
increasing popularity may be traced to trends in global sourcing, an emphasis on time
and quality-based competition, and their respective contributions to greater
environmental uncertainty. The study focused on answering the following research
questions; what transport management practices are being used in humanitarian
organisations in Kenya? Is there any relationship between transport management
practices and logistics performance of humanitarian organisations? The Research
design used was descriptive design. The population of study comprised of all the
humanitarian logistics firms that make appeals for assistance and are actually
involved in the distribution of the aid received to the intended beneficiaries. The study
used primary data which was collected using a questionnaire and data was analysed
using descriptive statistics including mean and standard deviation using Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) program. The study concluded that any set of
performance metrics should represent performance indicators in the logistics chain,
include financial and control elements, distinguish between different levels in the
organisation, indicate the relationship between logistics functions and be capable for
use as a calculation model in order to obtain quantifiable results. The study
recommends that an education, teaching, training and research network that can
initiate and/ or consolidate educational programmes in humanitarian logistics in the
country, leading to a variety of competencies and qualifications should be developed
together with a development of a humanitarian logistics network that brings together
participants from industry, government and academia to develop specialized systems
for humanitarian logistics. | en_US |
