Abstract: The study aimed at determining the effect of procurements management practices on supply chain performance in public referral hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya. Specifically, the study determined the impact of competitive tendering, procurement transparency, procurement planning, and supplier approval monitoring on supply chain efficiency in referral hospitals in Nairobi County. The normalization process theory, resource-based view theory and supply chain operations reference model served as the anchored theories for the investigation. The research project used descriptive survey design. The three referral hospitals in Nairobi County, Kenya, were target population of the investigation. The unit of observation for this study were the 327 hospital managers, procurement officers, accountants and staff procurements. Stratified random sampling technique was utilized in picking 187 respondents. The correlation co-efficient (R ) indicates level of strength of relationship between variables in a study at 91%. The investigation concluded competitive tendering was positive and significant on supply chain performances (t= 1.711, pvalue > 0.05), procurement transparency has positive and significant effects on supply chain performances (t= 14.75, pvalue > 0.05) procurement planning have positive and substantial effects on supply chain performances (t=5.758, pvalue> 0.05) and supplier qualification managements had significant positive effects on supply chain performances (t= 3.719, p value = 0.05). The study recommended that governments should provide transparent reasons for the award based on predetermined standards once it has been made. The details of government contracts, including appendices, schedules, and references, must be made public.
Keywords: Competitive Tendering, Procurement Transparency, Procurement Planning, Supplier Qualification Monitoring and Supply Chain Performance.
Title: PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE OF NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITALS IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA
Author: Kamau Alice Njoki, Perris Chege
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
Vol. 11, Issue 2, October 2023 - March 2024
Page No: 14-22
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 06-October-2023
