Abstract: E-procurement implementation in public procurement is considered as one way of enhancing efficiency and effectiveness within their supply chain management. However, notwithstanding the benefits of e-procurement, government ministries and departments in Kenya, particularly ministry of lands, housing and urban development Kisumu County have been slow in integrating e-procurement procedures within their procurement operations due to various challenges. The study sought to establish the role of e-procurement procedures on supply chain performance in ministry of lands Kisumu County. The study was guided by these specific objectives; to establish the level of e-procurement adoption and implementation at Kisumu county lands office, to establish how use of ICT has enhanced e-procurement integration within supply chain performance at Kisumu County Lands office, to determine how organizational factors affect supply chain performance in relation to Kisumu county lands office and finally to evaluate the forms of e-procurement on the supply chain performance at Kisumu county lands office. The study was based on the following theories; Technology Acceptance model theory, Diffusion theory, Diffusion of Innovation theory and lastly Network effect theory. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The target population was 300 employees at county lands office in Kisumu who comprised senior staff, procurement personnel, other members of staff and members of public coming to transact at the office. Out of these, a sample of 174 respondents was selected to give response to the study. A structured questionnaire was used to gather primary data. To test validity and reliability the questionnaires were pilot tested before being issued to the respondents. Quantitative method of data analysis was used to analyze the collected data which was analyzed using descriptive statistics software using SPSS version 21.0 for generation of descriptive statistics as well as inferential statistics. The study concluded that E-procurement adoption, use of ICT in procurement, organizational factors and forms of e-procurement have a positive effect on supply chain performance in ministry of lands Kisumu County. It therefore recommends that a flexible e-procurement operational system should be adopted through proper research to effectively help any organization and business entities fulfill their ever changing needs and also help in dealing with challenges that may arise from a dynamic global business setting. The study therefore recommend that decision makers and other senior management should support and implement suitable e-procurement systems backed by communication infrastructure tailored to their operations. They should also partner with service providers, adopt the right ICT tools and training of staff on the use of the systems. However, proper need identification should be undertaken to ensure appropriate software and the right external partners are sourced to enable a cost effective e-procurement implementation within government ministries.
Keywords: Supply Chain Performance, E-procurement Adoption, Organizational factors, Forms of e-procurement.
Title: ROLE OF E-PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES ON SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE IN GOVERNMENT MINISTRY: A CASE STUDY OF MINISTRY OF LANDS KISUMU
Author: David Chogo Mulweye, Dr. Samson Nyang’au Paul
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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