DOREEN NTINYARI MWIRIGI
STUDENT JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
DR. SUSAN WERE
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

CITATION: Mwirigi, N. D & Were, S (2014). Assessment of Factors Affecting Supply Chain Management Performance in Kenya Public Institutions-A Case of The Judiciary. European Journal of Business Management, 2(1), 141-155.

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting Supply Chain Management performance within the Kenyan Public Institutions, and covered the case of the Judiciary. The objectives of the study were; establishing the effect of Strategic Supplier Partnerships, Information Sharing, Training and Development and Human Resource Capacity on Supply Chain Management Performance. The study was descriptive by design. There are 159 supply chain management staffs of the Judiciary within the country. Out of these, the researcher randomly sampled 48 staff to which the questionnaires were administered.  A cluster sampling methodology which allocates selected samples to existing geographical divisions in the country will be used. Data was collected through the questionnaire which was organized to answer set objectives in the study. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics i.e. frequency distributions and measures of central tendencies. The results of the survey were presented using tables, charts and graphs. The SPSS computer software was used to aid the analysis. The study used ANOVA to test the level of significance of the variables on the dependent variable at 95% level of significance. In addition, the study conducted a multiple regression analysis. The study established that strategic supplier partnership, information sharing, human resource capacity and training and development had a positive influence on supply chain management performance of the Kenya’s public Institutions.

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