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    Assessment on the effect of electronic procurement on supply chain performance in Tanzania: Bakhresa Group Ltd
    (Mzumbe University, 2019) Mayunga, Josephine Alfred
    This researcher intended to assess the effect of electronic procurement on supply chain performance in Tanzania. Specific coverage of this study was intended: to analyze influence of electronic tendering on Supply Chain (SC) performance, to examine influence of e-informing on SC performance, and to estimate contribution of e-payment on SC performance. Investigation was conducted at Bakhressa Group Ltd located in Dar es Salaam region. From the population of 193 a sample of 130 respondents was obtained. The methods of data collection were documentary, questionnaire interviews, and observation the selection techniques of the respondents were purposive sampling and simple random sampling. This study involved mixed strategies which were qualitative and quantitative analysis. From the findings it was observed that e-tendering is positively and significantly influencing Supply Chain performance. Furthermore, the researcher noted that e-informing is also positively and significantly influencing supply Chain performance, likewise, e-payment is contributing positively to Supply Chain performance in Tanzania. On the basis of the above findings, the study recommends that Tanzania Government should analyze and advance its e-tendering activities in order to ensure that it not only stays positive and significant, but also progress it. It is suggested that the administration is required to ensure that all modules from purchasing requisition to good receipt note should be controlled through e-procurement. This will eradicate waste in procurement process such as delay, postal; administration cost, auditing will be easy and well maintained, as well as corruption will be reduced. Moreover, as einforming positively and significantly influence supply chain performance, it is necessary for organizations to collect information for supplier qualification which includes: experience, previous clientele as well as disseminating that information to the appropriate suppliers.
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    Contribution of electronic business practices on performance of supermarket procurement function in Tanzania : A case of selected supermarkets in Dar es Salaam
    (Mzumbe University, 2019) Matekere, Alfaksadi Y.
    The main objective of this study was to assess the contribution of electronic business practices on performance of supermarket procurement function in Tanzania. Specifically the study aimed at determining the effect of e-inventory management systems on performance of supermarket procurement function, establishing the effect of e-sourcing on performance of supermarket procurement function, evaluating the effect of e-payment on performance of supermarket procurement function, and assessing the effect of e-archiving on performance of supermarket procurement function. The study was carried out at CHOPPIES, TSN and VILLAGE supermarkets in Dar es Salaam, adopting both qualitative and quantitative approaches under the case study design. Simple random, purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to select 75 respondents whereas questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data. The collected data were analyzed through content analysis, descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression. The findings show that there is a positive significant relationship between, e- inventory management system, e-sourcing, e-archiving and the performance of supermarket procurement function. On the other hand it was revealed that there is negative significant relationship between e-payment and performance of supermarket procurement function. The study recommends that the government of Tanzania should insist on application of electronic systems in procurement activities throughout the public institutions in order to achieve the advantages which the private organizations obtain in using electronic systems. Furthermore academicians should conduct more researches concerning application of electronic systems in procurement activities which in turn will stimulate adoption of e-procurement in ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in the government and private operations.
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    Factors influencing performance of distribution system in beverage companies : A case of selected beverage companies in Dar es Salaam region
    (Mzumbe University, 2014) Kakama, Peter S.
    The key objective of this study was to assess the factors influencing performance of distribution system in beverage companies by focusing on the selected beverage companies as a case study. Particularly, the study aimed to determine the influence of the information and communication technology, staffs competence and management support on the performance of distribution system in beverage companies. The study was conducted in Dar es Salaam at several beverage companies and used case study research design. And used both primary and secondary data collection methods. Primary data were collected with the use of questionnaires and interview guides while secondary data collection involved the use of documentary reviews. Also the study used snowball and simple randomly as techniques for sampling with the 100 respondents as a sample size. A correlation and regression analysis were engaged to elucidate the amount of relationship between the variables both dependent and independents and analyze the data. Additional, tables, charts and graphs were used to present the study results. The study findings indicate that; information and communication technology and management support had a positive significant impact on the performance of the distribution system in beverage companies. Unfortunately staffs competence had less influence on the performance of the distribution system in beverage companies. The finding of the study implies that information and communication technology and management support must be given due consideration if the companies want to improve and successes in their distribution system performance. Based on the study results obtained, the researcher recommends that there is need for providing intensive and frequent trainings to the staffs in form of seminars and workshop so as to increase and improve their competence also to increase the uses of ICT tools like EPOS and other digital platform so as create awareness to their customers hence build good distribution system in their companies and also management within the companies must allow self creativity and innovations of their staffs and providing loans so as to motivate staffs to do better in distribution matters.