| dc.description.abstract | Effective procurement plays a crucial role in ensuring the smooth functioning of supply
chains. However, in many faith-based organizations, limited compliance with established
procurement policies has often resulted in budget overruns, supply shortages, delivery
delays, and poor-quality materials. Such issues compromise the sustainability of projects
and weaken public confidence, even though these organizations depend largely on member
contributions to support socially oriented programs.Unlike profit-oriented and government
institutions, FBOs remain underexplored in procurement research. The general objective
of this study was to analyze the influence of procurement practices on supply chain
performance of The Salvation Army Kenya West Territory. The specific objectives were;
to establish the effects of supplier relations on supply chain performance, to establish the
effects of contract management on supply chain performance, to determine the effects of
e-procurement on supply chain performance and to establish the effects of procurement
planning on supply chain performance of The Salvation Army Kenya West Territory. The
study covered the Salvation Army Kenya West Territory, which covers 23 counties in parts
of west, north and southern parts of Kenya. In this counties Musudzu division, Turkana
division, Shavihiga district, Eldoret division, Kisumu division, Moisbridge division and
Lugari district were covered. The study was anchored on two theories namely; General
system theory and institutional theory. The study employed purposive sampling. The study
adopted an explanatory and descriptive research design using a target population of 84
respondents. Closed ended questionnaires were used based on a five-point Likert scale.
Data was presented in form of frequency tables. Data was analyzed using regression
analysis. Descriptive statistics were presented in measures like the mean, median and
standard deviation. Reliability was tested using Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient where values
were above 0.70, confirming the reliability of the measurement instruments. Regression
coefficient results indicated that supplier relations, contract management, electronic
procurement and procurement planning had a significant correlation with supply chain
performance given variable coefficient r; - 0.385, 0.268 ,0.140 and 0.436 respectively.
Findings indicated supplier relations, contract management, and procurement planning had
a significant effect on supply chain performance given coefficients 0.001,0.008,0.000
respectively with p-values < 0.05 while electronic procurement had insignificant effect on
procurement performance given pvalue of 0.086 > 0.05. It was concluded that procurement
practices affect supply chain performance. It was recommended that FBOs in The salvation
army Kenya west territory to embrace supplier relations, contract management, and
procurement planning as the coefficient of determination (0.584) was an indication that
approximately 58.4% of variations in the supply chain performance measured through
operational cost level and lead-time is explained by changes in the selected procurement
practices. Since e-procurement contributed minimally due to non-adherence, strict
compliance is recommended to improve supply chain performance. The findings of the
study may be relevant to policymakers for the purposes of formulating policies and may
also be part of existing literature that will be used by researchers and scholars. | en_US |
