The Effect of Transport Management on Organizational Performance Among Textile Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 11
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of transport management on supply chain performance in terms of profitability, reliability, cost, responsiveness, flexibility and asset management efficiency of textile manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study was guided by the cooperative game theory. The study adopted the convergent parallel mixed methods design. The study targeted a total of 196 respondents drawn from employees of procurement departments and departmental heads of respective 15 textile manufacturing industries operating in Nairobi County. The sample size was therefore 139 respondents. Stratified and simple random sampling methods were used to select employees of procurement departments from their respective textile firms. Questionnaires and interview schedules were used to gather the data from primary sources. The study applied the use of both qualitative and quantitative data which was analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS Version 22). Inferential statistics using hierarchical multiple regression and Correlation analysis was applied to test the relationship between the variable and formulated hypothesis. The final analyzed results were presented using tables, graphs and charts. The study concludes that transport management possess the potential of positively influencing supply chain performance of Textile firms and therefore recognizes the importance of transport management in the supply chain. Therefore in order to attain successful organizational performance the study recommends that the management of the textile firms have to put mechanisms in place for addressing transport such as vehicle scheduling, route planning, fleet management, and vehicle tracking for purposes of ensuring competitive edge against other market competitors thus improving superior performance of textile manufacturing firms.
Authors and Affiliations
Enock Gideon Musau, Gregory Namusonge, Elizabeth Nambuswa Makokha, John Ngeno
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- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i11/3542
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