Factors affecting supply chain management by oil companies in Kenya

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dc.contributor.advisorJames R. Maina
dc.contributor.authorBahaidar, Fahad F.A
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-25T11:36:49Z
dc.date.available2014-06-25T11:36:49Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-25
dc.descriptionDepartment of Business Administration, 68p. 2013en_US
dc.description.abstractSupply chain management (SCM) has received in recent years a great deal of attention by researchers and practitioners. The oil industry works as a global supply chain involving exploration, material handling, domestic and international transportation, use of technology, and so on. The industry offers a strong model for implementing supply chain management (SCM) techniques. The purpose of this study is to establish factors affecting supply chain management by oil companies in Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: To assess effect of constrained infrastructure on supply chain management by oil marketing companies, to establish the effect of price control on supply chain management by oil marketing companies, to determine the effect of open tender system on supply chain management by oil marketing companies and to determine the effect of advance payment of taxes on supply chain management by oil marketing companies. The research design used for this study was a descriptive design. The target population of this study was all the employees in the oil companies in Kenya. There are 50 oil marketing companies with an estimated total of 1500 employees. A sample size of 150 employees was taken. Data was collected by use of a questionnaire. Data was analyzed mainly by use of descriptive and inferential statistics.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKenyatta Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/10128
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.titleFactors affecting supply chain management by oil companies in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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