Browsing by Author "Christian Teshome"
Item The effect of supply chain management practice in relation to supply chain performance Ethiopia’s fertilizer(Addis Ababa University, 2023-06) Christian Teshome; Matiwos Ensermu (PhD)The main objective of this study was to examine how supply chain performance in Ethiopia's fertilizer business was affected by supply chain management practices. The 5-point Likert-Scale closed-ended questionnaire was used to gather data from a sample population, and the sample size was obtained using Yemane’s sample size calculation. 137 of the 165 questionnaires provided were properly completed and collected for the study. The primary data was gathered from 137 employees of the four key organizations that play significant roles in Ethiopia's supply chain fertilizer (the Ministry of Agriculture, Ethiopian Agricultural Business Corporation, Ethiopian Shipping, and Logistics Services Enterprise, and Cooperative Unions). The framework was examined using descriptive and explanatory research methods, and the study employed quantitative and qualitative methodology to attain its aims. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were then used to analyze the data. Findings: The results of the descriptive statistics suggest that the four organizations generally have good levels of implementation both in supply chain practice and supply chain performance and the regression analysis with an adjusted R of 0.969 indicates a strong and favorable link between supply chain management practices and the performance of Ethiopia's supply chain for fertilizer. The study’s primary conclusion was that supply chain management practices variables, supply chain integration, information exchange, customer relationships, strategic supplier relationships, and supply chain coordination have a positive and significant relationship with the supply chain performance of the fertilizer industry in Ethiopia. Finally, the study advised that the companies involved in the supply chain must communicate with one another more frequently, needs to have access to sufficient supplies of fertilizer, these organizations should coordinate with one another in order to achieve a common objective and should work closely with neighboring nations that have ports Keywords: Supply chain management practices, supply chain performance, Fertilizer