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    Evaluating Procurement and Handling Practices of Ship Husbandry Supplies: The Case of Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Services Enterprise
    (Addis Ababa University, 2020-06) Gebrehana, Tsehay; Temesgen, Busha (PhD)
    This research study is conducted to assess & evaluate the procurement & handling practices of ship husbandry supplies in the case of Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Enterprise. The purpose of this new area of study is to contribute awareness to readers & to recommend on the gaps investigated in the subject of study. The researcher uses purposive non probability sampling method in choosing respondents. The paper uses descriptive research design to thoroughly analyze & interpret qualitative & quantitative data collected using interview & questionnaire. The findings of this research indicate that not strictly following the international marine regulations & local procurement procedures in the procurement of dry docking services have significant effect to inefficient procurement practices. In addition, absence of software supported ship husbandry inventory handling practices as well as exhaustive ship inventories audit has significant effect to inefficient ship husbandry inventory management practice. The study has geographical limitation to conduct observational survey to ESLSE ships at port of Djibouti. The study also has unexpected limitation by reducing the number of selected respondents that comprise seafarers due to the outbreak of covid-19; that is seafarers that should signoff from their assignment on board at about five months interval are steel assigned on board for further months. The study would have practical implications to initiate responsible officers in this area of study to adjust the gaps by underlining the results & the recommendations thereof. The originality & value of the study is undeniable. Many researches are conducted on areas of procurement & inventory handling in different manufacturing & service giving organizations; however little work has done in areas of procurement & handling of ship husbandry supplies. Thus, the study will have value to concerned policy makers in the area. In addition, it will be of great value to interested researchers in this vast industry to stem this study & to elaborate further.