Browsing by Author "Gebreyesus, Zelalem"

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    The Effect of Procurement Management Practice on the Project Performance: The Case of Ethiopian Public Health Institute
    (Addis Ababa University, 2021-05) Gebreyesus, Zelalem; Mengistu, Worku(PhD)
    Procurement is a multidisciplinary function that assures the identity, sourcing, access, and control of outside suppliers that an employer wants or may want to meet its strategic goals. There are a lot of health projects implementing with in the country and many health-care projects waste a lot of money on unmanaged equipment and non-strategic purchases. The aim of this study is therefore to increase the understanding of how a broad range of procurement procedures affect various aspects of project performance. The study employed a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study used Statistical Package program for Social Sciences version 20 for data analysis and interpretations. The findings of the study elaborated that, all the null hypothesis are excluded and the alternative hypothesis of all dimensions are acknowledged, which states that procurement practice elements have direct impact on project performance in Ethiopian public health institute projects. The institute are implementing contract management ineffectively and the finding of the study also revealed that contract management significantly influences project performance. The four dimensions of procurement practice are positively relate with each other and interlinked significantly with project performance. Supplier sourcing, inventory management and need assessment and contract management also needs to be improved through increasing information network with in the institute and outside, strategic partnership with suppliers, emplacing computerized system, level of collaboration and the level of support among the stakeholders. The researcher recommends further research to investigate the role of other procurement practice attributes on performance.
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    Effect of Supply Chain Integration on Operational Performance in Ethiopian Wash Sector
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019-05) Gebreyesus, Zelalem; Ensermu, Matiwos(PhD)
    During recent decades, the issue of water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH) is critical. How to improve the operation performance of government and non-governmental organization in WASH service implementation has attracted an increasing attention on a global scale. Although there is general understanding on the importance of supply chain integration (SCI), little is known regarding SCI and their impact on operational performance in WASH sector. The study had one main objective to achieve: to assess the effect of supply chain integration on operational performance of WASH sector in Ethiopia. The study employed an explanatory research design and the target population of the study were government and non-government organizations. The indicators of supply chain integration are measured by Self-administered questionnaire using a five point Likert scale. The study applied correlation and regression analysis to investigate the relationship and impact between supply chain integration construct and operation performance. The result of the study indicated that all supply chain integration dimensions and operation performance had a positive relationship with each other and supply chain integration elements have direct impact on operational performance. The study concluded that, the issue of internal integration, external integration and information integration with in the sector were discouraging and below the expectation level. Findings from the study recommend that, supply chain integration is necessary and inevitably for all the processes and activities from supplier to customer and vice versa. In order to improve operational performance in Water and Sanitation organizations in Ethiopia, Supply chain integration needs to be aligned with channel members across WASH sector