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    Fleet Management Practice and its Implication for Fleet Performance in Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Agency
    (Addis Abeba University, 2021-09) Solomon, Habtamu; Temesgen, Busha (Ph.D.); Kleineidam, Julia(M.Sc.)
    Fleet management is a component of transportation management that gives due concerns to the work of vehicles in the supply chain management pipeline. The general objective of this study is to assess the fleet management practice, its implication for fleet performance, and associated challenges of the Ethiopian pharmaceutical supply agency. Institution based descriptive and explanatory cross-sectional study designs were employed in this study. Sampling was done purposively both for the agency’s branch selection and study participant selection. Data collection and analysis was accomplished with mixed quantitative & qualitative research approaches, and document review. The relationship and predictability between the dependent and independent variables were determined with Spearman correlation and ordinal logistic regression analysis methods. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis technique. The descriptive findings reveal that vehicle routing & tracking (Mean=3.59) is the most practiced fleet activity. The correlation and regression analysis show that maintenance & repair (ρ=0.559, p=.000), fuel (ρ=0.458, p=.000), and routing & tracking management (ρ=0.421, p=.000) have a significant association and predictive power for the fleet performance of the agency. The qualitative findings shows that delay of vehicle maintenance & repair due to the absence of spares was the major challenge for the agency. Though there is significant and positive association between all fleet practices and fleet performance, driver management do not significantly predict fleet performance of the agency. The researcher recommends that EPSA higher officials need to build well-organized workshop and give more concern for fuel, tracking and maintenance activities.