Factors Affecting Project Supply Performance: The Case of Save the Children International Ethiopia Country Program
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2024-06
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Addis Ababa University
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This research was conducted to delve into the intricate relationship among various factors impacting project supply performance (gauged through four distinct dimensions: Technology and Innovation, organization Resource Availability, Infrastructure and Logistics and Stake Holder Coordination and Collaboration factor) and project supply performance in Save the Children International Ethiopia program. Constrained by the modest size of the total population, this study opted for a census survey methodology to quantitatively assess the presumed relationship between dependent and independent variables. The formal instruments of data collection comprised a structured questionnaire and purposive interviews. A total of 153 questionnaires were distributed, yielding a response rate of approximately 83%, with 126 completed and returned. The findings underscore significant barriers to project supply performance within the SCI context, notably the underutilization of integrated advanced technological solutions and optimized tools, there is shortage of skilled personnel, lack of appropriate budget allocation for project supply end-to-end process, there is inaccessibility of reliable transportation during emergency relief including the challenge of standard warehousing facilities and Lack of Joint planning and resource sharing across different departments with unclear communication period to share data and situational updates. Results of the study proposed that all the extents of factors affecting humanitarian project implementation project supply performance have statistically substantial relationship mutually with combined and individual measures of Project supply performance variables. However, power of the relationship is quite higher in the case of organizational resource availability factors and on the stakeholder coordination and collaboration factors. Regression outcomes similarly suggested that All factors of project supply performance namely: Technology and Innovation, Organization Resource Availability, Infrastructure and Logistics and Stake Holder Coordination and Collaboration have significant impact on overall project supply performance of Save the Children International Ethiopia program with p = 0.000. The R square value 0.712 indicates that the project supply performance aggregately impacted or explained by all project supply performance factors by 71.2%. SCI must gain capacity building and growth program for operations, supply chain and finance staffs and invest on advanced technology and innovation of end-to-end of all function for efficient and effective project supply performance intended for rapid and consistent operation the emergency response activities throughout the country office.
Key words: Project supply Performance, Technology and Innovation, Organizational resource availability, Infrastructure and logistics and Organizational stakeholder coordination and collaboration.