Analysis of International Procurement Practices and Challenges: The Case of Addis Ababa University
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2017-05
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Addis Ababa University
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In light of the principles of procurement, the objective of this research is to investigate
the performance of international procurement practice in the case of Addis Ababa
University. Procurement Directorate, its Users, suppliers and supporting stakeholders are
evaluated based on their performance in accordance to related practices in international
procurement. To gather information open and close ended questionnaires were prepared
and distributed to purposefully selected respondents from procurement and related
offices staff of the AAU including judgmentally selected requesting Unit managers.
Further, semi- structured interview was conducted with each selected staff and top level
and experienced Procurement managers. In addition secondary sources also have helped
the data collection. Methodologically, this study was designed to be descriptive. The
major findings of the study indicates that the international procurement practice is not
well performed by End users, Procurement staffs, suppliers and stakeholders of AAU
Procurement who are participating directly or indirectly in the international procurement
of the University. The researcher recommended to the Management of AAU and
specially the procurement directorate to create opportunities for appropriate training,
establish organized marketing research department, introduce E-procurement and
automated data base systems, to create long term strategic supplier relationship for
strategic items through establishing a suppliers list registration system , create win-win
and smooth relationship with suppliers, to create good relationship and awareness among
AAU Procurement, End Users, suppliers and the stakeholders using awareness creation
events, and to develop conducive organizational structure in the End Users departments Key Word;
International Procurement
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International Procurement