Assessment of Procurement Procedure and Its Relation on Project Performance: In the Case of WEEMA International Inc-Ethiopia
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2023-02
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of the study was to unearth their relation between procurement procedure and project performance of WEEMA International Inc-Ethiopia. The study focused on the procurement procedure of WEEMA International Inc - Ethiopia and its relation on project performance on water point construction project among the four major program areas (water point construction, education, enhancing beekeeping and healthcare) of WEEMA Inc - Ethiopia. The study covered primary and secondary data collection through close ended questioner and related literature, analyzed and interpretation of the collected data. The research design used in the study was descriptive approach (tables, mean, standard deviation and percentages,) has been found necessary as the purpose of this research by the help of SPSS 21. The findings of this study revealed that there were a number of obstacles in the procurement process which hinder the effectiveness or performance in the procurement functions practices in WEEMA International Inc.– Ethiopia such as poor planning and Procurement Procedure practice, failure to identify the need of the organization, delay in tendering process, supplier selection process was some of the obstacles of the performance in the procurement functions. The responses from the whole categories of respondents conclude that there was a great interrelation between the procurement process and its effectiveness of the procurement function. The study recommends that WEEMA International Inc – Ethiopia, procurement procedure, tendering, and supplier selection wasn’t implemented in a sufficient way. Therefore, WEEMA International Inc - Ethiopia should overlook their internal assessment regarding on Procurement Procedure, tendering and supplier selection. In addition, company procurement process and employee skill development program to fill the gaps
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