The Effect of Inbound Logistics on the Logistics Performance of Medical Devices: The Case of Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of inbound activities on medical device logistics performance in the case of the Ethiopian pharmaceuticals supply agency. The inbound activities incorporated product selection, forecasting, supply planning, procurement, shipment, and receipt practices. The study applied descriptive and explanatory research designs as well as a quantitative research approach. The target population for this study constituted all employees who work at the inbound logistics stream in EPSA and decided to employ a census technique to gain insight into logistics performances. The primary and secondary data sources used for this study.
The logistics indicator assessment tool (LIAT) administered a questionnaire used to collect relevant information from the total population of 100 respondents. Ninety-Four valid questionnaires were analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) version 28. The percentage, mean and standard deviation, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regressions used during the analysis. The study indicated that inbound logistics activities practice level is occasionally practicing in Ethiopian pharmaceuticals supply agency. The study showed that inbound logistics practice contributed in the form of availing affordable quality medical devices to the Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency logistics performance largely. The investigation also brought out that there was a significant and positive effect of inbound activities on the medical device logistics performance in the Agency. The study further revealed that practices of product selection, forecasting, supply planning, procurement, shipment, and receipt practices have to predict power on logistics performance of the Agency.
The study recommended the agency to implement medical device essence based product selection, forecasting, supply planning, procurement, shipment, and receipt practice to ensure the availability of the affordable quality medical device.
Key words: Inbound logistics practices (product selection, forecasting, supply planning, procurement, shipment, and receipt) and Logistics performance