The effect of supply chain managegement and quality management assurance :
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2013-01
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Abstract
The research study was conducted to find out the effect of supply chain management
on quality assurance in an organization, taking a case study of UBOS Headquarters.
The study was to examine the effect supply chain management on quality of the
products or service results in UBOS organization. It had the following specific
objectives; (i) Examine the causes of poor flows of funds from government to donors;
(ii) Identify whether there is SCM at UBOS; (iii) Identify the process involved in the SCM
to suggest relevant solutions that can address the challenges and short comings of SCM
at UBOS.
Different methods were used to collect data; these included questionnaires, interview
guides and observation. These were later edited, coded, classified, tabulated, and
analyzed. The sample population was selected using stratified sampling.
According to the research, the findings reveal that the staff in the organization
understands the importance of SCM in relation to quality assurance and performance of
the organization.
The researcher then recommended the companies can improve their competitive
advantage maintaining continuous supply chain.
Management should lay foundation for increasing on income to produce additional
products or services. Management should also streamline financial management and
administrative systems and procedures to meet the requirement of basket funding
modalities.
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Research report submitted to the college of economics and management sciences in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor's Degree in Supplies and Procurement of Kampala International University
Keywords
supply chain management, Quality management assurance, Uganda Bureau of Stastistics (UBOS)