Procurement planning and operational efficiency in national forestry authority, Uganda
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Date
2014-09
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Kampala International University, College of Economics
Abstract
The topic of the study was “Procurement Planning and Operational Efficiency
in National Forestry Authority, Uganda”. The purpose of the study was to
determine the relationship between procurement planning and operational
efficiency in National Forestry Authority. It was guided by three objectives,
viz: to determine the level of procurement planning in National Forestry
Authority, to determine the level of operational efficiency in National Forestry
Authority and to establish whether there is a significant relationship between
procurement planning and operational efficiency in National Forestry
Authority. The research design was descriptive co-relation in that it was
interested in relating procurement planning and operational efficiency. A
sample size of 134 respondents was selected from employees of in National
Forestry Authority. The researcher found out that the level of procurement
planning in National Forestry Authority was high with (mean = 3.15) and the
level of operational efficiency in NFA was high with (mean = 2.82). In terms
of relationship between procurement planning and operational efficiency in
National Forestry Authority, the researcher found out that there is a positive
relationship between Procurement Planning and Operational Efficiency in
National Forestry Authority (r 0.418). The researcher therefore concluded
that in order to increase the efficiency of NFA, there is a need to improve on
procurement planning.
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A thesis report submitted to the college of higher degrees and research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a degree of masters of business administration of Kampala International University
Keywords
Procurement planning, Operational efficiency, National forestry authority, Uganda