Electronic purchasing implementation and supplier performance in manufacturing companies
| dc.contributor.author | Edina Anyango | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-07T07:32:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-07T07:32:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026-04-17 | |
| dc.description | Undergraduate | |
| dc.description.abstract | The current research will be conducted to study the effects of implementation of e-procurement on the supplier performance in manufacturing firms. Due to the rising usage of IT systems in the procurement process, firms have started migrating from the traditional paper-based systems to e-systems for better effectiveness and efficiency of the procurement process. The research will focus on various elements of e-procurement implementation, including e-sourcing, eprocurement integration, and monitoring of the performance of suppliers using KPIs.Three research objectives have been identified for this research, which include evaluating the influence of e-sourcing on improving supplier performance, exploring the impact of integration of electronic procurement on supplier performance, and examining the correlation between adoption of e-purchasing and supplier performance in manufacturing organizations. The research design will comprise both qualitative and quantitative methods to gain a holistic perspective of the issue under investigation. The target population will be made up of 40 individuals within manufacturing organizations, whereas the sample size will be 36. The respondents will be selected using simple random sampling method. Both primary and secondary data will be collected using various instruments.The proposed research is based on the existing literature, which states that e-procurement leads to improvements in operational efficiency, decrease in the cost of procurement, increase in transparency, and improved collaboration between suppliers (Croom & Brandon-Jones, 2007; Teo, Lin & Lai, 2009). At the same time, some barriers like lack of technological capabilities, resistance to changes, and expensive implementation hinder the performance of e-procurement. The results of this research will offer valuable information regarding the optimization of electronic procurement systems in order to boost the performance of suppliers and improve organizational efficiency | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12311/3286 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Uganda Christian University | |
| dc.title | Electronic purchasing implementation and supplier performance in manufacturing companies | |
| dc.type | Thesis |