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E-PROCUREMENT AND PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE OF
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN RWANDA
A CASE STUDY OF BRALIRWA LIMITED
MUGISHA JULIUS
MPSM/2016/57998
A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Procurement
and Supply Chain Management of Mount Kenya University
JUNE 2018
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DECLARATION
This investigation wander is my exceptional work and has not been familiar with some
other Institution. No bit of this examination ought to be imitated without the creators'
assent or that of Mount Kenya University.
Students Name: MUGISHA Julius
Sign ____________________ Date _____________
Declaration by the supervisor(s)
This examination wander has been submitted with our guaranteeing as The Mt. Kenya
University Supervisor.
Name: MR WANJOHI Solomon Maina
Sign ____________________ Date _____________
Name: Dr. NYAMBANE David
Senior lecturer department of Business, Mount Kenya University Rwanda.
Sign ____________________ Date _____________
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DEDICATION
I submit this examination undertaking to my family, relatives, friends and partners who
gave me a full help through musings and fiscal.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This remarkable attestation goes to different individuals who made my street of setting up
a win. As an issue of first criticalness, I am obliged to my supervisor, MR WANJOHI
Solomon Maina and Dr. NYAMBANE David for their sharp course and bearing when I
was completing this examination. Other than I wish to broaden my energetic substantial
by goodness of innumerable accomplices for their valuable contemplations.
God favor you.
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ABSTRACT
The goal of this examination was to set up the impacts of the E-obtaining on acquirement
perfomance in the get-together business in Rwanda. The particular goals included;
surveying the common sense of E-acquirement at Bralirwa ltd; to see the difficulties of E-
procurement use at Bralirwa ltd and to build up the impact of E-getting on anchoring
execution at Bralirwa ltd. The deferred outcomes of the divulgences is to help the
accessories in seeing various difficulties related with e-securing, advantage development
and the nonappearance of commitment to e-getting with any longing for overhauling e-
acquisition recalling the genuine goal to upgrade anchoring execution. The examination
was driven at Bralirwa constrained orchestrated on Musanze street in Gisenyi town. The
examination moored a time of 3 years from 2014 to 2016. The examination utilized a
sensible research plot where both quantitative and subjective research approaches were
gotten a handle on. The objective individuals of the examination was 45 workers of
Bralirwa Company. The 40 Bralirwa affiliation bound staff individuals were picked
utilizing purposive eccentric testing system in light of the path that with this procedure,
inclination data was limited. Self-composed survey was utilized as the basic contraption
for information gathering. Information from the field was balanced, coded and gone into
PC utilizing quantifiable bundle for social researchers program (SPSS) Version 21.
Information amassed was both subjective and quantitative. Quantitative information was
dissected using rehash designation, rates, mean scores and standard deviations. It was
demonstrated utilizing diagrams, tables, rates, frequencies, standard deviation and means.
From the revelations of the examination, Bralirwa Company utilized e-stages for e-
offering, for e-educating, for e-sourcing, for e-asking for and for e-invoicing. The greater
part of respondents unassumingly concurred that the affiliation had satisfactorily gotten
e-getting. The best test as showed by transcendent part respondents was the need to
design staff that creates in light of presentation of PC structures. Differing challenges
controlled by respondents are the need for standard framework overhaul. The
examination of information demonstrated that respondents to a quick degree concurred
that e-obtaining has upgraded straightforwardness thusly lessen in defilement related
expenses. The respondents consented, in a way, to the announcement that E-getting has
incited diminishment in wastage costs. The examination has uncovered that paying little
personality to the way that e-obtaining framework have been gotten a handle on at the
affiliation, some anchoring rehearses are 'as of recently oversaw physically. There is
prerequisite for Bralirwa Limited to complement on the need to draw out all the
procurement limits through e-acquisition and upgrading of the system to get practices
physically dealt with.
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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
ANOVA : Analysis of variance
CRM : Customer Relations Management
COR : Customer Orientation Realization
EPS : E-Procurement Systems
GPM : Government Policy Makers
ICT : Information and Communication Technology
RT : Risk Taking
R&D : Research and Development
SSPS : Statistical Package for Social Scientists
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OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
Supply chain management (SCM) : every last one of the procedures used to enough
solidify the supply-side people from an association's respect chain so things/associations
are passed on to the client in the correct entireties, to the correct locale, at the ideal time,
and at culminate cost
Procurement: The exhibit of getting or gaining stock and organizations
E-procurement: business to business getting practice that uses electronic exchange to
see potential relationship of supply, to purchase things and embarks to transport allocate,
to take an enthusiasm with suppliers
Procurement Performance: stock and administrations purchased being of the right
quality, in the right sum, passed on to the ideal place at the ideal time and got at the right
cost.
Manufacturing Industries: The branch of make and trade in light of the creation, taking
care of, or course of action of things from rough materials and products. This joins all
sustenances, manufactured inventions, materials, machines, and equipment.
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.0 Introduction to the study
This section clears up the Background, Statement of Problem, Purpose of the Study,
Objectives of the examination, Research Questions, Significance, and Limitation of the
examination and Scope of the Study as underneath.
1.1 Background of the study
Age orchestrate association (SCM) combines each and every one of the strategies used to
ably interlace the supply-side individuals from an affiliation's regard chain (Porter, 1980)
with the objective that things/affiliations are passed on to the customer in the right
wholes, to the right area, at the perfect time, and at admire cost. The usage of information
systems (IS) change to empower this blend theory is a consider that continues
persevering managerial thought and, subsequently, insightful interest. Research on the
utilization of IS progression to help SCM is ample, happens obviously show that the
usage of new SCM propels increment the advantage of the stock system furthermore
improve general firm execution (Lindskog and Wennberg, 2002). While electronic data
exchange (EDI), between real structures, online business, e-sourcing, e-securing, and e-
trades are the point at which all is said in done vocations of IS that assistance SCM
(Dedrick, 2008).
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As showed by Novack and Simco (1991), e-anchoring considers are particular
fundamental due to how securing is a champion among the most urgent parts of the age
organize.
As showed by Min and Galle, (2003) they depict E-tying down as business to business
anchoring practice that utilizations electronic exchange to see potential relationship of
supply, to purchase things and endeavors to transport divide, to associate with suppliers.
It recommends the utilization of web in the anchoring framework de Boer, Harink and
Heijboer, (2002). Presutti, (2003) clearly depicts e-procurement as "a headway
mastermind that empowers corporate getting using the web. In various wards E-
Procurement is the place people buy and offer using the web through looking all around
and locally until the point that they secure what they require. Hence E-securing is to some
degree a sweeping thought called information headway (IT), as appeared by the
American Heritage Dictionary (2005) it portrays it as the advance, foundation and use of
PC structures and applications. As showed up by Satyanarayana (2007) the objectives of
e-acquirement join; to go about as a stimulus for obtaining changes, to redesign
straightforwardness, watching and control in the mooring system, to get economies of
scale through get-together of vitality, to decrease costs of planning for both government
and suppliers and to develop a leveled playing field and sensible centered stage for the
suppliers.
Regardless, sweeping social event rates of e-procurement movement (EPT) are 'starting
at as of late a relative darken (Pearcy et al., 2008), most masters agree that the full impact
of e-securing has not yet been seen and that the confirmation and blend of EPTs into the
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business standard is proceeding at a much slower pace than foreseen (Davila et al., 2003).
Point of fact, considers have shown that while in excess of 70 percent of American
buyers use web degrees of advance at work (Caridi et al., 2004), the level of business
obtainment drove electronically is tolerably low , running from 10 percent (Qualyle,
2005) to 20 percent (Kulp, 2006). This ability is clear in a steady report by Gunasekaran
and Ngai (2008). In this examination, 80 percent of industry respondents agreed that the
use of the web was imperative in mooring; regardless, only 20 percent had to an awesome
degree gotten EPTs. As showed by Talluri, (2006), heads see motivations behind
eagerness of e-anchoring, for instance, better coordination with suppliers, speedier trade
times, higher flexibility, better supplier exchange off, and cut down costs (Fang , 2007)
A structure is an approach of interrelated parts cooperating to achieve a specific reason
Ausderson, (1998). Affiliation is essential advancement, deed or effort performed to
satisfy a need or to fulfill a demand Kent, (1993). Required affiliation transport is a piece
of how well an organization together can fundamentally and continually beat the need of
a customer Rahaman, (2007)
1.3.1 General Objective
To build up the effects of the E-obtaining on securing execution in the collecting business
in Rwanda.
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1.3.2 Specific objectives
i. To review the level of gathering of E-obtaining at Bralirwa ltd.
ii. To evaluate the troubles of E-securing use at Bralirwa ltd.
iii. To set up the effect of E-obtaining on securing execution at Bralirwa ltd.
1.4 Research Questions
i. What is the level of choice of E-procurement at Bralirwa ltd?
ii. What are the challenges of E-procurement use at Bralirwa ltd?
iii. What is the effect of E-obtaining on procurement execution at Bralirwa ltd?
1.5 Significance of the Study
The aftereffects of the discoveries is to help the accomplices in recognizing distinctive
challenges related with e-securing, advantage movement and the nonattendance of
obligation to e-procurement with any desire for improving e-acquisition remembering the
true objective to overhaul acquisition execution.
The outcomes of the revelations will moreover give critical information on the idea of
organizations passed on by Bralirwa obliged and the feasibility and profitability with
which the organizations are passed on. It will in like manner perceive the key parts that
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should be seen to ensure adherence to develop standards, factors that impact transport of
organizations in the private section.
The examination is proposed to researchers and understudies doing research in the field
of e-obtaining. The investigation revelations will moreover offer reference to furthermore
investigate for the difference in e-acquisition in this way nature of organization transport.
1.6 Limitations of the Study
There could be misinterpretation of the questions by the respondents. There could have
been due to limited data and record keeping on the issues affecting the service among the
respondents. Some respondents could withhold valuable information from the researcher.
However, they were encouraged that information provided was kept confidential.
1.7 Scope of the Study
1.7.1 Conceptual scope
The study was limited to “the effects of e-procurement on procurement perfomance” in
Bralirwa limited. The effectiveness of e-procurement was the independent variable and
procurement performance was the dependent variable.
1.7.2 Geographical scope
The study was conducted at Bralirwa limited td located on Musanze road in Gisenyi
town.
1.7.3 Time Scope
The study covered a period of 3 years from 2014 to 2017.
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1.8 Organization of the Study
This task is formed in five sections. Section one shows the general introduction to the
examination, the second segment presents the study of the related writing in association
with the examination objectives and the third part demonstrates the investigation design
and approach that will be used for data social affair and examination in the subsequent
areas. Section four addresses the revelations and discusses the examination while the last
segment shows the once-over, conclusion and recommendations got from the
examination.
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CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.0 Introduction
This section speaks to the writing survey in regards to E-acquisition its destinations,
reason, significance, techniques, difficulties, issues and the idea of administrations gave
and their relationship, catching additionally the ideas, hypotheses and models of the
whole investigation. The part likewise covers the observational writing, critical audit,
hypothetical system and theoretical structure.
2.1 Theoretical Literature
2.1.1 Procurement
Association and B2B associations. This is a fundamental movement found in all
affiliations, open, private, definitive and foundations and can be responsible for a lot of
spending. Such spending on, for instance, materials partitions, work environments,
subcontract oblige, IT gear and supplies, consumables, stationery, travel and security can
constitute a huge amount of cash. Most affiliations spend no under 33% of their
turnover/pay on the buy of things and endeavors (Zenz and Thompson, 1994; Killen and
Kamauff, 1995), no ifs ands or buts monstrous amounts of the affiliations attracted with
this examination spent as much as 60 for every penny.
Securing is by and large an inside organization gave by a conferred gathering of
specialists. It customarily works at the interface between the relationships’s outside
supplier business focus and the affiliation's operational strategies. Securing has countless
properties of the advancing limit anyway it faces the other heading in the stock system.
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Acquisition is regularly responsible for the conspicuous evidence of (internal) customer's
needs, elucidation of those necessities into points of interest, organization of the transport
of stock and endeavors and an assessment of the (inside) purchaser faithfulness' with
those items and endeavors. Exchange segments of the methodology incorporate
correspondence with suppliers – sourcing, requests for tenders, esteem game plan, asking
for, receipt and invoicing. In breaking down the utility of an internal organization
perspective for acquisition, Stanley and Wisner (2002) fortified the associations among
inward and outside organization quality, supporting the debate that positive inside
customer advantage gave by procurement fundamentally influences external obtaining
execution.
In any case, not at all like promoting, obtaining is habitually seen as a "Cinderella"
development in various affiliations. Boss much of the time watch "progression" into the
gaining limit as a retrograde progress into a legitimate backwater (Bales and Fearon,
1996). Typically held in low regard by its inside customers who see the limit as
bureaucratic, difficult to deal with, a portion of the time remote and passing on poor
organization (Nolan, 1999). Senior administrators also, as often as possible view it as an
issue zone where there is low consistence with internal customers either abusing or
dodging the systems (Croom, 2000; Gebauer and Seveg, 2001). It is also seen as an
astounding cost development where there is trivial written word, material costs and
bumbles (Hines, 1994). To make sure PriceWaterhouseCoopers prescribed that a 10 for
each penny diminish in purchase costs could without quite a bit of a stretch incite a 50 for
every penny rise in net income (Sheng, 2002).
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2.1.2 E-Procurement
E-procurement proposes the utilization of web in the getting technique de Boer, Harink
and Heijboer, (2002). In spite of the route that there are different ramifications of e-
getting and perplexity exists in depicting the term Vaidya et al, (2004); World Bank,
(2003); Murray, (2001). E-acquirement is in a general sense a device that draws in
securing works out, for example, sourcing, requesting, charging, receipting and making
segment. Recollecting a definitive goal to keep up a key partition from perplexity the
"fundamental level" which methods for e-procurement gave by the World Bank (2003)
states that e-anchoring is the utilization of data correspondence headway (ICT)
particularly the web in planning getting association with the providers for the securing for
stock, works and consultancy associations required. E-Procurement is a device to draw in
securing works out, including sourcing, requesting, affirming, receipting and making
partitions for the entire extent of an expert's exercises.
EPT use has been depicted as the extended usage of electronic structure advancements
and practices that enable electronic correspondence, data trade and exchange strengthen
through either open or private systems (Min and Galle, 1999). In this novel condition, it
ends up fundamental to welcome the impacts of changing data advances on EPT use,
business execution, and the accomplishment of business targets. Past forming has utilized
the term e-obtainment to depict the utilization of the web on procurement errands
(Presutti, 2003).
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The mixed up accentuation on the web just could lead academicians and specialists to see
too hardly the cutoff points, purposes of intrigue and constrainments of e-obtainment; in
any case, this isn't web procurement, yet electronic anchoring (Neef, 2001). Plainly, the
web gives a unimportant effort react in due request with respect to those affiliations
hoping to begin e-obtainment in any case not having the points of interest fundamental
for getting all the more costly data advances, for example, EDI. Despite the supplement
on the web, EPT isn't synonymous with web acquiring. Undoubtedly, Ordanini and
Rubera (2008) found that the web is critical basically when utilized as a vital mechanical
gathering utilized as a bit of conjunction with different EPTs. Differing analysts have
cleared this error by naming on the web B2B obtainment as particular securing hones
done through the web (Candrasekar and Shaw, 2002; Lindskog and Wennberg, 2002).
The practical objective is to enable the organization of the store arrange that can be
proficient by stay lone, shared or facilitated programming instruments, as demonstrated
by (nepp.org, 2004). In addition, e-procurement is uncovered to mean a total term for an
extent of developments that can be used to robotize the inward and outside strategies
related with sourcing and obtaining. In any case, as showed by look at done by Deloite, e-
acquisition mainly centers around sourcing and buying and the examination implied
Sourcing to be the technique by which a master of any given affiliation perceives, picks,
and manages its suppliers where Buying items and endeavors is the esteem based process
executed by various people from the master in the midst of the regular transport of
organizations. According to E-securing is fundamentally different cover related strategies
for upgrading the obtaining technique utilizing electronic structures and methodology E-
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Procurement is the regard included utilization of Internet and online business answers for
empower, consolidate, and streamline the entire acquisition process, from buyer to
supplier and back.
Presutti (2003) described EP as a "development plan" that empowers corporate acquiring
using the web. Knudsen (2003) underlines the capacity of electronic exchange to enhance
the obtaining method. According to Allen (2003), the legitimization of EP has happened
as a result of its ability to reduce trade costs. Be that as it may, to make certain E-
acquisition is far past trade costs as it is furthermore a strategy for cost saving to the for
which most by far of the things are done on web than manual way. Honestly E-
acquisition can change the purchasing method since it swarms each one of the methods
perceived in the process Presutti,( 2003).
2.1.3 Procurement performance
Regardless of the way that the necessity for execution estimation in procurement has for a
long while been seen, for a variety of reasons, various affiliations disregard to evaluate it
adequately (Cammish and Keough, 1991; Brun et al., 2004). Easton et al. (2002) review
the chronicled background of PP estimation in the composition through the 1980s and
mid 1990s and assume that a general deficiency of "standard" measures is that they see
and repay for the most part at this very moment gets, rather than whole deal ones. Laudon
and Laudon (2010) fought that evaluating whole deal influence is broadly troublesome.
Another issue with regular estimations is that they much of the time work to improve the
PP to the disservice of other divisions' execution; in any case, upgrading only a solitary
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unit's execution (a standard strategy for evaluating PP) has been enthusiastically
denounced in the composition (Bourne et al., 2002; Ghalayini and Noble, 1996, 1997)
and is counter to the total quality organization hypothesis. Diverse responses of ordinary
measures of PP include: being develop exorbitantly as for budgetary execution; one-
dimensional or lacking; contradicting to tenacious change; inflexible; no essential
fixation; and even invalid (Easton., 2002).
The written work on e-PP is disengaged similarly as its impact at the operational or key
level of the affiliation. At the operational level, there have been a couple of examinations
inquiring about the impact of EPTs on PPR and PP including Mishra. (2007),
Vaidyanathan and Devaraj (2008) and Teo et al. (2009). It is fought that by utilizing new
acquisition advancements, firms can grow the capability of their entire procurement
process and, thusly, can achieve higher firm execution (Lindskog and Wennberg, 2002).
Research by Gebauer et al. (1998) has also delineated PPR and how these strongly
influence PP with respect to cost, time, satisfaction, quality, stock, and regard. A couple
of examinations are particularly important for portraying and appreciate e-PP and how it
can be evaluated. Croom and Johnston (2003), for example, revolve around e-obtaining
when they address the impact of e-business on inside customer advantage.
Frohlich and Westbrook (2002) measure the impact of online procurement in operational
execution (transport time, trade cost, profitability, and stock turnover) while Gebauer et
al. (1998) explore the effect of the web on key securing organizing practices and how
these practices affect PP. Decently couple of examinations, in any case, have explored
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this ponder and its impact on different utilitarian, firm or stock system execution targets.
The potential focal points of e-acquisition have been depicted extensively in both master
and academic journals (Kocabasoglu, 2002; Lindskog and Wennberg, 2002; Gebauer et
al., 1998). There is general understanding that e-PPR decidedly influence PP with respect
to cost, time, satisfaction, quality, stock, and regard; in any case, assessments of the
impact of endeavors change (Ordanini and Rubera, 2008; Gunasekaran and Ngai, 2008)
and observationally decided figures are difficult to reveal.
The Aberdeen Group (2006) reports e-procurement benefits including: 64 percent
diminishment in off-contract ("nonconformist") consuming, 7.3 percent diminish in costs
for spend brought back onto contract, 66 percent decreasing sought after to-orchestrate
cycles and 58 percent diminishment keeping in mind the end goal to mastermind costs; in
like way, the report reasons that e-obtaining "really works". A.T. Kearney, an overall
organization directing firm, in like manner fights that associations can save more than 13
times their enthusiasm for EPTs and cases advance that the fundamental 500 overall
associations could comprehend $330 billion in yearly save reserves utilizing e-securing
(Plano, 2002). Hackett Benchmarking and Research in like way fight that that e-obtaining
can save an association 2 percent yearly (Roth, 2001). Rai et al. (2009) give affirmation
of the constructive outcome of e-acquisition on securing benefit.
Inferable from the massive impact of e-securing on business execution (as overviewed
previously), it is the inspiration driving this examination to give a broad understanding of
the impact of an extensive variety of electronic developments that empower the PPR
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among affiliations (Berger and Gattorna, 2001). In this examination, the researchers fuse
into EPTs (open and also private frameworks) that could be expected for specific firms,
e.g. EDI and other inter organizational systems.
2.1.4 E-procurement and Procurement Performance
E-procurement is associated with lessened exchange cost, redesigned process gainfulness,
broadened contract consistence, diminished process lengths and decreased stock costs
(Aberdeen Group, 2005) and enhanced operational and cost capacity (Roma and McCue,
2012) According to Mose, Njihia and Magutu, (2013) e-acquirement prompts overhauled
procurement execution. It empowers electronic documentation of the offering strategy
redesigning commitment and straightforwardness subsequently enhancing anchoring
execution.
Additionally, Abarden Group (2001) brings up that e-securing prompts enhanced
fulfillment of client requests, overhauled contract consistence, updated store orchestrate
limit, diminished stock expenses and enhanced stock association. Get-together of E-
procurement may incite redesigned provider and client relations and improve
accomplishment of key acquiring objectives inducing redesignd anchoring execution
(Martinez, 2008).
2.1.4.1 E-Procurement and Lead Times
A lead-time implies time taken between the raising of a request and genuine acquirement
of a thing. It suggests delays in passing on things to customers. E-acquisition has been for
the most part got a handle on in light of the way that it basically reduces lead times (Egbu
et al., 2003). What e-obtaining does is to free procurement delegates since they don't have
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to spend various hours tackling paper work. Or maybe, online designs and automated
structures in an online system enables at the last possible second execution of acquisition
limits. Usually, procurement boss put a lot of vitality in social occasions analyzing
obtaining purposes of enthusiasm with potential suppliers (Rankin, Chen and Christian et
al., 2006). The web has extensively reduced time necessities related with booking social
occasions and participating in discoursed. With e-procurement stages, potential suppliers
get minute alerts, get extra information on a phase and channels requests for
enlightenment to acquisition officers from the comfort of their working environments or
rooms (Rankin et al., 2006).
This cuts down information trade circle times and in this way the time taken to respond to
acquisition requests. As showed by Rankin et al. (2006), inside, e-securing helps towards
centralization of acquisition activity. This kind of centralization supported by mix
programming like ERP is basic in light of the way that it decreases the time it takes for
information trade beginning with one office then onto the following (Eadie et al., 2007)
The compromise of divisions enables continuous sharing of information therefore
speedier social event, appraisal, underwriting, and request of required supplies in an
affiliation. Despite for affiliations that have overall closeness, e-procurement structures
enable sharing of information continuous without sitting tight for a significant period of
time for supports in view of correspondence delays.
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2.1.4.2 E-Procurement and Cost Efficiency
One motivation behind why affiliations choose e-procurement is diminishment in
obtaining costs. One of the measures of securing capability and suitability is acquisition
related costs. The purpose of procurement organization is to pass on needed nature of
items to a relationship at immaterial cost possible. As demonstrated by Eadie et al.
(2007), e-acquisition when suitably got a handle on basically decreases procurement costs
through revisions of the anchoring system and diminishment of wastage. As discussed by
Gebauer, Beam and Segev (1988), who considered obtaining shapes in the United States,
procurement costs increase due to spending on preparation of written word, tackling
sensitive reports, publicizing tenders, costs of sharing or passing on fragile files and costs
of securing colossal volumes of literature and supplier records.
The web gives amazingly lean correspondence openings. E-acquisition diminishes costs
in light of the way that the costs of surveying fragile records are in a general sense
decreased (Hawking et al., 2004). Through use of programming, the amount of people
required to channel through reports and dismember the sensitive documents is basically
decreased. Sourcing for suppliers is made capable with e-acquisition. For instance, costs
related to taking off around to meet with potential suppliers or sitting tight for potential
suppliers to fly out remembering the ultimate objective to have a gathering are altogether
reduced. Programming, destinations, and the web make the vital strides of attracting or
spreading information about open tenders to which diverse suppliers are pulled in. E-
obtaining inside and out diminishes quality dissatisfaction related costs.
According to Hawking et al. (2004), when the system is robotized, all suppliers are
subjected to demonstrate criteria by a structure. This lessens degradation cases and
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pollution related costs due to dealt quality. 18 With e-acquisition stages
straightforwardness and obligation is expert growing the procurement technique
uprightness. All suppliers can adequately complete the obtaining methodology
information interfaces on the e-procurement arrange. As demonstrated by Rankin et al.
(2006), E-securing is basic since it reduces association costs. Exactly when less staff is
required in the acquisition methodology, it suggests boss need to oversee less staff from
this time forward more critical staff control or organization.
Additionally, in light of the fact that most securing trades are robotized, the supervision
part is through and through decreased. Each one of that chiefs need to ensure is electronic
structure uprightness and an acquisition methodology proceeds without hitches. Egbu et
al. (2003) finished an examination, which revealed that e-securing decreases general
costs by more than 20%.
2.1.4.3 E-Procurement and Customer Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction is recognized when quality stock and ventures are passed on
helpfully at the right cost (Harrigan, 2008). E-acquisition adds to purchaser dedication
through redesigning quality affirmation and helpful movement. Using motorized,
electronic systems ensures strict adherence to quality conclusions (Harrigan, 2008).
Moreover, steady correspondence between getting substance and suppliers causes
supplier to take after quality measures (Davila, Gupta and Palmer, 2003). E-acquirement
stages give electronic structures of following and keeping records about suppliers.
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Such records may consolidate movement times, nature of things passed on, supplier costs
and other connected information that engages securing officers to settle on affirm based
decisions when dealing with suppliers (Davila et al., 2003). E-securing constructs access
to a varying pool of suppliers (Davila et al., 2003). This is basic towards buyer
dependability since it engages a relationship to hotspot for an arrangement of stock and
remain mindful of changes in thing particulars. 19 According to Harrigan (2008), the
settlement of getting to suppliers enables the procurement substance to alter purchasing to
necessities of individual customers. This is because of costs of procurement are basically
decreased through use of online stages and the technique is reworked. Another basic
piece of e-obtaining stages is supplier and customer input (Harrigan, 2008).
The e-acquisition enables obtaining components to amass information from the two
customers and suppliers continuously. The effect of this is gaining components can
address and direct customer judgments better. For instance, if there ought to emerge an
event of thing disillusionment, it is less complex to work with the supplier and customer
dynamically and find cheerful resolutions of rising concerns (Davila, 2003). Customer
input is used by the acquiring substance to empower supplier to improve their things
while supplier correspondence enables the inspiring component to supervise customer
wants and concerns. The net effect of such joint efforts is more important customer
dependability and advancement in check regard. Heywood (2002) saw that
correspondence is a fundamental part that ensures consistence for the supplier.
Through an e-obtaining stage, suppliers are engaged to get steady information which
them supports them wind up predictable. Of course, for the getting substance, electronic
stages give a street to quickly and capably amassing market knowledge (Heywood,
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2002). In light of redesigned capacity to manage stock at perfect levels, e-obtaining
stages help the motivating substance to pass on things on ask for introduce. The benefits
of without a minute to save anchoring are not simply in lessening stock costs for the
getting component yet furthermore shopper dependability on account of good quality for
things whose quality is affected by limit (Davila et al., 2003).
2.2 Empirical Review
Abarden Group (2001) found that e-obtaining strategies prompts enhanced fulfillment of
client requests, enhanced contract consistence, refreshed store sort out limit, reduced
stock expenses and overhauled stock association. The get-together perceived the keys to
e-securing achievement. They brought up that e-securing ought not be overseen as a
framework, the connection must see what is spent on, the alliance must have a game-
plan, the usage of e-acquiring start by benchmarking, the execution of e-acquirement
must be driven from the best, the execution of e-anchoring must be kept up by other
accommodating zones.
The disclosures of Brazel and Dang (2008) demonstrated that execution of ERP refreshes
flexibility which suggests enhanced obtaining association. A region from adaptability,
ERP structures refresh association bookkeeping and central organization that
subsequently improves management‟s capacity to coordinate collections and particular
factors that may compel complete cutoff points. She and Thuraisingham (2007) in their
examination on security for Enterprise Resource Planning Systems built up that e-
procurement updates security of association information which may upgrade acquiring
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execution. The above finding is in concurrence with the revelations of Martinez (2008)
on Procurement Goals, ERP, and Supplier Coordination in the Context of Competition
and Global Environment that ERP frameworks update client development and empower
joint effort with providers and clients. Enhanced provider and client relations and refresh
accomplishment of acquisitions basic objectives. Nah and Santiago (2006) in his
examination on principal Success Factors for Enterprise Resource Planning
Implementation and Upgrade uncovered that execution of ERP requires basic factors, for
example, system for advance and course, change association, correspondence, suitable
specific aptitudes, task and use association, top association commitment and movement
and structures association.
An examination facilitated by United Nations in 2011 on E-Procurement: Towards
Transparency and Efficiency in Public Service Delivery uncovered that e-offering
empowered government spare more than six million dollars by outsourcing the manual
duplication and stream records. The examination demonstrated that execution of e-
obtainment itself isn't an assertion for accomplishment in the securing works out. For this
structure to win there is need for controls and procedures if the framework is to succeed.
The examination additionally observed that diverse eprocurement programs come up
short by prudence of poor progression and nonappearance of association. Unmistakable
parts that instigate such disappointments include: nonattendance of care, protection from
change, poor coordination of breaking points and deficient utilize programs. Berlin
(2006) in his examination on The Impact of E-Procurement on the Number of Suppliers:
Where to Move to revealed that a broad measure of test forming beginning at now exists
affirming that e-anchoring prompts broadened number of providers. This examination in
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like way uncovered that specific affiliations get varying on the web methodology for their
procurement limits.
Lewis (2004) drove an examination on Essentials of e-Sourcing: A Practical Guide for
Managing the RFX Process in an "E" Environment. The examination uncovered that e-
sourcing can be utilized as an instrument to diminish process time, make sourcing save
finances and to drive incremental vocations. He in addition found that execution of e-
sourcing begins with affirmation of an etool to supplement dynamic attributes, trailed by
change association and preparing of the staff and various accessories where conceivable.
In this way, Vaidya and Callender (2006) facilitated an examination on the central factors
that impact effective execution of eprocurement in people when all is said in done part
and perceived end client take-up and preparing, provider assurance, framework joining,
security and insistence, re-building process, execution estimation, top association
execution, change association program and correspondence structures as the fundamental
factors that pick the achievement of utilization of e-acquisition.
As indicated by (Mabert et al, 2010), process computerization of procurement work helps
in decay of cost to firms in different associations. Cost reviews in US have beginning late
uncovered what was suspected for quite a while that when a demand advances through a
fax and inside mail paper labyrinth of backings to the focal obtaining division,
authoritative expenses conventionally keeps running from $ 40-$ 150-reliably beat the
cost of the get itself. As per (Shaw and Subramaniam, 2002), the estimation of E-
acquiring can be depicted as regard benefits despite exchange less progression secure
cost. Regard benefits happen because of sparing in look, approach, contracting and
coordination costs. With advancement secure cost in picking and utilizing a particular
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acquirement framework, including exchanging cost. General sourcing is starting at now a
modified need to react to conflict. Regardless, the decision of where to anchor things and
endeavors is certainly not a static choice. Getting cost decrease framework is a tenacious
re-assessment is a productive re-examination of the cost of everything obtained and
moored for
By acknowledging e-acquisition framework, a few central focuses could be gotten.
Several examinations have looked into the advantages of executing e-acquirement
structure; one of them was by (Mabert et al, (2003), which concentrated on the status of
e-obtaining in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the South Coast of
Massachusetts. This examination demonstrated that e-obtaining was ineptly gotten a
handle on by SMEs and they were not tolerating the prizes of e-anchoring. Gefen et al
(2003) composed a coherent examination that concentrated on investigating the Greek
government anchoring outlines did by the General Secretariat of Procurement. This
examination perceived extensive (quantifiable) and impalpable (hard to evaluate)
benefits. Huge great conditions included cost of supply diminishment, touchy costs
decreasing and lead time hypothesis saves. Unessential inclinations included process
change and different leveled ideal conditions. Another examination was driven by
(Croom, 2004). This examination mishandled issues identified with use and effect of e-
acquisition in nine open parts in the United Kingdom (UK). Five effects were seen in this
examination, particularly: change in whole cost of acquisitions, changes in dynamic
attributes, changes in association structure, association and execution. (Kamanda, 2001)
also planned examination on the effects of e-anchoring in the securing strategy on the
creation mastermind by taking a gander at the undertaking of Hong Kong Textile. They
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utilized SWOT examination to delineate effects in every time of obtaining process.
Attributes and insufficiencies were utilized as inside execution estimation in the
obtainment framework, for instance, capacity, and appropriateness. Openings and
dangers were perceived as the electronic conditions that help e-procurement. (Maleyeff,
2003) express that rather than bureaucratic, diverse leveled structure, affiliations should
shape more flexible, decentralized assembling and affiliation together based systems that
enable workers to respond to show off movements. This examination recognizes that e-
getting consolidates a course of action of on-screen characters that work both cover and
intra-connection shapes.
2.3 Critical Review and Gap Identification
Albeit broad research has generally been filed, couple of examinations has been grasped
in Rwanda with respect to e-acquisition framework in overhauling securing execution.
Ruzindanai and Prashant B. K (2016) finished an examination on the Adoption of e-
Procurement and its impact on the Procurement Performance of Selected
Telecommunication Companies in Rwanda. The examination set up that with a particular
ultimate objective to improve appointment level at specialist's level, the affiliations need
to manage factors related to obvious perils, which will upgrade determination of e-
securing structure. A particularly tied down IT structure and with an aggregate getting
ready program, infrastructural candidly steady system to update work execution and
upgrade the idea of yield from delegates found to impact execution of affiliation
decidedly. In any case, little thought was given to the piece of e-obtaining philosophy on
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procurement execution in association with Lead times, Quality supplies, Cost and
Customer satisfaction. This examination in this way endeavors to fill this gap by
essentially developing the piece of e-acquisition in overhauling procurement execution in
association with Lead times, Quality supplies, Cost and Customer satisfaction.
2.4 Theoretical Framework
2.4.1 Disruptive Innovation Theory
Barahona and Elizondo (2012) assessed the theory of unsafe change. This hypothesis
calls attention to that e-anchoring is a movement. In like way it requires steady change. In
light of such changes, it pesters the customary anchoring activities and frameworks. The
theory of unsafe progress is delineated by: practically nothing and exorbitant customer
base and non-guarantee at the essential times of utilization, some level of insistence as
the framework is executed, new dispute as headway proceeds and predictable quality
change to update flexibility to client and accessories needs. Troublesome changes require
basic assets, technique and qualities.
Basic assets merge assets supporting the regular business works out, for example, People,
types of progress, thing plans, brands, client and provider affiliations, relationship
association with its customers and providers and showing works out. Basic technique
joins major activity conventions and coordination diagrams those sponsorships activities
of a present business endeavors. In like way, real social attributes, conviction structure
and presumptions are besides crucial (Barahona and Elizondo, 2012). The hypothesis of
dubious headway sees the way that open affiliations and structures are less flexible.
Thusly, the designation of e-anchoring methods of insight requires a pivotal and
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proactive approach with a particular ultimate objective to manufacture the framework
inside the present structures as opposed to social event of totally new structures.
Satisfactory accessibility with respect to the correct progression, association to create
change process, arranging of the operators and care battle among clients is key. It is
essential to watch that rarely troublesome movements may basically work in the short
run.
2.4.2 Innovation Diffusion Theory
Change spread theory was proposed by Rogers (1962). The hypothesis demonstrates that
movement is a procedure expected to redesign money related change. As exhibited by
change diffusing hypothesis, progress is depicted as a thought apparent as new by people.
OECD (1997) refered to by Andreanne and Swaminathan (2007) depicted headway as
„all the sensible, mechanical, different leveled, money related, and business hones basic
to make, acknowledge, and advance new or overhauled things or techniques Innovation
hypothesis helps board four essential elements‟. The essential portion is change that puts
thought on the capacity to consider more productive and better procedures for finishing
things.
This hypothesis arrange adopters of change into five game plans; pioneers, people who
ought to be the first to try the progress, Early Adopters, individuals who address
conclusion pioneers, Early Majority people who need to see exhibit that the progression
works before they can get a handle on it, Late Majority, suspicious people who just gets a
progress after it has been tried by the bigger part and Laggards, people who are
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particularly careful about progress and are the hardest get-together to consolidate into the
headway framework.
As exhibited by progress hypothesis, rate of get-together of creative procedures can be
looked far as; relative incredible position given to the connection, resemblance, diserse
quality, crucial breaking point of the new techniques and detectable quality to the
assistants inside the social structure. The second factor is correspondence that lays data
and making and sharing data identifying with innovative activities in the association. The
third part is time that considers the navigate attracted with the progress choice process.
The last part is the social setting of the new structures (Rogers, 1997). Spread of progress
strategies requires change and reexamination of things and individuals with the target that
they can perform better (Les Robinson, 2009). The considerations in this hypothesis are
unfathomably related to this examination. They help build up the examination and
empower the expert value the customary relationship between the segments.
While movement disseminating hypothesis brings energy about the headway technique, it
has diverse restrictions. The hypothesis does not build up a participatory approach. It is
along these lines essentially arranged to work best with allocation of practices.
Considering, the hypothesis does not consider an affiliation's advantages and social help
in assurance of new systems.
2.4.3 Technology Acceptance Theory
Improvement confirmation demonstrate was presented by Devis (1986). As indicated by
this hypothesis, rising advancements can't enhance different leveled adequacy and
execution if the change has not been perceived by the clients (Davis, 1986). The
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hypothesis of advancement confirmation is a champion among the most undeniable
speculations in understanding assurance of PC types of progress. Social event of any
headway or particularly data advancement based requires excitement for PC based
instruments to help basic organization, arranging correspondence. In any case, these
frameworks might be hazardous. It is thusly important that the structures are settled on
complete inclination and premise. It is likewise essential to comprehend that individuals
may limit mechanical changes. There must be a push to comprehend why individuals
confine changes and the conceivable courses through which such issues can be settled.
Honest to goodness conclusive culture must be told; the change must be gotten a handle
on in an incremental course joined by correspondence.
Everybody included must be told on their parts and enabled to play out the particular
parts (Kamel, 2014). Hypothesis of progression depends upon two suppositions; saw
estimation of the framework such us; overhauled execution, upgraded productivity,
adequacy and gainfulness in assignments and so on and the undeniable convenience of
the new structures, for example, straightforwardness to learn, ease to utilize,
straightforwardness to control and straightforwardness to recall. This hypothesis brings
an understanding that assertion and utilization of new progression is a portion of the
users‟ sentiments about the structure and its obvious great conditions.
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2.4.3 Technology Acceptance Theory
Improvement confirmation demonstrates was presented by Devis (1986). As indicated by
this hypothesis, rising advancements can't enhance different leveled adequacy and
execution if the change has not been perceived by the clients (Davis, 1986). The
hypothesis of advancement confirmation is a champion among the most undeniable
speculations in understanding assurance of PC types of progress. Social event of any
headway or particularly data advancement based requires excitement for PC based
instruments to help basic organization, arranging correspondence. In any case, these
frameworks might be hazardous. It is thusly important that the structures are settled on
complete inclination and premise. It is likewise essential to comprehend that individuals
may limit mechanical changes. There must be a push to comprehend why individuals
confine changes and the conceivable courses through which such issues can be settled.
Honest to goodness conclusive culture must be told; the change must be gotten a handle
on in an incremental course joined by correspondence.
Everybody included must be told on their parts and enabled to play out the particular
parts (Kamel, 2014). Hypothesis of progression depends upon two suppositions; saw
estimation of the framework such us; overhauled execution, upgraded productivity,
adequacy and gainfulness in assignments and so on and the undeniable convenience of
the new structures, for example, straightforwardness to learn, ease to utilize,
straightforwardness to control and straightforwardness to recall. This hypothesis brings
an understanding that assertion and utilization of new progression is a portion of the
users‟ sentiments about the structure and its obvious great conditions.
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2.5 Conceptual Framework
Figure 2.1Conceptual Framework
Source: Researcher, 2017
The applied system demonstrates that the free factor in this examination is e-obtainment.
E-acquiring is operationalized to the degree the particular e-acquirement strategy that
affiliations get. Such systems meld e-offering, e-edifying, e-sourcing, e-asking for, e-
support and e invoicing. These frameworks or strategies once finished genuinely through
an e-arrange instigate enhanced obtainment execution. Enhanced anchoring execution in
this examination is operationalzed as lower lead times, amazing supply, cost capacity,
and buyer steadfastness.
"An e-Tendering structure is an aggregation of customers, electronic media, moved data
and exercises that can perform, associating with those customers to relate. e-Tendering,
as delineated by Christensen and Duncan (2006), is "the electronic streaming, offering,
getting to, persisting and submitting of each and every one of the fragile related
information and documentation by techniques for the web, supplanting the standard
E-Procurement
E-Platforms
E-Tendering
E-Informing
E-Sourcing
E–Requisitioning
E– Invoicing
Intervening Variables
Management support
Procurement Performance
Metrics
Lead times
Quality supplies
Cost
Customer satisfaction
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paper-based delicate systems, and achieving a more profitable and vital business process
for each and every party included." Three lead factors have prompted the making
utilization of e-Tendering (Betts et al., 2006): The expanding usage of movement inside
the change business; The exchanging of information between the parties; and A stress for
the earth (that is, a reducing in the use of paper and materials).
E-instructing is a kind of electronic procurement that isn't particularly associated with the
advancement in a fundamental picking up cycle like contracting or inquisitive. It is
incredibly the course toward get-together and dispersing related information about getting
from buyers, suppliers and specific get-togethers using Internet progression.
E-sourcing hints the way toward seeing or finding new conceivable providers for a
particular class of picking up fundamentals utilizing Internet progression. The Internet
empowers relationship to cooperate with potential providers in an expansive range and
help them on providers' choice.
E-mastermind is utilized to ask for obtainment of things or associations, depicting the
particulars and covering unmistakable honest segments, for example, what is required,
when it is required, and where it is required. From the e-ask for, a purchaser will source
the basic things or associations, overview the offers of important providers, and close the
system by giving a Purchase Request a fated provider
Electronic receipt, for the most part called e-invoicing, electronic charging and e-
charging, is dealt with receipt content (affiliation name, receipt number, reference
number, arrange number, VAT, partition terms and so on.) transmitted electronically
from provider to purchaser. (Koch-Billentis 2015.) The target of e-receipt is to save the
receipt in coding lingos amidst the receipt system. This licenses sender and beneficiary to
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spare cash and time. E-asking for are kind of receipt sent through web and set by
techniques for programming, a virtual keeping money association or online interface.
Beginning there, the e-asking for are moved, by a middle individual, to the gatherer for
underwriting. By e-invoicing, affiliations permit clients less asking for and speedier
access to deals and receipt information. These electronic strategies decrease the cost of
organizing, changing, and paying bills, in spite of diminishing the conceivable outcomes
for human screws up, guaranteeing epic headways in ampleness if executed in broad
present.
2.6 Summary
This part gave the evaluated creating thankfulness to e-acquirement. The portion explored
the theoretical composed work, observational audit, key investigation, speculative
structure and besides the theoretical course of action of the examination.
Inspected forming displays that e-procurement is a key mechanical get together to
enhance getting execution. The standard reason for anchoring is pass on required measure
of courses of action to clients (both internal and outside) at consummate regard, quality
and time. Procurement execution is therefore assessed like transport of critical worth
supplies in time at the correct cost. Diminishments in lead times, nature of supply, cost
ability are the parts that actuate customer devotion.
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CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction
This part presents the methodology of the examination which contains the course of
action of the examination, masses, test size and frameworks, information conglomeration
systems, realness and reliability of instruments and information examination which was
utilized as a part of the middle of the examination.
3.1 Research Design
The examination utilized an attracting examination organize where both quantitative and
subjective research approaches were gotten. The quantitative approach was related where
factors were surveyed utilizing quantifiable systems to dissect information utilizing SPSS
Version 21. Expressive research setup was bolstered with a particular true objective to
give encourage bits of data of respondents.
3.2 Target Population
The objective individuals of the examination was 45 workers of Bralirwa Company as
appeared by Human Resource records at the affiliation.
3.3 Sample Design
3.3.1 Sample Size
In light of the advantage objectives, the examination included testing from the objective
masses of 45, Krejcie and Morgan refered to in Amin, (2005) table of test assess
affirmation proposes a base number of 40 respondents.
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3.3.2 Sampling techniques
A measurements was improved the situation the 40 Bralirwa association limited staff
people since the number was seen as meager
3.4 Data Collection Methods
3.4.1 Data Collection Instruments
A self-controlled review the examination used an interfacing with examination compose
where both quantitative and subjective research approaches were gotten. The quantitative
approach was connected where factors were assessed using quantifiable frameworks to
destroy data using SPSS Version 21. Expressive research course of action was
maintained with a specific genuine target to give assistance bits of information of
respondents.
3.4.2 Administration of Data Collection Instruments
To make high reaction rate, the ace passed on diagrams exclusively by making a strategy
and in addition especially valuing the social affair. As a technique went for limiting the
time it made to complete this move, the expert got both self-coordinated and drops and
picks structures in overview affiliation.
3.4.3 Validity and Reliability
Dornyei (2003) fights that examination instruments are estimation gadgets that must have
sufficient steadfast quality. The expert perceives pre-testing as one complete technique
towards upgrading instrument steadiness. This underlies the longing for this examination
to planning a thorough instrument underwriting sharpen through pre-testing. The pilot
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units, vague to one-tenth of the proposed test measure, were gotten from in every
practical sense unclear individuals from the majority from which the case for the full
examination was taken.
The examination's substance realness was refined through ace examination by the
administrator, perceiving affirmation of material markers through sweeping solicitation
of the composed work on the arrangement to be assessed, while the model validness was
fit through a not all that terrible learning of hypothesis identifying with the idea so the
master picked what factors were relied on to be predicted by and identified with it and a
measure of the relationship between the measure and those parts.
3.5 Data Analysis Procedure
Information from the field was balanced, coded and gone into PC utilizing quantifiable
bundle for social experts program (SPSS) Version 21. Information collected was both
subjective and quantitative. Quantitative information was poor down using rehash course,
rates, mean scores and standard deviations. It was introduced utilizing outlines, tables,
rates, frequencies, standard deviation and means. Genuine information examination was
done using cross dealt with tables to assist the analyst with setting up the relationship
between the components under investigation.
3.6 Ethical Considerations
The expert considered the examination estimations of mulls over meander, puzzle and
confirmation of respondents from any possible fiendishness that could climb out of
appreciating the examination. Thusly the assessor; demonstrated the inspiration driving
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the examination as a fulfillment of a Masters' Study program and not for some other
disguised blueprint by the ace and request the respondents to welcome the examination
on a deliberate start and refusal or surrendering taking an intrigue were permitted. The
ace also ensured the respondents of depiction of the information given and certification
from any possible harm that could climb out of the examination since the revelations will
be used for the organized purposes in a manner of speaking. The respondents will be
outfitted with contribution about the revelations of the examination.
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CHAPTER FOUR: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.0 Introduction
This region exhibited information examination and outline of the divulgences.
Information was exhibited fittingly by utilization of pie systems, table and outlines.
Sensible examination including frequencies and rates were utilized. The general goal for
this examination was to research impacts of E-procurement on anchoring execution in the
social event business in Rwanda. In this examination, the reaction rate was 86%
4.1 Demographic Information on Respondents
This domain tied down the foundation data of the respondents in relationship with age,
working learning, sexual presentation and most confusing instructive level.
Table 4.1Demographic Information on Respondents
Frequency Percentage
Gender
Male 22 65%
Female 12 35%
Age
20-39 years 18 53%
40-49years 12 35%
50-59 years 4 12%
60 years and above 0 0
Educational Level
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Certificate 2 7%
Diploma 8 23%
Bachelors 16 47%
Masters 8 23%
Working Experience
Below 2 years 4 12%
3-5years 25 74%
6 years and above 5 18%
Source: Researcher 2018
From the revelations of the examination, it was created that greater segment (65%) of the
respondents at the affiliation were male while 35% were female. This portrayed sex
awkwardness at the affiliation which could have impacted e-anchoring execution. In like
way, lion's offer (53%) of respondents were between 20-39 years old and 35% being
between 40-49 years old. This showed lion's offer of the respondents were all things
considered adolescents which could impact e-getting at the affiliation. The examination
in like way settled that 47% of respondents had grabbed a lone wolves degree as their
most unpredictable measure of limit with 23% having affirmation and Masters capacity.
This displays bigger bit of the respondents had fundamental scholarly capacities to
comprehend the goals of the examination. This could too have impacted e-getting
execution at the affiliation. At long last the examination set up that greater area (74%)
respondents had worked with the relationship for in the locale of 3 and 5 years while 18%
had worked for the relationship for more than 6 years. This uncovers greater bit of the
respondents had enough work commitment to comprehend e-anchoring execution at the
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affiliation. Estimation happens as expected focuses to the likelihood of helpful outcome
on e-getting
4.2 Presentation of Findings
4.2.1 Level of E-procurement adoption at Bralirwa ltd.
Respondents were asked the obtaining limits are managed through the electronic stage at
Bralirwa Ltd. Responses were as showed up in Figure 4.1 underneath;
Figure 4.1 Level of E-procurement adoption at Bralirwa ltd.
Source: Researcher 2018
From the disclosures of the examination, Bralirwa association used e-stages for e-offering
(71% of respondents), for e-instructing (6%), for e-sourcing (11%), for e-requesting
(23%) and for e-invoicing (5%). This shows Bralirwa Ltd had grasped e-stages for
obtaining work.
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To check how much the association had grasped e-obtaining, respondents were requested
to rate diverse clarifications using a likert size of 1-5 where 1 =Very Small Extent
2=Small Extent 3=Medium Extent 4=Great Extent and 5=Very Great Extent. To explore
the responses, mean assessments and standard deviations were registered as shown in
Table 4.2. The mean scores of "little degree" and "little degree" were addressed by mean
score practically identical to 1 to 2.5 on the Likert scale (1 ≤ little degree ≤ 2.5). The
scores of „medium extent‟ were practically identical to 2.6 to 3.5 on 38 the Likert scale
(2.6 ≤ Medium degree ≤ 3.5) while the scores of "phenomenal degree" and "to a great
degree staggering degree" were addressed by a mean score of 3.6 ≤ amazing degree ≤ 5.0
on the likert scale
Table 4.2 Extent to which the company had adopted e-procurement
Mean
Rating
Std
Dev
My company has successfully adopted e-procurement system 3.44
1.09
All procurement processes in my organization are automated
using an e-procurement system
1.35
0.46
Management has set clear e-procurement policy, objectives and
targets
4.56
1.33
All suppliers use the e-procurement platform 1.48
0.68
The e-procurement processes are efficient and effective 2.00
0.99
There are no challenges to the organization arising due to 1.44
0.23
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adoption of e-procurement system
Data on the e-procurement processes is constantly collected and
acted upon
2.80
0.14
Source: Research Data, 2018
Considering the mean assessments presented in table 4.2, the respondents respectably
agreed that the association had successfully gotten e-acquisition (mean rating of 3.44).
The standard deviation of 1.09 is high and decisive of high change over respondents'
responses. The respondents assented to a little degree (Mean rating of 1.35) to the
declaration that all obtaining shapes in the association had been robotized using an e-
securing structure. The standard deviation of 0.46 is low and shows low change similar to
condition over the workplaces. This infers in the association, simply couple of securing
limits were executed through an electronic stage.
The respondents agreed insistently (mean rating of 4.56) that their organization had a
sensible e-procurement systems and goals; in any case a raised prerequisite deviation of
1.33 exhibits high change in the rating by the respondents. The respondents assented to a
little degree (mean rating of 1.48 and a standard deviation of 0.68) that all suppliers used
the e-acquisition stages.
There was agree to a little degree to the declaration that e-securing in the association was
beneficial and practical (mean rating of 2.00 and standard deviation of 0.99). There was
agree to a little degree (mean rating of 1.44) among respondents that there were no
troubles developing in the association due to determination of e-securing. In any case, the
standard deviation of 1.23 exhibits high distinction in the responses of respondents. The
respondents agreed to an immediate degree (mean rating of 2.80 and standard deviation
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of 0.14) that data on the e-securing frames was constantly accumulated and followed up
on.
4.2.2 Evaluation of the Challenges in E-procurement implementation at Bralirwa ltd
Challenges Frequency Percentage
Untrained staff 24 74%
Computer fraud 20 60%
Traditional procurement 09 20%
Time 13 35%
System upgrade 15 44%
Wrong system 16 45%
Source: Research Data, 2018
Respondents were asked for to list the acquisition challenges the affiliation looked since
gathering of e-securing system. The best test at 74% is the need to plan staff that
develops as a result of introduction of PC structures. Yet a segment of the staff were used
while having principal ICT setting up, a lion's offer are not astoundingly actually learned.
In this way, while introducing ICT stages, it requires that the staff must be set up to have
the ability to use the system. Another key test at 60% is PC distortion and related threats.
PC blackmail can be inside or influenced by untouchables. Some phony laborers can
enter the wrong information into the system in this way exchanging off data
trustworthiness. There are physical and furthermore predictable PC security perils. Such
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real threats fuse contaminations, Trojans and software engineers that incite corruption of
PC records or robbery of such archives. Once an affiliation gets an e-procurement
arrange, they furthermore need to place assets into PC security.
20% respondents said that in the event that the need was true a few clients settled on
standard obtaining where by a printed copy of the demand plot was filled and submitted
for help as it was less asking for to make headway and accreditation blessed
development. 35% of the respondents demonstrated that two or three sales were passed
on with a few abnormalities along these lines wastage of time on managing the issue and
every now and then lose of clients due to out of stock.
Particular inconveniences said by respondents are the essential for solid structure revive
(44%), which as regularly as conceivable recommends cost of redesign and retraining of
staff. There are high expenses of programming and rigging (45%), blunders in structure
in light of wrong passages (38%), different providers not being ICT sharp accordingly not
using the e-obtainment stages (35%) and the measures of information that are
accumulated after some time that the alliance may not acknowledge what to do with it yet
it takes up restrain compel on the framework (25%).
Institutionalization issues were in like way considered as a basic issue in e-getting
strategies at the affiliation (35%). Right when most by a wide margin of the buys are one-
time-just or when the things or associations procured are stunning and difficult to control,
the inclinations from eprocurement are difficult to accomplish. Respondents uncovered
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that there were unmistakable inconveniences on utilization of e-obtaining including
Power supply issue, financing issue as the stack of e-anchoring was significantly over the
top and in addition undertaking costs were high.
4.2.3 Effect of E-acquirement on Procurement Performance
This piece answers the examination question; what is the impact of E-obtainment on
procurement execution at Bralirwa ltd? Utilizing a likert size of 1-5 where 1 =Very Small
Extent 2=Small Extent 3=Medium Extent 4=Great Extent and 5=Very Great Extent. To
dismantle the reactions, mean examinations and standard deviations were discovered as
appeared in Table 4.2. The mean scores of "little degree" and "little degree" were tended
to by mean score proportionate to 1 to 2.5 on the Likert scale (1 ≤ little degree ≤ 2.5). The
scores of „medium extent‟ were indistinct to 2.6 to 3.5 on 38 the Likert scale (2.6 ≤
Medium degree ≤ 3.5) while the scores of "phenomenal degree" and "extraordinarily
stunning degree"
4.2.3 Effect of E-procurement on Procurement Performance
This fragment answers the investigation question; what is the effect of E-procurement on
acquisition execution at Bralirwa ltd? Using a likert size of 1-5 where 1 =Very Small
Extent 2=Small Extent 3=Medium Extent 4=Great Extent and 5=Very Great Extent. To
dismember the responses, mean examinations and standard deviations were found out as
showed in Table 4.2. The mean scores of "little degree" and "little degree" were
addressed by mean score proportionate to 1 to 2.5 on the Likert scale (1 ≤ little degree ≤
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2.5). The scores of „medium extent‟ were indistinguishable to 2.6 to 3.5 on 38 the Likert
scale (2.6 ≤ Medium degree ≤ 3.5) while the scores of "unprecedented degree" and
"greatly amazing degree"
Table 4.3Effect of E-procurement on Procurement Performance
Mean
Rating
Std
Dev
E-procurement has enhanced transparency hence reduction in
corruption related costs
2.75
1.11
E-procurement has led to reduction in wastage costs e.g. use of many
papers
4.30
0.15
E-procurement has reduced transport and postage costs 2.82
1.11
E-procurement platforms provide cheaper mechanisms of interacting
with suppliers
4.52
0.42
E-procurement has reduced costs of sourcing for suppliers 3.04 0.05
E-procurement has enhanced inventory management practices in
your organization
3.92
0.17
E-procurement has reduced delays in suppliers delivering goods 3.20 0.87
E-procurement led to Just in Time (JIT) procurement thus
emergency procurement is quickly handled in your organization
2.56
0.96
E-procurement has real time sharing of information between the
organization and suppliers
3.69
0.22
E-procurement platforms have helped integrated different
department or branches hence reducing requisition time and product
delivery times
4.54
0.82
All company employees make requisitions online and they are
satisfied with the process
3.78
0.71
Our customers consistently get quality products when they need
them
4.26
0.85
Customer orders are processed and delivered promptly and in full
every time
4.70
0.04
e-procurement has led to integration of processes, which has reduced
lead times in the organization
3.62
0.97
Tenders advertisement and short listing of suppliers is done online
and all suppliers are happy with it
2.38
0.85
Customer experiences are constantly monitored and actions are
tailored to enhance them
2.57
0.88
Source: Research Data 2018
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The examination of data as presented in table 4.3 show that the respondents to an
immediate degree agreed that e-securing has enhanced straightforwardness consequently
diminishment in pollution related costs (mean rating of 2.75). The standard deviation of
1.13 is high and expressive of high vacillation in responses transversely finished
respondents. The respondents assented, figuratively speaking, (Mean rating of 4.30 and
standard deviation of 0.15) to the declaration that E-obtaining has provoked lessening in
wastage costs e.g. use of various papers. The respondents assented to an immediate
degree (mean rating of 2.82) that E-obtaining has lessened transport and postage costs; at
any rate a select prerequisite deviation of 1.11 shows high vacillation in the rating by the
respondents. The respondents assented, in a manner of speaking, (mean rating of 4.52 and
a standard deviation of 0.42) that E-procurement stages outfit more affordable segments
of speaking with suppliers. The respondents assented to an immediate degree (mean
rating of 3.04 and standard deviation of 0.05) that E-acquisition has reduced costs of
sourcing for suppliers.
Considering association between e-procurement and lead times, the respondents agreed
decently that; E-securing had enhanced stock organization sharpens in the association
(mean of 3.92) and that E-acquisition has decreased delays in suppliers passing on stock
(mean of 3.20). Also, the respondents agreed to an immediate degree that E-obtaining has
persistent sharing of information between the association and suppliers (mean of 3.65).
The respondents agreed to a little degree that E-securing provoked Just in Time (JIT)
acquisition in this way emergency obtaining is quickly dealt with in the association
(mean of 2.56). Of course the respondents, in a manner of speaking, agreed that E-
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securing stages have helped joined particular office or branches along these lines
reducing request time and thing transport times (mean of 4.54).
The respondents essentially assented to the declaration that all association laborers made
requests on the web and they are content with the methodology (mean of 3.78, standard
deviation of 0.71). The respondents, so to speak, assented to the declarations that: Our
customers dependably get quality things when they require them (Mean rating of 4.26
and standard deviation of 0.85), and Customer orders are arranged and passed on quickly
and in full every time (Mean rating of 4.70 and standard deviation of 0.04). Of course the
respondents agreed to an immediate degree to the declaration that; e-acquisition has
incited compromise of systems, which has reduced lead times in the affiliation (mean
rating of 2.62 and standard deviation of 0.97), tenders advertisement and short posting of
suppliers is done on the web and all suppliers are content with it (mean rating of 2.38 and
standard deviation of 0.85). The respondents assented to an immediate degree that
customer experiences were ceaselessly watched and exercises were exclusively fitted to
enhance them (mean rating of 2.57 and standard deviation of 088).
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CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction
This segment gives the quick overview of divulgences identified with the objectives of
the examination and to give finish of disclosures, recommendation and proposition to
future specialists. The general target of the examination was to investigate impacts of the
E-securing on getting execution in the get-together business in Rwanda
5.2 Summary of Findings
5.2.1: Assessment of adoption level of E-procurement at Bralirwa ltd.
From the disclosures of the examination, Bralirwa Company used e-stages for e-offering,
for e-instructing, for e-sourcing, for e-requesting and for e-invoicing. The predominant
piece of respondents sufficiently agreed that the association had viably grasped e-
obtaining. The respondents assented to a little degree to the declaration that all
acquisition shapes in the association had been automated using an e-securing structure.
This infers in the association, simply couple of acquisition limits were executed through
an electronic stage.
The respondents agreed immovably that their organization had a sensible e-securing
methodologies and objectives. The respondents agreed to a little degree that all suppliers
used the e-acquisition stages.
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There was agree to a little degree to the declaration that e-acquisition in the association
was gainful and convincing. There was agree to a little degree among respondents that
there were no challenges developing in the association due to assignment of e-obtaining.
The respondents agreed to an immediate degree that data on the e-obtaining frames was
constantly accumulated and followed up on.
5.2.2 Evaluation of E-procurement implementation challenges at Bralirwa ltd
The best test as demonstrated by bigger part respondents was the need to plan staff that
rises on account of introduction of PC systems. Though a bit of the staff were used while
having principal ICT setting up, a lion's offer are not especially in fact learned. Thusly,
while introducing ICT stages, it requires that the staff must be set up to have the ability to
use the structure. Another key test was PC deception and related perils.
PC distortion can be internal or induced by untouchables. Some false delegates can enter
the wrong information into the system along these lines exchanging off data
respectability. There are physical and moreover steady PC security risks. Such steady
risks fuse diseases, Trojans and software engineers that provoke debasement of PC
reports or burglary of such records. Once an affiliation gets an e-obtaining stage, they in
like manner need to place assets into PC security.
A couple of respondents said that in case the need was basic a couple of customers settled
on standard acquisition where by a printed variant of the request shape was filled and
submitted for underwriting as it was less requesting to make improvement and
certification favorable transport. Distinctive respondents showed that a couple of
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solicitations were passed on with a couple of irregularities consequently wastage of time
on handling the issue and all over lose of customers due to out of stock.
Diverse troubles indicated by respondents are the prerequisite for steady structure
upgrade, which routinely infers cost of refresh and retraining of staff. There are high
costs of programming and gear, botches in structure in light of wrong areas, various
suppliers not being ICT sharp accordingly not utilizing the e-acquisition stages and the
measures of data that are assembled after some time that the affiliation may not perceive
what to do with it yet it takes up limit constrain on the system.
Systematization issues were in addition considered as an imperative issue in e-obtainment
designs at the affiliation. Precisely when most by a wide margin of the buys are one-time-
just or when the things or associations acquired are inconsistent and difficult to
systematize, the inclinations from e-procurement are difficult to accomplish. Respondents
uncovered that there were unmistakable inconveniences on execution of e-anchoring
including Power supply issue, financing issue as the pile of e-obtaining was remarkably
costly what's more development costs were high.
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5.2.3 Establishment of E-procurement on procurement performance at Bralirwa ltd
The examination of data showed that respondents to an immediate degree agreed that e-
securing has enhanced straightforwardness accordingly reducing in corruption related
costs. The respondents agreed, everything considered, to the declaration that E-
acquisition has incited diminishment in wastage costs e.g. use of various papers. The
respondents agreed to an immediate degree that E-securing has decreased transport and
postage costs. The respondents assented, everything considered, that E-obtaining stages
outfit more affordable parts of participating with suppliers. The respondents assented to
an immediate degree that E-procurement has reduced costs of sourcing for suppliers.
Pondering association between e-securing and lead times, the respondents agreed
appropriately that; E-procurement had redesigned stock organization practices in the
association and that E-acquisition has reduced delays in suppliers passing on stock.
Moreover, the respondents assented to an immediate degree that E-obtaining has
persistent sharing of information between the association and suppliers. The respondents
assented to a little degree that E-acquisition incited Just in Time (JIT) procurement in this
way emergency securing is promptly dealt with in the association. On the other hand the
respondents, everything considered, agreed that E-securing stages have helped joined
unmistakable office or branches thusly lessening request time and thing transport times.
The respondents extraordinarily agreed to the declaration that all association agents made
requests on the web and they were content with the methodology. The respondents,
everything considered, agreed to the declarations that: Our customers dependably get
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quality things when they require them, and Customer orders are arranged and passed on
instantly and in full without fizzle. On the other hand the respondents agreed to an
immediate degree to the declaration that; e-securing has incited fuse of strategies, which
has diminished lead times in the affiliation, tenders advertisement and short posting of
suppliers is done on the web and all suppliers are content with it. The respondents agreed
to an immediate degree that customer
5.3 Conclusions
The goals of this examination were to survey the selection of e-acquirement in Brarilwa
Company Ltd, to assess acquisition execution at the organization and to decide the
commitment of e-obtainment to acquirement execution at Brarilwa. Considering
appropriation of e-obtainment at Brarilwa, the examination set up that reception of e-
acquisition was still moderately low crosswise over different capacities.
The investigation infers that innovation was a piece of the test to Electronic Procurement
execution at Bralirwa Limited. Innovative difficulties, for example, the cost of new
innovation dread of new innovation by workers, absence of imperative preparing and
abilities about innovation makes representatives to incline toward business as usual
which represses usage of Electronic Procurement in Bralirwa Limited.
E-acquirement is related with various impacts on obtainment execution at the
organization which included; continuous reaction to both the clients and the market;
enhances straightforwardness and responsibility; enhances data stream in the inventory
network; helps the organization in lessening costs; coordinated distinctive office or
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branches subsequently decreasing demand time and item conveyance times. Be that as it
may, e-acquirement contributes possibly towards Just in Time (JIT) obtainment
accordingly crisis acquisition is immediately taken care of
5.4 Recommendations
The examination has revealed that regardless of the way that e-procurement system have
been gotten at the association, some acquisition practices are so far managed physically.
There is necessity for Bralirwa Limited to underscore on the need to draw out all the
securing limits through e-procurement
Agents ought to be set up on use of the e-acquisition system. This will enable them to
operationalize the system. There is in like manner necessity for the association to join the
distinctive limits with the objective that e-procurement can thrive.
The destinations of Bralirwa Limited ought to be reliably revived with the latest
information concerning acquisition works out. Suppliers should be encouraged to summit
their references on the web.
While the complementarities may be appealing, there might be need to scale back on
standard methodology with the objective that the e-procurement frames get. For
associations grasping e-obtaining, in light of the revelations in this examination, it is
endorsed that they focus on streamlining e-offering, e-requesting and e-sourcing. This is
in light of the fact that an effect between e-securing methods and acquisition execution.
It is in like manner fundamental to consider changing diverse troubles discussed in this
examination, for instance, IT establishment, constrain developing e-procurement data,
security of trades, et cetera
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5.5 Suggestions for Further Research
An investigation ought to be completed to set up the purposes for low use of e-
acquirement among assembling organizations in Rwanda even after the framework has
been completely introduced. There is have to direct a similar investigation of the impacts
of e-obtainment on execution of the general population division associations. This will
help with thinking of likenesses and contrasts that can fill in as benchmarks
The investigation prescribes that future examinations should center around the impact of
Electronic Procurement on budgetary execution of a firm with center around money
related execution measures, for example, net salary, degree of profitability or profit for
value
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APPENDICES
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APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE
SECTION A: GENERAL INFORMATION
Gender (Please Tick)
__ (1) Male
__ (2) Female
Age
___i) 20-39 years
____ii) 40-49years
____iii) 50-59 years
____iv) 60 years
Education Level (Please Specify):
(1) Certificate_________________
(2) Diploma _______________________
(3) Bachelors ______________________
(4) Masters ______________________
(5) Ph.D. _______________________
Number of Years (Working Experience) (Please Tick):
____(1) Below 2 years
____(2) 3-5years
____(3) 6 years and above
SECTION B: E-PROCUREMENT ADOPTION
1. Which of the following procurement functions are handled through the electronic
platform?
E- Tendering Yes [ ] No [ ]
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E- Informing Yes [ ] No [ ]
E- Sourcing Yes [ ] No [ ]
E– Requisitioning Yes [ ] No [ ]
E– Approval Yes [ ] No [ ]
E– Invoicing Yes [ ] No [ ]
2. Answer the following questions on a scale of 1 to 5. Where 1 =Very Small Extent
2=Small Extent 3=Medium Extent 4=Great Extent and 5=Very Great Extent
1 2 3 4 5
My company has successfully adopted e-procurement system
All procurement processes in my organization are automated using an
eprocurement system
Management has set clear e-procurement policy, objectives and targets
All suppliers use the e-procurement platform
The e-procurement processes are efficient and effective
There are no challenges to the organization arising due to adoption of e-
procurement system
Data on the e-procurement processes is constantly collected and acted
upon
Challenges of E-procurement implementation at Bralirwa ltd
What procurement challenges has your organization faced since adoption of e-
procurement system?
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……………………………………………….
Effect of E-procurement on procurement performance
. Answer the following questions on a scale of 1 to 5. Where 1 =Very Small Extent
2=Small Extent 3=Medium Extent 4=Great Extent and 5=Very Great Extent
E-procurement has enhanced transparency hence reduction in corruption
related costs
E-procurement has led to reduction in wastage costs e.g. use of many papers
E-procurement has reduced transport and postage costs
E-procurement platforms provide cheaper mechanisms of interacting with
suppliers
E-procurement has reduced costs of sourcing for suppliers
E-procurement has enhanced inventory management practices in your
organization
E-procurement has reduced delays in suppliers delivering goods
E-procurement led to Just in Time (JIT) procurement thus emergency
procurement is quickly handled in your organization
E-procurement has real time sharing of information between the organization
and suppliers
E-procurement platforms have helped integrated different department or
branches hence reducing requisition time and product delivery times
All company employees make requisitions online and they are satisfied with
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the process
Our customers consistently get quality products when they need them
Customer orders are processed and delivered promptly and in full every time
e- procurement has led to integration of processes, which has reduced lead
times in the organization
Tenders advertisement and short listing of suppliers is done online and all
suppliers are happy with it
Customer experiences are constantly monitored and actions are tailored to
enhance them
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Appendix II: Research Authorization Letter
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