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A survey of contract manufacturing as a collaborative supply chain process:Case study of selected firms in Kenya
(School of business, 2011)The study was carried out to determine if there was any competitive advantage when organizations undertake contract manufacturing in Kenya. The firms selected represent different sectors in Kenya’s manufacturing industry. ... -
Factors that influence adoption of employee wellness programs at the standard group limited
(School of business, 2011-09)Employee wellness programs have become increasingly popular and are being adopted by many companies because of the employer and employee benefits. Employee wellness programs are a set of organized activities and systematic ... -
Challenges facing implementation of the discovery channel global education partnership (DCGEP) initiative in Kenya
(School of business, 2011-11)It is always more difficult to do something (implement it) than to say you are going to do it (formulate it)!It therefore stands to reason that excellently formulated strategies will fail if they are not properly implemented ... -
Effect of storage conditions on sweet potato roots
(Dept. of Food Sci. and Tech, UoNCoffee Research Foundation, 1995)Four sun-cured lots of sweet potato (cv KSP20) roots were stored under different conditions in the laboratory. One lot was stored in environmental cabinets operated at five temperature levels of 5, 10, 15, 20, arid 29°C.The ... -
A survey of management perception on the usefulness of zero based budgeting: Evidence from non governmental organizations in Kenya
(School of business, 2011-11)Budgeting process is a key activity in the life of any organisation which should be accorded the seriousness it deserves as it guides the activities of the organization. Proper planning, preparation, adherence and control ... -
Challenges of strategy implementation at oxfam Great Britain- Kenya
(School of business, 2009-09)Strategy implementation is the process of transforming strategic intentions into actions, then into acceptable results. Successful strategy implementation is as critical and difficult as the strategic choice. It requires ... -
The application of porter's generic business strategies and performance of pharmaceutical wholesalers in Kenya
(School of business, 2012)This project has examined the application of Porter’s generic business strategies by Pharmaceutical wholesalers in Kenya and how these strategies have impacted firm’s performance. By examining these strategies, this ... -
Quality management practices adopted by sugar manufacturing companies in Western Kenya
(School of business, 2012-09)Quality is widely recognized as one of the most important disciplines /strategies or competitive priority for an organizational development. In this era of global competition a company needs to apply quality methodologies ... -
An Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation of Clay Refractories
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Potential of Softwood and hardwood sawdust in removal of Congo Red dye from wastewater
(College of Architecture and Engineering, 2002)The potential for ground charcoal for synthetic dye removal was investigated in a series of batch experiments. Ground charcoal from black wattle tree was used to remove a synthetic dye, Congo red from water through sorption. ... -
Ammonia removal from an aqueous solution by the use of a natural zeolite
(College of Architecture and Engineering, 2004)A series of batch experiments were conducted to ascertain the ability of a natural zeolite (a crystalline aluminosilicate) to remove ammonia from synthetic wastewater samples composed of ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH). The ... -
Removal of colouration from Textile wastewaters
(College of Architecture and Engineering, 2002)This study investigated the effectiveness of three physical-chemical methods namely; pH adjustment, precipitation with alum and the use of polyelectrolytes. In the treatment of diary wastewater from Brookeside milk processing ... -
Treatment of Textile Wastewater(Synthetic Dye, Congo Red) using charcoal
(College of Architecture and Engineering, 2002)The potential for ground charcoal for synthetic dye removal was investigated in a series of batch experiments. Ground charcoal from black wattle tree was used to remove a synthetic dye, Congo red from water through sorption. ... -
B.N.K. Njoroge and J. K. Wairuri
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New Light on East African Coastal Archaeology
(The University of NairobiEducation and external studies, 1981)This chapter attempts to re-evaluate the history of the East African coast and the Comores between the seventh and eleventh centuries. This is being done with a view to correcting the false picture painted by historians ... -
Application of enzyme technology to improve the nutritive value of high-fibre feedstuffs for broiler chickens
(University of NairobiCentre for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, 2011)Feed accounts for over sixty per cent of the production costs in the commercial poultry sector. Maize and its by-products are the major ingredients used by the industry in making diets for poultry and other non-ruminants. ... -
Sac 520:Project in actuarial science.Equity insurance in Kenya
(School of mathematics, 2012)Share prices are extremely volatile and therefore despite the chances of very high returns, there are chances of huge losses in the event the price of the asset under discussion goes down. In the European, Asian and ... -
The role of isotope geology in the reconstruction of the cenozoic history of Kenya
(Geology, 2000)Geochronology has had a dramatic impact on the understanding of African geology. Consideration of the radiometrically dated geological phenomena in the continent has led to a more complete view of the evolution of Africa. ... -
Sub-Regional/Regional Organizations And Popular Social Engineering In Africa: Empowering Young People And The Spirit Of Volunteerism (civic service)
(Geology, 2009)One of the critical issues for Community Development, Civil Society action and Governance anywhere and specifically in Africa is to create leaders at the fastest possible rate, at all levels of the society/ community. ... -
Laser induced break down spectro-analysis an d characterization of environmental matrices utilizing multivariate chemo metrics
(School of Physical Sciences, 2012)We exploited multivariate chemometric methods to reduce the spectral complexity and to retrieve heavy trace metal analyte signatures directly from the LIBS spectra as well as to extract latent trace meta l profile ...
