The effect of e-procurement on supply chain management at Teachers’ Service Commission

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore the effects of e-Procurement on Supply Chain Management in Teachers Service Commission (TSC). This study was guided by 3 objectives namely: to determine the procurement practices in TSC; to establish the level of e-Procurement application in TSC and to determine the challenges encountered when implementing e-Procurement system in TSC. To satisfy the objectives, the study population was the Teachers Service Commission which has eight directorates. The sample was purposively selected using stratified sampling. Four directorates were selected to participate in the study which included: Human Resource, Administration, Finance and Supply Chain Management all with a total population of 1000 employees. These are the major users of the e-Procurement applications. One hundred employees (10% of the target population) were selected as the sample size. According to Mugenda (2003) 10%-30%) of a target population is a good representative sample that allows for a generalization. The data was collected using structured questionnaire which had open and close ended questions. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in frequency tables. Regression analysis was also performed in establishing the relationship between e-Procurement and the level of ICT expertise, level of e-Procurement application and requisitions online. The study revealed that there was a strong relationship between e-Procurement, the levels of ICT expertise and the levels of e-Procurement application. This indicates that the Supply Chain Management is highly correlated with Supply Chain practices and e-Procurement applications. However, the level of management support on e-Procurement application is low. Therefore the management should increase the level of e-Procurement applications as well as the practices since they seem to have a positive impact on Supply Chain Management .