The Efficacy of Procurement Strategies on Operational Performance of Humanitarian Organisations during Covid-19 Lockdown Period in Zimbabwe

Dumisani Mawonde and Josphat Nyoni
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Dumisani Mawonde: Women’s University in Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe
Josphat Nyoni: Women’s University in Africa, Harare, Zimbabwe

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021, vol. 5, issue 11, 711-715

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to determine the efficacy of procurement strategies on operational performance of humanitarian organisations in Zimbabwe during the Covid-19 lockdown period. A mixed-method approach was used, with a randomly chosen sample of 28 supply chain professionals from a population of 30 humanitarian aid organizations who responded to the questionnaire and interviews. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Analysis for Moment Structures (AMOS) programs were used to analyse quantitative data while thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data from interviews. The findings were that local sourcing; electronic procurement and multiple sourcing had a significant positive effect on inventory levels, operating costs and material availability. The study concluded that local sourcing; electronic procurement and multiple sourcing have a positive and significant effect on operational performance of humanitarian organisations during the Covid-19 lockdown period in Zimbabwe. Therefore the study recommended humanitarian organisations in Zimbabwe to source locally, procure electronically and to source from multiple suppliers during the Covid-19 lockdown period as concluded by the study that doing so is critical in improving operational performance.

Date: 2021
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