Influence of Supplier Coordination on Operational Performance and Practices in Healthcare Projects in Kisumu County, Kenya

Opar Anton, Dr. Peter Gikonyo

Abstract


This study investigated the influence of supplier coordination on operational performance and practices among healthcare projects in Kisumu County, Kenya. The study was grounded on Just-in-Time theory. A descriptive research design was employed, targeting 252 staff from 71 healthcare projects, including public and private facilities. Stratified random and purposive sampling selected 155 staff from 60 projects, achieving a 94.8% response rate. Data were collected via questionnaires, analyzed using descriptive statistics and simple linear regression in SPSS. The study found that supplier coordination was a key driver of operational performance in healthcare projects in Kisumu County. The advantages of supplier coordination included regular deliveries and communications, but disturbances caused by the delays demonstrated the weaknesses. Supplier co-ordination needs to be more robust in terms of contracts that focus on on time deliveries and communication channel and penalties in cases of late deliveries. The suppliers should also be varied so that there is no interruption, and to track the orders should be done online.

 

Keywords: Supplier Coordination, Operational Performance and Practices, Healthcare Projects


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