Thesis:

Influence of strategic sourcing practices on procurement performance of Lamu county government in Kenya

It is commonly known how strategic sourcing affects a number of procurement performance factors. The development of long-lasting connections between suppliers and buyers, both of which have an impact on a company's overall performance, is made possible in large part by strategic sourcing. The purpose of this study was to investigate how strategic sourcing techniques affected the Kenyan county government of Lamu's procurement performance. Specific goals guided the study, such as determining how supplier development practices affect the Lamu County Government's procurement performance, examining the impact of e-sourcing techniques on procurement performance, examining the impact of financial evaluation techniques on procurement performance, and assessing the impact of outsourcing practices on Lamu County Government procurement performance. This study used a descriptive research design, which accurately describes the participants as the people who are taking part in the study. The target population consisted of the head of directorates, procurement officials, county chief officers, and pre-qualified suppliers of the Lamu County government, totalling two hundred and one (201) individuals. A stratified sampling technique was utilized in the study to choose a sample of fifty-two respondents. To explore the validity of the research tools, a pilot study was carried out with ten percent (10%) of the intended sample size. Utilizing structured questionnaires, data was gathered. Descriptive research design was utilized in this study, which appropriately characterizes the participants as the individuals involved in the investigation. Two hundred and one (201) people made up the target population, which included the head of directorates, procurement officials, county chief officers, and pre-qualified suppliers of the Lamu County government. In the study, a stratified sampling procedure was applied to choose a sample consisting of fifty-two respondents. Ten percent (10%) of the planned sample size was used in a pilot study to investigate the validity of the research instruments. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. Supplier development had a weak positive and significant contribution to procurement performance, e-sourcing had a weak positive significant contribution, financial evaluation had a strong positive contribution, and outsourcing had a moderate positive and significant contribution to procurement performance at Lamu County, according to the magnitude of the unstandardized regression coefficients. Based on the collected data, the study comes to the conclusion that strategic sourcing techniques have an impact on the procurement performance of the Lamu County Government in Kenya. Regarding the specific objective, the study concludes that financial evaluation has a strong positive contribution to procurement performance, supplier development has a weak positive and significant contribution, and outsourcing has a moderate positive and significant contribution to Lamu County's procurement performance.