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Title: | An investigation of purchasing and supply chain management practices and challenges in state enterprises : a case study of the health sector in Zimbabwe |
Authors: | Shonhe, Johnson |
Keywords: | Supply chain management;Purchasing process;Purchasing strategy;Supplier selection and evaluation;Supply chain strategy;Supply chain integration and co-ordination;Procurement practices and challenges;Public procurement;Procurement legislative framework;Case study;Health sector |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
Abstract: | The world over, countries are burdened with existing and emerging diseases and while that affected all nations, sub-Saharan Africa carried the heaviest portion. This filtered to Zimbabwe where a myriad of health challenges are faced. Unavailability of medicines coupled with poor inventory management of these medicines has been prevalent. Insufficient financial resources and increasing cost of heal... |
Description: | Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Technology: Public Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2614 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.51415/10321/2614 |
Appears in Collections: | Theses and dissertations (Management Sciences) |
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