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The effects of supply chain resilience on purchasing performance during the Covid-19 period in Zimbabwe: A case of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development

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  • Dumisani Mawonde

    (Women’s University in Africa)

  • Lethy Simbabure

    (Bindura University of Science Education)

  • Lillian Kamvumbi

    (Bindura University of Science Education)

  • Peter Ngarize

    (Women’s University in Africa)

Abstract

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic posed serious challenges on economic activities in many countries’ world over. Precisely, the pandemic ruined the operations of the manufacturing industry and this created severe shortages of supplies of materials and products in both overseas and local markets. The shortage of materials and products became a challenge for procurement functions in public and private sectors. This study therefore aimed to determine the effects of supply chain resilience on purchasing performance in the ministry of finance and economic development during the Covid-19 period. A quantitative approach was used and a sample size of 14 respondents for the questionnaire was selected from a target population of 15 employees working for the Procurement Management Unit in the ministry of finance and economic development. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 and the Analysis for Moment Structures (AMOS) version 22 programs were used to analyse quantitative data. The findings of the study show that supply chain resilience strategies have a significant positive effect on delivery time and insignificant positive effect on stock availability and purchasing costs. The study concluded that supply chain resilience strategies such as electronic procurement, buyer-supplier partnerships, agility and local sourcing have both positive significant and positive insignificant effect in enhancing purchasing performance in the ministry of finance and economic development in Zimbabwe during the Covid-19 period. Therefore, it is recommended that the Procurement Management Unit in the ministry of finance and economic development must implement the supply chain resilience strategies in order to enhance purchasing performance during the Covid-19 period

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  • Dumisani Mawonde & Lethy Simbabure & Lillian Kamvumbi & Peter Ngarize, 2022. "The effects of supply chain resilience on purchasing performance during the Covid-19 period in Zimbabwe: A case of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 6(8), pages 602-606, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:6:y:2022:i:8:p:602-606
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