• The Significance Of International Purchasing On The Organization Productivity
    [A CASE STUDY OF DOYIN INVESTMENT COMPANY]

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    • CHPTER FIVE
      SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
      5.1    SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
          From the research findings international purchasing is an activities which involves sourcing and obtaining needs or requirement from foreign country for use in another country. Among the reasons for purchasing from abroad includes lower cost, favourable exchange rates, consistent quality, faster delivery and availability on domestic market have been identified. In regards to barriers, the research recognized risk of non delivery, supplier’s non-performance, currency fluctuations, credit risks and legal difficulties has been the main constraints perceived by companies when sourcing from foreign countries. Further, the strategic options in international purchasing we discussed. The research presented three types of decisions considered critical to sourcing, namely; type of products supplied, supplier based structure and buyer-supplier relationships.
          Regarding the supplier base size, two types of strategies we identified, namely single and sourcing, buyer-supplier relationships were further discussed, a classification based on the degree of integration between the parties involved.

      5.2    CONCLUSION
          In conclusion this research work shows the main reasons why countries engage in international buying.
      (1)    It enables the nations of world enjoy product which they cannot produce within their own boarders.
      (2)    It enables countries to take advantages of lower production in other countries, in other to obtain goods more cheaply.
      (3)    It provides countries greater variety of commodity and gives a wider services for which resources are available locally.
          Finally with more goods and services to enjoy the standard buying of each country is raised.
      5.3    RECOMMENDATIONS
          Based on the research, the following are recommended for various management in the Doyin investment Ilorin.
      i.    Document should be designed, prepared, reviewed and distributed with care. They should comply with the relevant parts of product specification files, manufacturing and marketing authorization dossiers, as appropriate. The reproduction of working document from master document should not allow any errors to be introduced throughout the production process.
      ii.    Document containing instruction should be approved, signed and dated by appropriate and authorized persons. Document should have un ambiguous content and uniquely identifiable. The effective data should be defined.
      iii.    Specific requirement apply to batch documentation which must be kept for one year after expiry of the batch to which its relates or at leas five years after certification of the batch by the qualified person.
      iv.    Documents within the quality management system should be regularly reviewed and kept up to date.
      v.    Records should be made or completed at the time each action is taken and in such a way that all significant activities concerning the manufacture of products are traceable.
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      APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX                                                             Kwara State Polytechnic                                                             Department of Purchasing and Supply,                                                             Institute of Finance and Management Studies,                           ... Continue reading---

         

      QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]QUESTIONNAIRESECTION A1.    Sex: Male (    ) Female (     )2.    Age: 20-30years (    ) 31-40yrears (    ) 41 above (     )3.    Marital Status: Single (     ) Married (     ) Divorce (     )4.    Education Qualification: OND (  ) HND (    ) BSC (    ) MSC (    ) 5.    How long have you been in this department: 1-5years (     ) 6-10years (     ) 11-15years (     ) Above 15years (     )SECTION B1.    Do you have a procureme ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]The importance of purchasing function in the organization is also underlined by the increased amount of resources invested by companies in the purchasing process and as well as by the time allocated to strategic purchasing. It is already acknowledged that the goods and services purchased by companies have a key influence on costs, productivity and quality level. Therefore, the sources of supply and the amount of time and money invested in the purchasing process have a capital influ ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]As described in the Figure, the companies included in the first level of the continuum develop strictly domestic purchasing activities. In the second level, firms perform sourcing activities as a reaction to foreign suppliers’ offers or because they confront with needs which no suitable domestic supplier can fulfill. Starting with the third level, organizations recognize that purchasing internationally can bring important performance enhancement and begin to develop sourcing strategies ba ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREEMETHODOLOGY3.1    INTRODUCTION This is the systematic approach employed by the researcher in the process of collecting, analyzing, presenting and interpreting data. This chapter will gives an emphasis on the research method used, sources of data, data collection tools, research population and sample size, sampling procedure employed and statistical techniques used in data analysis. 3.2    RESEARCH METHOD USED    The method adopted in the course of this study is description ... Continue reading---

         

      CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 15 ]We reject the null hypothesis (H0) at X2C = 16 and accepted the alternative hypothesis (H1) at X2C = 24.2, the conclusion is that the significance of international buying procedure and documentation for organizational performance is very important in the organization.  ... Continue reading---

         

      REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESBoer, L.E, Labro & Morlacchi, P. (2007). A review of methods supportive supplier section. Martin, C. (2008). Logistics and supply chain management: creating value-adding networks. Pearson Education. Peter, M.E & Kramer, M.R. (2006). The link between competitive advantage and corporate social responsibility. Harvard Business Review. Seling, G.J, Lefave, R. & Bullen (2006). Implementing strategic sourcing: A manager’s guide to world class best practices. Van Haren Publishing. Skjo ... Continue reading---