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Dynamics of Food Safety Management Strategies on Sustainability of Selected Manufacturing Small to Medium Size (SMEs) in Harare Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe.
- Title
- Dynamics of Food Safety Management Strategies on Sustainability of Selected Manufacturing Small to Medium Size (SMEs) in Harare Metropolitan Province, Zimbabwe.
- Creator
- Dr Kajongwe Collen (PhD),
- Machaka Tafadzwa, H, T
- Chibhoyi David
- Abstract
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The study evaluated the effect of fleet management strategies on performance of selected state-owned enterprises in Zimbabwe. Positivism research Philosophy guided this study rooted in a case study design. Reyes (2005) Logistics Flow Game Theory was also used as an underpinning theory in this study. The study focused on Zimstats Harare, Zimbabwe. The target population was 220 employees at Zimstat head office in Harare, Zimbabwe. This figure was obtained from their employee database records. The respondents of this study are procurement managers, transport managers and transport officers at Zimstat. The sample size of the study was 140 employees based on Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table of determining sample size. Simple random sampling technique was mainly used. Questionnaires were research instruments used to collect data in the research study. Cronbach’s alpha (α) was used to determine reliability after data collection. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and presented in Tables and Figures. Multiple regression analysis was performed to strengthen and give the direction of the hypothesized relationships. Based on the results, it was found that ZimStats organization was practicing fleet management strategies which include vehicle maintenance, vehicle tracking and diagnostic, fuel management and driver management. The results attained showed that vehicle maintenance, vehicle tracking and diagnostic and driver management positively influence performance of an organization whilst fuel management was found not to significantly influence performance. The study concluded that there are a lot of benefits that come along as a result of a firm employing proper use of fleet management strategies. Such benefits established in the study include, improvement in service levels through network communication and relationship networks, reducing aggregate costs and minimizing the business risk and enabling companies to gain competitive advantage, operation efficiency, reduction in waster and cost-efficient outflow of resources. Finally, the government of Zimbabwe is recommended to draft a clear policy on the management of all fleet in state-owned enterprises and enforce the policy so much that there is standardization among all state-owned enterprises. It is suggested that forthcoming research be conducted amongst all state-owned enterprises in Zimbabwe and other developing countries in order to make meaningful generalizations.
Keywords:
Fleet Management, Strategies, State-Owned Enterprises, Performance, Zimbabwe
- Date
- 2021
- Source
- International Journal of African Business Studies (IJABS)
- volume
- 2
- issue
- 12
- pages
- 4 - 22.
- issn
- 2708-2741