Publication Date: 2023/07/12
Abstract: The sugar industry In Kenya plays an important role in bettering farmers’ and citizens’ living standards in the growing region and the general development of the country’s economy. The sector continues to face endless supply chain risks and disruptions which consequently affect. Existing literature has hardly focused on the association between supply chain resilience and firm performance in the sugar sector. To bridge this gap, this research sought to examine the influence of knowledge management, contingency planning and supply chain visibility on the performance of sugar-producing firms in Kenya. The research was anchored on Resource Based View, Relational Views, Contingency and System theories. The research used a descriptive research design and targeted all 12 sugar- producing firms in the country. Primary data was collected using open and closed ended questionnaires. Data was analyzed descriptively and inferentially. The research’s outcomes demonstrated that knowledge management, supply chain collaboration, contingency planning, and supply chain visibility all have significant effect on performance of sugar-producing firms in Kenya.
Keywords: Supply Chain Resilience, Firm Performance.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8137750
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23JUN729.pdf
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