Factors Influencing Outsourcing Of Logistics Services By Manufacturi ng Firms Listed In The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)

Mogire, Eric M.; Gakure, Roselyn

dc.contributor.author	Mogire, Eric M.
dc.contributor.author	Gakure, Roselyn
dc.date.accessioned	2015-02-11T07:29:53Z
dc.date.available	2015-02-11T07:29:53Z
dc.date.issued	2014-04
dc.identifier.citation	Research journali’s Journal of Management Vol. 2 \| No. 3 April 2014	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2347 - 8217
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.researchjournali.com/pdf/523.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/881
dc.description.abstract	Outsourcing has emerged as one of the popular and widely used business strategy of this globalized era. After exhausting the traditional modes of cost cutting, outsourcing has become the most favoured avenue for cost cutting. This study examinedthe factors which influence logistics outsourcing decision for large manufacturing firms in Kenya. A survey research design was adopted. The population was all manufacturing firms listed in the NSE. The sample consisted of 90 respondents to get primary data. Quantitative data analysis was used. The study found that logistics outsourcing decision was greatly influenced by the need to reduce operational costs and need to gain access to quality service .	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	logistics	en_US
dc.subject	outsourcing and manufacturing firms	en_US
dc.title	Factors Influencing Outsourcing Of Logistics Services By Manufacturi ng Firms Listed In The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE)	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US