Purchasing Practice and the Performance of Small Medium Enterprise in Services Sector in Selangor

This study was to examine the relationship between purchasing practices and Small Medium Enterprise's performance in services sector in Selangor. To achieve the research objective, a survey involving distribution of questionnaires to 86 SMEs companies those involved in food services, photograph...

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Main Author: Idayu, Md Isa
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spelling my-uum-etd.22842013-07-24T12:15:15Z Purchasing Practice and the Performance of Small Medium Enterprise in Services Sector in Selangor 2010 Idayu, Md Isa Hashim, Noor Azmi College of Business (COB) College of Business HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management This study was to examine the relationship between purchasing practices and Small Medium Enterprise's performance in services sector in Selangor. To achieve the research objective, a survey involving distribution of questionnaires to 86 SMEs companies those involved in food services, photography, laundry, retail and transportation services in Selangor area. The survey was carried out from the month of November 2009 to December 2009. Out of 86 questionnaires sent, only 68 were returned for data analysis. All questionnaires received were complete and answered accordingly without missing data. Twenty eight questions inclusive five dimensions of purchasing (i.e. characteristic of organization's purchase, purchasing characteristic, sourcing strategy, buyer-supplier relationship and supplier selection) were asked. The study found that in general, staffs had favorable opinion with regard to purchasing practiced in their organization. The result from the survey shows that most of the respondents gave full support towards purchasing practice in their organization. Based on the findings, it is believed that purchasing practice in SMEs was played the important role to the performance of the company. 2010 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/2284/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/2284/1/Idayu_Md_Isa.pdf application/pdf eng validuser https://etd.uum.edu.my/2284/2/1.Idayu_Md_Isa.pdf application/pdf eng public http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000758845 masters masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
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eng
advisor Hashim, Noor Azmi
topic HD28-70 Management
Industrial Management
spellingShingle HD28-70 Management
Industrial Management
Idayu, Md Isa
Purchasing Practice and the Performance of Small Medium Enterprise in Services Sector in Selangor
description This study was to examine the relationship between purchasing practices and Small Medium Enterprise's performance in services sector in Selangor. To achieve the research objective, a survey involving distribution of questionnaires to 86 SMEs companies those involved in food services, photography, laundry, retail and transportation services in Selangor area. The survey was carried out from the month of November 2009 to December 2009. Out of 86 questionnaires sent, only 68 were returned for data analysis. All questionnaires received were complete and answered accordingly without missing data. Twenty eight questions inclusive five dimensions of purchasing (i.e. characteristic of organization's purchase, purchasing characteristic, sourcing strategy, buyer-supplier relationship and supplier selection) were asked. The study found that in general, staffs had favorable opinion with regard to purchasing practiced in their organization. The result from the survey shows that most of the respondents gave full support towards purchasing practice in their organization. Based on the findings, it is believed that purchasing practice in SMEs was played the important role to the performance of the company.
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title Purchasing Practice and the Performance of Small Medium Enterprise in Services Sector in Selangor
title_short Purchasing Practice and the Performance of Small Medium Enterprise in Services Sector in Selangor
title_full Purchasing Practice and the Performance of Small Medium Enterprise in Services Sector in Selangor
title_fullStr Purchasing Practice and the Performance of Small Medium Enterprise in Services Sector in Selangor
title_full_unstemmed Purchasing Practice and the Performance of Small Medium Enterprise in Services Sector in Selangor
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url https://etd.uum.edu.my/2284/1/Idayu_Md_Isa.pdf
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