| dc.description.abstract | The main purpose of this study was to assess the impact of supply chain finance on the corporate
performance of an organization guided by the following objectives; to establish the impact of
purchase order management on corporate performance of an organization, to investigate the
impact of open account payment on corporate performance of an organization and to assess the
impact of bank-assisted open accounts on corporate performance of an organization. The study
was carried on using a detailed literature review thereby analyzing what various authors have
written about the topic. This was done by looking into different books and online journals. Data
was collected using self administered questionnaires and interviews. The study was conducted
using 44 respondents, with 5 respondents as Administrators, 4 from the Accounting and Finance
Department, 3 Procurement officers and 32 other employees. The results indicated that most of the
respondents were female, in the age group between 26-30 years of age and had an education
qualification of a degree. The results also indicated that the respondents strongly agreed that
purchase order management ensures that the suppliers will honor their agreements on as delivery
time, quantity and price, how open account payment has assisted the corporation management to
anticipate changes to evolve and keep pace with innovation and lastly that bank-assisted open
accounts save capital costs. Finally a number of recommendations were suggested such as the
organizational management should employ analysts that can professional use planning tools to
meet and predict future demand of the organization as well as logistics. | en_US |
