Supply Chain Management and Operational Performance of Oil and Gas Marketing Firms in Uganda:

Abstract

The study examined the effect of Supply Chain Management on Operational Performance of Oil & Gas Marketing Firms in Uganda: A Case of Total M&S Uganda under three objectives namely; i) to examine the effect of supply planning on operational performance of Total M&S Uganda Ltd; ii) to examine the effect of supplier sourcing on operational performance of Total M&S Uganda Ltd and iii) to examine the effect of logistics management on operational performance of Total M&S Uganda Ltd. Crafted on a cross – sectional design blending both quantitative and qualitative approaches, the study utilized a sample of 113 participants and collected data using questionnaires and interviews. Data were cleaned and entered in SPSS for processing and outputting while analysis was done using global means and standard deviations at a univariate as well as correlations and multiple linear models at bivariate and multivariate levels respectively. Results indicate that the dimensions of Supply planning alongside supplier sourcing as well as logistics management positively and significantly associate with operational performance of the firm with a correlation of r = 0.653; p<0.01, r = 0.747; p<0.01 and r = 0.743; p<0.01 discretely. Consequently, regression analysis portrays that Supply planning conveniently with supplier sourcing and logistics management with net contributions of 34.1%, 53.7% and 59.3% respectively while on the overall, supply chain management (SCM) accounts for 60.7% of positive variation in operational performance at Total M&S Uganda Ltd. Based on the findings, the study concludes that SCM is positive and significant in predicting operational performance of a firm. The study therefore recommends that Management of Total M&S Uganda should adopt and simultaneously rollout all the examined tents of Supply Chain Management because they all cognitively collaborate with and equally positively fraternize operational performance at the firm.