An exploration of procurement practices in the state-owned passenger rail agencies in Gauteng province.

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dc.contributor.authorMkhabele, Caxwell
dc.contributor.co-supervisorChinomona, E., Dr.
dc.contributor.supervisorVan der Westhuizen, J. P., Dr.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-28T03:30:05Z
dc.date.available2022-01-28T03:30:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.descriptionM. Tech. (Department of Logistics Management, Faculty of Management Sciences), Vaal University of Technology.en_US
dc.description.abstractSupply Chain Management (SCM) departments and, specifically, procurement functions, account for the largest expenditure in most organisations. However, their function has been misunderstood, undervalued, and under-capacitated, and their strategic importance not recognised. As a result, the majority of public agencies in South Africa are implementing their procurement practices poorly. The main research question of this study focused on procurement practices in the state-owned passenger rail agencies in the Gauteng province. A qualitative research method was adopted in which semi-structured interviews were employed to gather data regarding current procurement practices within the procurement function in the state-owned passenger rail agencies. Content analysis was utilised to analyse and interpret data collected from 12 procurement officials employed in the procurement functions within these state-owned passenger rail agencies in the Gauteng province. The findings of this study indicate that there are poor procurement practices within the state-owned passenger rail agencies in the Gauteng province regardless of government initiatives established to address lack of accountability, inconsistency in application of procurement policies, lack of supporting structures and fragmented processes. The detailed findings indicate that the procurement function is still regarded as an administrative function within the state-owned passenger rail agencies. Due to the procurement function still being regarded as an administrative rather than as a strategic function, the procurement function is still under-rated within the state-owned passenger rail agencies in the Gauteng province. The findings also establish that there is poor contract management during the procurement processes. Furthermore, the findings established that there is poor implementation of supplier management within multiple stages of the procurement processes in the state-owned passenger rail agencies in the Gauteng province. Due to poor procurement practices within the passenger rail agencies, eleven challenges were identified within the procurement functions. As a result of the above-mentioned challenges, this study recommends strategies that can be used to address the problems identified within the procurement functions of these state-owned passenger rail agencies in the Gauteng province.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10352/483
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherVaal University of Technologyen_US
dc.subjectProcurement practicesen_US
dc.subjectState-owneden_US
dc.subjectPassenger rail agenciesen_US
dc.subjectGautengen_US
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic -- South Africaen_US
dc.subject.lcshBusiness logisticsen_US
dc.subject.lcshGovernment purchasingen_US
dc.titleAn exploration of procurement practices in the state-owned passenger rail agencies in Gauteng province.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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