406 research outputs found
INFLUENCE OF RETRENCHMENT STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE OF SAMEER AFRICA IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA
No full text<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> The entry of new competition from imported tires and independent suppliers has had a significant impact on operating costs in Sameer Africa. This impact has manifested itself in the form of lower sales volumes leading to lower profits. This study examined the influence of retrenchment strategy on performance of Sameer Africa in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study applied a descriptive research design. The unit of analysis was Samer Africa in Nairobi City County, Kenya, and the unit of observation was 630 employees drawn from the following departments; Sales and Marketing, Operations, Human Resources, Information and Technology, Imports and Clearing, Audit and Risk Management. Proportional stratified sampling was used in the study to select samples from various subsets of the target population in order to ensure adequate representation of all cases. Simple random sample selection was used to select the sample size of 245 respondents. With the help of a semi-structured questionnaire, primary data was gathered. The questionnaire was piloted on 25 respondents from the same organization who weren't part of the main study in order to test its validity and reliability. The means and standard deviations of descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data. The data were presented using tables and graphics. Correlation analysis and multiple analysis were used in inferential statistics to ascertain the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The study discovered that the performance of Sameer Africa in Nairobi City County, Kenya, is positively and significantly impacted by reemployment strategy. The study concluded that retrenchment is a cost-management strategy that removes goods and services from the market and lessens competition. The study recommended that the management of the company can for divestment strategy is the case of severity of competition and the inability of the organization to cope with it.</p>
<p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Retrenchment Strategy, Organizational Performance.</p>
<p><strong>Title:</strong> INFLUENCE OF RETRENCHMENT STRATEGY ON PERFORMANCE OF SAMEER AFRICA IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA</p>
<p><strong>Author:</strong> Doris Mueni Mengo, Dr Eliud Obere</p>
<p><strong>International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations </strong></p>
<p><strong>ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)</strong></p>
<p><strong>Vol. 11, Issue 2, October 2023 - March 2024</strong></p>
<p><strong>Page No: 8-13</strong></p>
<p><strong>Research Publish Journals</strong></p>
<p><strong>Website: www.researchpublish.com</strong></p>
<p><strong>Published Date: 04-October-2023</strong></p>
<p><strong>DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8406732">https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8406732</a></strong></p>
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<p><strong><a href="https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/influence-of-retrenchment-strategy-on-performance-of-sameer-africa-in-nairobi-city-county-kenya">https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/influence-of-retrenchment-strategy-on-performance-of-sameer-africa-in-nairobi-city-county-kenya</a></strong></p>International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations, ISSN 2348-7585 (Online), Research Publish Journals, Website: www.researchpublish.co
sj-docx-2-son-10.1177_23779608231191883 - Supplemental material for Investigating the Prevalence of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-2-son-10.1177_23779608231191883 for Investigating the Prevalence of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Majd T. Mrayyan, Abdel Rahman Hasan Alseid, Tasneem Sameer Ghoolah, Marwan H. Al-Shaikh Ali and Manar Mrayan in SAGE Open Nursing</p
sj-docx-1-son-10.1177_23779608231191883 - Supplemental material for Investigating the Prevalence of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-son-10.1177_23779608231191883 for Investigating the Prevalence of Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) Among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Majd T. Mrayyan, Abdel Rahman Hasan Alseid, Tasneem Sameer Ghoolah, Marwan H. Al-Shaikh Ali and Manar Mrayan in SAGE Open Nursing</p
A Bayesian model for dynamic functional connectivity estimation in the human brain with structural priors
No full textStudies of dynamic functional connectivity have demonstrated that anatomical linkage is related to persistent functional connectivity. Bayesian models can leverage this connection by regularizing estimates of functional connectivity according to the strength of the corresponding structural connectivity. We proposed and evaluated the ability of such a model to recover covariance matrices. The model performed well in a high dimensional, small sample simulated setting. In addition, it exhibited robustness to temporal transformations and an ability to recover simulated data generated according to both discrete and continuous temporal dynamics. Finally, it outperformed sliding window baselines and anatomically un-informed baselines on estimating instantaneous covariances according to out-of-sample log likelihood on two task datasets.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-08-01The student, Sameer Manchanda, accepted the attached license on 2019-07-19 at 10:46.The student, Sameer Manchanda, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2019-07-19 at 10:50.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2019-07-19 at 11:21.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #14389 on 2019-11-26 at 13:06:25Made available in DSpace on 2019-11-26T20:49:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Bilateral breast in brothers - abreast
No full textGynecomastia is a common occurrence in pubertal age group, and is physiological in up to 65 percent of cases. When occurs in the family it should be investigated in order not to miss on a treatable etiology. Two brothers within the same family, presenting with bilateral gynecomastia of different causes and requiring different treatment are presented
Karadi 3
No full textMusic, poetry, storytelling, and lively color come together to make each of these book/cassette pairs attractive. Each tape starts with a song in which Karadi introduces himself as a teller of stories. Here Kapi, the good king of the monkeys, has warned them not to let any mangoes float downriver towards Benares. Korung, a bad monkey, lets one float down, and soon enough the king has sent boats upriver to find this wonderful fruit. When the king and his hunters arrive, Kapi understands that he must form part of a bridge to freedom for his threatened people. He does this, and the king in admiration stops his men from firing arrows at Kapi. Korung, the last across, dashes Kapi down, but he revives. When the king assures Kapi that his people can return, he forgives Korung and welcomes him back. The book and audio cassette come together in a cellophane package. Though I will list each pair under both books and audio cassettes, I will keep them together in their packages under books.Script & Direction by Shobha Viswanat
A New Loss Control Management System; Assimilating Loss Control Methodology in Reducing the Overall Quality Losses in XYZ Chemical Corporation
No full textDue to proprietary information, this project is not available.XYZ Chemical Corporation is a mid size company which serves the agriculture, architecture, housing, pharmaceutical industries. The chemical produced at XYZ is used as an intermediate in various end use applications like soaps/detergents, tires, household appliances etc. XYZ is located in Kansas City, MO and has twelve different manufacturing locations throughout the country. R&D and other regulatory department are located in the headquarters. The manufacturing location is supported by the laboratory and the QHSE department that plays an important role in the maintaining and improving the overall quality of the products that are being produced.
XYZ prides in providing high quality material and this is emphasized in the culture of the company. Many programs are being implemented to support high quality products and chief amongst them is the use of Statistical Process Control software called “STATPRO”. STATPRO not only helps in computing and analyzing SPC but also track a record of changes that has occurred in recent past.
While the quality management system that is in place at XYZ monitors and improves the overall quality of the products, it does not capture the quality losses as it should. Quality losses occur due to human error or equipment malfunction. This results in non conforming batches and monetary losses. In 2010 these losses accounted for 8% of the total pounds produced and an approximate value of $500,000 dollars. These losses could be easily avoidable and the revenue lost could be recovered.
A loss control management system (LCMS) was designed to capture the quality losses and prevent the mistakes happening again in the product life cycle. The LCMS also keeps a record of the root cause analysis and any corrective action procedures. Since the records are stored in a central location, manufacturing locations can share these with each others as well as the R&D laboratory and the QHSE department.
An initial survey was carried out and based on the survey the LCMS project was designed and rolled out to the plants. The roll out also encompass adult education, statistical process control training, STATPRO software training and introduction to XYZ’s central project database records. Once the entire LCMS program was implemented a survey was conducted to review the benefits of this program. Not only the program was liked by the various quality personnel, they were a sense of ownership amongst the manufacturing locations.
This program was designed not only to benefit the company in terms of avoiding monetary losses but also providing the ownership of the LCMS to the various locations as with their continuous support and future recommendation the program benefits would be achieved to its fullest
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