Procurement Officer Research Articles

Examination of the Strategies Put in Place by Lagos State Public Procurement Agency in the Implementation of Public Procurement Law

This paper examined the strategies put in place by Lagos State Public Procurement Agency in the application of public procurement policy. The paper adopted both primary and secondary sources of data, and primary data were collected via the administration of questionnaires on the respondents. Study population of 1,020 comprised the members of staff from ministries, and agency that supervises the execution of procurement policy in the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (LSPPA). Proportionate random sampling method was adopted in selecting a sample size of 154 respondents representing 15% of the study population. Secondary data were got from books, academic journals, official document of LSPPA and the internet. Data collected were analysed using percentage, frequency, and (RII) Relative Importance Index. The results of the study revealed that the strategies put in place by Lagos State Public Procurement Agency; such as establishment of a threshold (52.6%, rank 7th), constitution of contract performance audit committee (63%, rank 9.5th), supervision of the deliveries (69.5%, rank 9.5th), and creation of a procurement officer’s desk (57.8%, rank 8th) were not adequately substantial strategies put in place in monitoring the execution of public procurement policy in Lagos state. Moreover, the paper revealed strategies that were mostly substantial which were put in place by Lagos State Public Procurement Agency in the implementation of public procurement law, such as composition of technical review committee (79.9%, rank 1st), appraisal of procurement plan for procuring entities (73.3%, rank 2nd), setting of fair pricing standards and benchmarks (61%, rank 6th), strategic oversight on the contracts (65.6%, rank 5th), keeping of contractors’ database for proper identification (65.6%, rank 4th), publication of details of major contracts in the State (69.5%, rank 3rd) significantly improved accountability, proficiency, efficacy among the ministries selected. The study therefore, concludes that the strategies put in place by LSPPA, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency in the implementation of public procurement law in the state is considerable, and appropriate which ensures that procurement law of the State is followed. It was further evident from six claims affirmation as against four claims that refuted it respectively.

Effect of Procurement Contract Management Practices on Performance of Public Institutions. A Case of Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC) Musanze, Rwanda

The general objective of this research was to examine the effectiveness of procurement contract management practices on performance of public institutions in Rwanda. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the effect of contract cycle on performance of Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC) Musanze, analyze the effect of contract execution on performance of Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC) Musanze, examine the effect of contract relationship management on performance of Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC) Musanze and assess the effect of contract monitoring on performance of Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC) Musanze. This study utilized descriptive and correlation analysis as its primary research methods. A descriptive study also was used to describe the participants’ demographic information. A correlational analysis also was performed. The researcher was able to identify the relationship among contract management and performance of public institutions through a correlation study. The study population for this study was 72 Staffs of IPRC Musanze including Principal, Deputy Principal in Charge of Academics and Training, Corporate services Division Manager, Legal officer, Internal auditor, Logistics officer, Store keeper, Procurement Officer, Administration & Finance department, Workshop Assistants (End users), Instructors (End users), Receiving committee, Contract management team and public tender committee. Given the limited number of individuals or units in the population under study, the researcher has chosen to use a census inquiry method rather than sampling. Documentary, interview and questionnaire sources used as tools of data collection for the study. Questionnaires were distributed to 72 employees of IPRC Musanze. Using SPSS, the researcher determined descriptive statistics such as frequency distributions, percentages, means, and correlations. The correlation results show that a strong contract cycle exhibits highly significant positive correlation with the Performance of public institution (r=0.668, p=0.000<0.05). Effective Contract execution is significantly correlated with Performance of public institution (r=0.627, p=0.000<0.05). Contract relationship significantly correlates with Performance of public institution (r=0.699, p=0.000<0.05). Contract monitoring demonstrates a significant positive relationship with the Performance of public institution (r=0.699, p=0.000<0.05). The findings show that contract execution shows the highest effect (β1 = 0.264, t=2.760), followed by contract monitoring (β2= 0.239, t=2.069), contract cycle (β3= 0.232, t=1.884), and relationship (β4=0.212, t=1.592). IPRC Musanze should strengthen performance through enhanced contract cycles, execution, relationships, and monitoring, while focusing on sustainability and technology integration.

Recommendation of Prospective Construction Service Providers in Government Procurement Using Decision Tree

The determination of prospective construction service providers using the direct procurement method is the authority of the Goods/ Services Procurement Officer. Administrative requirements are an important factor in selecting prospective construction service providers. The use of the decision tree method in this study is to find out, determine, and analyse the variables that influence the assessment of the feasibility of prospective construction service providers, and get an accuracy value in providing an assessment of the feasibility of prospective construction service providers. The data used in this study are 153 datasets consisting of 13 variables. The existing variables are divided into basic variables and additional variables. The basic variables consist of 5 variables, namely experts, work experience, quality of work, winning tenders and contract value. While the additional variables consist of 8 variables namely business entity status, business entity form, business entity NPWP, business entity domicile, business entity qualification, type of business licence, percentage of work and construction services business licence. By using the decision tree method, the accuracy on the basic variable is 84.84%. The addition of additional variables to the basic variables resulted in an accuracy of 90.91%. This shows that by adding additional variables the accuracy results are higher than using only the basic variables.

Evaluasi Sistem Informasi Akuntansi Pengadaan Obat-Obatan Sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Pengendalian Internal

This research aims to evaluate the accounting information system for drug procurement as an effort to improve internal control at Bangil Hospital, Pasuruan Regency. This type of research is a case study. Data collection techniques through interviews, documentation and observation. Primary and secondary data sources. The problem faced is still the weak accounting information system for drug procurement at Bangil Hospital, Pasuruan Regency. This is proven by the absence of a copy of the Order Letter for the Goods Receiving Coordinator, the Contract Document which was prepared at the end, namely after the purchasing order was carried out. The cause of the problem is the lack of coordination between the Procurement Officer and the Goods Receiving Coordinator in the Warehouse Section, the need for medicines must be hastened (cito), so purchasing orders are carried out first. As a result of these problems, there is the potential for errors in receipt, fraud and failure to fulfill obligations by providers, thereby causing harm to the hospital. The results of the qualitative descriptive analysis by adding documents required for the procurement of medicines at Bangil Regional Hospital, Pasuruan Regency, improving the system and procedures for procurement of medicines at the Bangil Hospital, Pasuruan Regency, so that internal control over the procurement of medicines is increasingly optimal.

Procurement's vital role in mitigating cyber security risks

Organisations are heavily dependent on their supply chains and partners. But those third parties can also be the source of serious security vulnerabilities. When it comes to selecting partners and vendors, it's time to engage the services of a chief procurement officer, working alongside the IT department, to help ensure that your organisation's safety isn't undermined by your procurement activities.

Technological Strategies and Performance of the Judicial Sector in Kenya: A Case of Nairobi City County

Purpose: Innovations and rapid diffusion of information and communication technologies in institutions are currently experiencing revolutionizing organizational processes. Globalization equally fuels the adoption of the ICT as the basis for digital operations are changing the way organizations operate. Studies on various countries’ courts show that the judicial efficiency affects a country ‘s entrepreneurial activities; this reduces as the level of inefficiency increases. Thus, the study sought to analyze the influence technological strategies on performance of judicial sector in Kenya. Specifically, the study proposed to determine the influence of technological sourcing; technology posture; technological culture change; technological capacity on the performance of the judicial sector in Kenya.
 Methodology: By adopting descriptive research design, the study targeted all the five magistrate courts in Nairobi City County and purposively targeted nine offices per station, comprising (magistrate, court clerk, court accountant, court secretaries, court Archivist, HR and Administration officer, ICT officer, Procurement officer, and Library assistant, yielding a total of 45 sample size respondents for the study. Primary data was collected through structured questionnaires, which was piloted to ascertain its reliability and validity. Data was analyzed both descriptively as well as inferentially with the help of SPSS program (v.25.0) and MS Excel 10 softwares; and results presented using tables and charts for interpretation.
 Findings: From the study results, all the technological strategies variable had a positive and significant relationship with performance of the judicial sector in Nairobi City County in Kenya.
 Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The study was formed by the following theories: Transactional Cost, knowledge based; Stakeholders; Culture theory as well as the Task-technology fit theory. The study recommended that magistrate courts in Nairobi City County in Kenya should enhance their technological strategies since the strategies have been shown to bear a positive and significant effect on performance. The magistrate courts can achieve this through adopting advance technological orientations, especially where sourcing and culture of operations are concerned.

A qualitative study on the urgency of attitude in designing effective procurement certification training

This analysis takes a psychological perspective on human resource management to determine what percentage of the three dimensions of competence (knowledge, skill, and attitude) should be included in certification training materials for procurement. To gather information, we used both online and offline Focus Group Discussion (FGD) sessions in addition to interviews and direct observation. Ten entry-level trainees participated in the offline FGD, while seven procurement officials monitored the online FGD. The certification candidates, training instructors, functional staff, and training organizers all participated in the interview. The training facility for the procurement certification is under observation. The findings demonstrated the importance of the mindset, since the psychological consideration of attitudes while performing the duties of a procurement officer had been left out of the procurement certification training materials.

Setting Up a Cytology Laboratory for Cervical Cancer Screening in a Developing Country: A One Year’s Early Experience at a Private Facility

Introduction: Widespread cytology-based method of screening such as Pap smear test has significantly led to a reduction in the incidence and mortality associated with cervical cancer in many developed countries. In these countries, facilities needed for early detection of cervical cancer such as cytology laboratories are existent and generally available to their population. In a developing country like Somalia, access to cytology services for cervical cancer screening remains limited and as result majority of patients present with advanced stage disease (stage III & IV) that is too difficult to treat. Intervention: To address this challenge, the management of AL-Zahra Specialty Hospital contracted a cytologist based in Uganda to guide in setting-up of cytology laboratory in the heart of Mogadishu, Somalia so as to provide cervical cancer screening and diagnostics services to the population. Other interventions made by the visiting cytologist involved guiding the procurement officer in the purchase of basic equipment, reagents, consumables and training of health care staff. This resulted into conducting 1020 cervical cytological tests over a period of 12months (1st September, 2018 to 30th September 2019). Lesions learnt: In order to increase access to cytology services, we learnt that the federal government of Somalia should consider making cervical cytology (pap smear test) as part of routine screening policy for all sexually active women as part of health care package. An increase in sample volume may be improved through awareness campaigns and conducting community screening activities. Conclusion: Somalia, a developing country has made great strides towards addressing the limited facilities for cervical cancer screening by using very limited funding. We hope that our experiences shall provide technical guidance & direction to physicians, laboratory managers and investors who wish to establish similar cervical cytology laboratories in an economically constrained low-resource setting.

EVALUATION OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROCUREMENT OF GOODS/SERVICES IN THE EMERGENCY OF CORONA VIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) AT SLEMAN HOSPITAL

Background: Sleman Hospital is a referral hospital for Covid-19 patients. The covid-19 pandemic appeared in the current budget year, the budget for handling COVID-19 is not yet in the 2020 Budget Determination Document (DPA). The duties as Commitment Making Officer (PPK) and procurement officer at Sleman Hospital are additional tasks outside of the main duties and functions. . The implementation of the COVID-19 procurement activities at the Sleman Hospital adjusts the translation of the existing funds as determined through the Director's Decree.Objective: To evaluate the implementation of the procurement of goods/services in an emergency period to fulfill the service needs of COVID-19 patients at the Sleman Hospital.Method ; This study uses a qualitative method. Evaluating the implementation of procurement of goods/services during the COVID-19 emergency period in the period April-December 2020. The research subjects are Commitment Making Officers (PPK), Budget User Authorities (KPA), Procurement Officers, Technical Implementation Officers (PPTK), and Goods Users .Results and Discussion: Sleman Hospital in carrying out goods/services procurement activities during the COVID-19 emergency through 3 stages, namely planning, implementation and completion of work. The implementation of the procurement of goods/services is carried out by the Commitment Making Officer (PPK) and the Procurement Officer. Procurement implementation uses the direct appointment procurement method. direct procurement, e-purchasing through LKPP e-catalog and fast tender/auction. Contract signing is carried out at the stage of execution of work. The use of general procurement procedures is carried out prioritizing the principle of procurement of goods/services in an emergency, namely the speed and accuracy of emergency handling. Goods/services procurement activities that use pure APBD funding sources have good achievements, namely above 70%.Conclusion: The implementation of procurement activities for goods/services at RSUD Sleman is guided by special emergency procurement regulations and general procurement regulations regarding government procurement of goods/services sourced from pure APBD funds.

THE STRATEGIES OF LAGOS STATE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AGENCY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW

This paper examined the strategies put in place by Lagos State Public Procurement Agency in the implementation of public procurement policy. The paper utilised primary and secondary sources of data. Primary data were collected solely through the administration of questionnaires on the respondents. The study population 1,020 comprised the staff members from ministries, and agency that monitors the implementation of procurement policy in the state, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency (LSPPA). Proportionate random sampling technique was used in selecting a sample size of 154 respondents representing 15% of the study population. Secondary data were obtained from books, academic journals, official document of LSPPA and the internet. Data collected were analysed using percentage, frequency, and (RII) Relative Importance Index. The results of the study showed that the strategies put in place by Lagos State Procurement Agency; such as establishment of a threshold (52.6%, rank 7th), constitution of contract performance audit committee (63%, rank 9.5th), supervision of the deliveries (69.5%, rank 9.5th), and creation of a procurement officer’s desk (57.8%, rank 8th) were not adequately substantial strategies put in place in monitoring the implementation of public procurement policy in Lagos state. Moreover, the paper revealed strategies that were adequately substantial which were put in place by Lagos State Public Procurement Agency in the implementation of public procurement law, such as composition of technical review committee (79.9%, rank 1st), appraisal of procurement plan for procuring entities (73.3%, rank 2nd), setting of fair pricing standards and benchmarks (61%, rank 6th), strategic oversight on the contracts (65.6%, rank 5th) , keeping of contractors’ database for proper identification (65.6%, rank 4th), publication of details of major contracts in the State (69.5%, rank 3rd) significantly improved accountability, proficiency, efficacy among the ministries selected. The study therefore, conclude that the strategies put in place by LSPPA, Lagos State Public Procurement Agency in the implementation of public procurement law in the state is substantial, and apt which ensures that procurement law of the State is followed. It was further evident from six claims affirmation as against four claims that refuted it respectively.

INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE OF STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of inventory management on sustainable performance of state corporations in Kenya.
 Methodology: The descriptive research design was applied in carrying out the study. The respondents of the study included the heads of finance and procurement department in all 187 state corporations in Kenya. Census was used in this study where the head of procurement department and the head of finance in each state corporation that resulted to 374 study respondents. This study used a questionnaire as the main research tool to collect primary data. Descriptive analysis and inferential analysis was carried out which was made possible through the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26. 
 Findings: Inventory management significantly affected the sustainability of state corporations in Kenya at p<0.05. This shows that upholding inventory management would be essential in steering the sustainable performance of the state corporations. The regression model established that the R value was 0.633 while the R2 was 0.401 which indicated that the variability of the inventory management on the sustainable performance of the state corporations in Kenya could be explained by up to 40.1% of the model and the P-value was 0.000<0.05. This implies that the model was fit to determine the relationship between the inventory management and sustainable performance and therein make conclusions and recommendations.
 Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: While the existing inventory management theory used in this study was validated, the study recommends that the accounting as well as procurement officer in each state procuring entity need to ensure that all proper stock levels are kept as per the regulation through proper verification and processing of all requirements, adhering to prescribed stock policies in the Regulation and ensuring that they duly consider safety stock and lead time when replenishing to ensure appropriate stock levels are kept at all time. The study recommended that public procuring entities policy makers need to establish a policy framework to expedite effective adoption of best inventory management systems to facilitate sustainable performance.

Determinants Influencing Supply Chain Compliance with Public Procurement: A Case Study for Kiambu County, Kenya.

Purpose: The goal of this study was to examine the variables influencing Kenya's SCM compliance with public procurement. 
 Methodology: To answer the research questions, an exploratory design was used in the study. Supply chain management directors from Kiambu, Kenya's central government departments participated in the study. Respondent information was gathered through personal interviews. Structured questionnaires with both open-ended and closed-ended questions served as the tool. Quantitative approaches were used to analyze the study's data. The results were analyzed using a Likert scale and SPSS software. The cause-and-effect connection between the dependent and independent variables was ascertained using regression analysis. The information was presented using tables, graphs, and charts. 
 Findings: Using SPSS, the information gathered from seven of the eight respondents who were specifically targeted was analyzed and presented using tables, charts, frequencies, and percentages. 87.5 percent of those who responded did so. Compared to the predicted reply rate of 75%, this response rate was quite high. The majority of the targeted respondents returned the questionnaire, which allowed the study's goal to be met. 
 Conclusion: According to the respondents, the Act and regulation's wording and clarity should have been enhanced. The majority of respondents agreed that seminars and training sessions are hardly offered. 
 Recommendation: It is advised that PPOA supply more copies of the Act and regulation to every procurement officer in every public procurement agency based on the findings of the research. To make reading more appealing, PPOA could adopt friendlier wording in the copies.

Procurement Competence and Framework Agreements for Upgraded Bed Bug Control [Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

The prevalence of bed bugs (Cimex lectularius L.) is increasing worldwide. Due to this increase, low-income housing owners and managers need an efficient method for controlling the pests without excessive resource use. The quality of pest control efforts is crucial for efficient eradication. Infestations often need to be approached using a variety of strategies through an integrated pest management (IPM) framework. Efficient eradication is often thought to be the responsibility of the pest control contractor alone. However, the purchase and supply management theory suggests that optimal solutions actually involve sound buyer–supplier relations to support the strategic aim of pest eradication. This study illustrates the positive outcomes of elevating pest management competence on the buyer’s part. Further, this study outlines a large-scale purchase situation that quantifies bed bug control efforts, in addition to their outcomes. In total, 11,000 apartment units were observed in Oslo, Norway, over a period of six years. The release and implementation of a procurement officer together with a state-of-the-art pest management framework agreement quickly reversed the consistent escalation of bed bug infestations in the observed units. Observations revealed that the study yielded the most success in eradicating bed bugs by increasing both the number of visits to the infested apartment and the overall duration of control efforts. The improved control was achieved at a reduced cost per infested apartment unit, which allowed for the implementation of bed bug preventive measures and building-wide inspections. The observations made in this study have been discussed in the context of the impact of bed bugs in low-income communities, relative to the factors of pest burden, demography, socioeconomics, and the welfare system in Norway.

Defining social value in the public procurement process for works

PurposeThough the Public Procurement Act of Ghana makes room for specific socio-economic policies (environmental, social, economic and other policies which are intended to promote social and economic impact), there is no explicit definition and provision for social value as an evaluation criterion, culminating in the absence of a definition in the Act. This paper elicits the conception and understanding of social value from stakeholders in the Ghanaian construction industry.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a qualitative method that relied on a semi-structured interview of 30 participants purposively drawn from Western, Western North and Central regions of Ghana. An inductive thematic analysis approach, which involved identifying repetitions, exploring similarities and differences, noting linguistic connectors, and a framework were employed to analyse the data.FindingsThe study established no single definition or explanation for social value in the construction industry in Ghana. However, it was revealed from the study that the concept of social value could be defined from the functional perspective of the definer, particularly from the perspective of a Procurement Officer, Works Engineer, and a Quantity Surveyor. A new insight from the study that differs from the body of literature is that participants equated benefits derived from physically constructed projects as social value.Social implicationsThe study has implication for public administration and practice regarding the decision-making process in the construction industry in Ghana. It provides a vital awakening on social value as a criterion in evaluating construction works procurement in Ghana. The ability of participants to equate the benefits derived from executed construction projects as social value creates a new perspective on understanding the meaning of social value in the procurement of works construction.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the state-of-the-art and ongoing discourse on the concept of social value globally. The findings create an important catalyst for social value research in the Ghanaian construction industry.

Pelaksanaan Pengadaan Barang/Jasa Secara Elektonik (E-Procurement) Pada Satuan Kerja Pelaksanaan Jalan Nasional Provinsi Kalimantan Tengah

This research aims to analyze the implementation and identify the inhibitory factors of the Implementation of the Procurement of Goods /Services Electonic (e-procurement) in the National Road Implementation Task Force of Central Kalimantan Province. The desired target in the study, the researchers gave a limitation of the problem the implementation of electronic tenders for construction workers (roads/bridges) in the National Road Implementation Task Force of Central Kalimantan Province. 
 The research approach in this study is a type of qualitative descriptive that aims to describe the complexity and dynamic in the procurement of electronic goods/services. Data collection was conducted through observations, interviews, and documentation. The interviewees were the head of the task force, the commitment-making officer, the task force assistant, the treasurer, and other employees related to the electoral auction in the Central Kalimantan Province National Road Implementing Task Force.
 The results of the study show the conclusion that the implementation of procurement of goods /services electronically in the national road implementation taskforce of Central Kalimantan Province has been carried out for the last few years. All stages of the auction are electonic through a long process of 14 stages that all transparent using a system that can be accessed for the public. However, the factor of inhibiting the implementation of electronic procurement of goods /services (e-procurement) in the national road implementation taskforce of Central Kalimantan Province is 1) HR, namely the lack of expertise in running the application of Electronic Procurement System (SPSE) as well as the lack of employees who have a Certificate of Procurement of Service Goods which is an absolute requirement to become Pokja Election / Procurement Officer. 2) Technology, internet network capacity that causes internet access speed to be slow.

A decision-support system to assist forest industry planning and investment when data are scarce: the case of hardwood veneering in subtropical eastern Australia

ABSTRACT An aspatial mathematical model has been developed to simultaneously support log processing investment decisions with respect to processing scale, facility location and log procurement when data are scarce. A key design principle was to make the model suitable for use by industry. The objective function maximises gross margins per hour of log processing time, and the model accounts for potential processing efficiencies with larger-diameter logs. To support log procurement decisions, the model estimates mill-delivered log costs at which a log procurement officer should be indifferent between purchasing alternative log types. The utility of the model is demonstrated with an application to rotary veneer processing of hardwood logs in subtropical eastern Australia. Complex interactions between processing scale, facility location and log procurement strategies were revealed by substantial differences in gross margins between modelled scenarios. Log procurement decisions were found to have the greatest potential impact on gross margins, followed by facility location and processing scale. The model highlighted that substantially higher returns can be earned from optimal log procurement strategies relative to approaches that either minimise log costs, maximise product recovery or do not differentiate between log types and simply utilise all available log volume.

Budget Absorption Performance in Financial Education and Training Agency

This study focused on analyzed the effect of Synergy and Competence of Human Resources on the performance of budget absorption, both directly and through organizational commitment as a moderating variable inside the Financial Education Training Institution. The research used a quantitative approach. The data used are primary data. Samples were 87 respondents. The respondents are state financial managers, namely the Head of the Work Unit as the Budget User Authority, Commitment Making Officer, Signing Officer, Spending Treasurer and Procurement Officer involved in the budget management process in each work unit of 20 (twenty) Work Units within the Financial Education Training Agency. Data collection was carried out through a survey using a questionnaire that was distributed to respondents. Data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis (moderated regression) and moderated regression analysis (MRA) with statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). The research results indicated that the synergy and competence of human resources had a positive and significant effect on the level of budget absorption performance. The organizational commitment variable unable to moderates the relationship of synergy with budget absorption performance and also unable to moderates the relationship of human resource competencies to budget absorption performance.

The Correlation between Motor Vehicle Lease Program and the Efficiency of Police Operations in Kayole Sub County, Nairobi, Kenya

The objective of this study is to examine the link between motor vehicle lease program for police and the efficiency of police operations in the Kayole Sub County of Nairobi County. The study conceptualises that motor vehicle lease program indicated by number of vehicles, quality of vehicles and type of vehicles leads to efficiency in police operations as shown by reduction in crime incidences, public safety and reduced fear of crime among others. This study used the descriptive survey design. Data was collected from 196 respondents sampled from 400 respondents. These were sampled using the using stratified proportionate sampling technique. The rationale behind the choice of Kayole Sub County was owing to its being rated as a crime hot spot. This study used interviews, questionnaires and focused group discussions methods for data collection. The study analyzed quantitative data using quantitative analysis methods while qualitative data was analyzed using qualitative data analysis methods, triangulation method. The findings show that there is a link between motor vehicle lease program and efficiency of police operation where increase in utilisation of leased motor vehicle would increase the efficiency of police operation. It was thus necessary to have enough and astute vehicle that could enhance the ability of vehicles to dispense their duties with ease. This is pertinent since this can enable their efficiency. Various policy recommendation were made. To begin with, the study recommends that the Kenya police service should ensure increased use of motor vehicle lease program which has been established as enhancing efficiency of police operations in Kenya. There is need to improve response time and visible presence of the police using new police vehicles, so as further improve on their service delivery. The Kenya service should actively adopt motor vehicle lease program to enhance efficiency and effective use of resources and considerably reduce operational costs. This would provide a competitive edge by increasing productivity and reducing waste. Additionally, the Kenya police service should provide regular training of its procurement officer about the leasing program essentials for proper motor vehicle lease program arrangement that would optimise benefits from the program. There is also the need for changing the legal and institutional framework to strengthen the laws and regulations on leasing to spur the development of leasing in the country.

The Studies for Guideline Protection of Public Procurement Corruption in Thailand

This study aims to propose the guideline protection of public procurement corruption in Thailand. Because of the emergence of public procurement fraud in Thailand, the government spending has been used ineffectively. Taxpayers have to responsible for marked up cost of public procurement fraud practices. In-depth interviews were conduct with group of people involved in public procurement process, who are government representatives from The Office of the Attorney General, Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission and Department of Special Investigation. Public procurement officer from Ordnance Department Royal Thai Army and Quartermaster Department Royal Thai Army. Awarded bidder (local and foreign companies) whose have qualified bidder with public contracts. Public procurement experts or specialist from Office of the Council of State and The Central Criminal Court of for Corruption and Misconduct Cases. And public representatives from anti-corruption project of the Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission. This study reveals the opinions and perspectives from the involved government representatives, public procurement officer, awarded bidder, public procurement experts and specialists and public representatives. The public procurement fraud has mainly resulted from the patronage system in Thailand, which largely contributed to the public procurement policy and guideline that lies on the conflict of interest among certain groups of influential people. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that public procurement corruption in Thailand consider to be the systematic corruption, in which there are misconducts and fraud along the process of public procurement ranging from assessment of public procurement plan, budgetary approval, appointment of procurement committee, supplier qualification, announcement of bidder, purchasing and contracting for work, contract management, inventory control till written material off process. Consequently, the sustainable and long-term public procurement corruption prevention guideline are necessary, which is mainly specified under the Government Procurement and Supplies Management Act B.E.2560 in order to help prevent the fraudulent activities and misconduct practices in public procurement process of Thailand.

The Relationship between Procurement Officers, Project Management Success and Procurement Procedure in Ict Public Outsourcing: a Systematic Literature Review

Obviously the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) by organizations is increasing over the years, whether in government or the private sector. The use of ICT can be seen to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the services or products offered. To meet the demand of stakeholders today, ICT projects need to be developed through outsourcing. However the method of outsourcing has some issues that can affect the success of the development of ICT projects as has been much debated by previous studies. Yet, the discussion on project management success (PMS) factors that concentrate on the competency measurement for the department's officers who are managing the procurement process has not been sufficiently clarified. The aim of this Systematic Literature Review (SLR) is to identify the common attributes that influence project management success through the procurement procedure carried out by the procurement officer (PO). The outcome of the review explained the important relationship pattern between the identified attributes which will be applied in the future empirical and exploratory survey that will be carried out. Addition to this, the competency measurement model of ICT procurement officer to be developed.