Faustine Panga
Moshi Co-operative University, Marketing and Procurement, Faculty Member
The influx of counterfeit vehicle spare parts in the local supply chains has reached an alarming rate, with vehicle owners often being victim to dubious traders who sell them contrabands under the guise that the spare parts are indeed... more
The influx of counterfeit vehicle spare parts in the local supply chains has reached an alarming rate, with vehicle owners often being victim to dubious traders who sell them contrabands under the guise that the spare parts are indeed genuine. In order to exhaust the magnitude of the problem, the study aimed at identifying the factors driving suppliers/dealers and consumers to trade counterfeited vehicle spare parts across the supply chain and examining the effects of trading counterfeited vehicle spare parts on the supply chain. A survey research design was employed to conduct the study which allowed the collection of adequate data from a sizeable population in a highly economical way. Multiple approaches including questionnaire, interviews and documentary review were used to gather both primary and secondary data which enabled researchers to do triangulation. Findings revealed that suppliers and customers trade counterfeited vehicle parts for a number of reasons including price affordability and inadequate awareness. This has resulted to a various effects to the participant in the local supply chain such as accidents, high replacement costs and damaged reputation. Key words: Counterfeited products, Vehicle parts and Supply chain
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This study advocates how SMEs in Tanzania can be empowered to effectively make use of the available public procurement opportunities. Specifically it determines the participation of SMEs in public procurement opportunities, stumble on the... more
This study advocates how SMEs in Tanzania can be empowered to effectively make use of the
available public procurement opportunities. Specifically it determines the participation of SMEs
in public procurement opportunities, stumble on the benefits of public procurement opportunities
to SMEs, and examine the challenges facing SMEs’ access to such opportunities. The study
adopted case study design where 50 SMEs operating in Mwanza Municipal were surveyed
using a structured questionnaire with 5-point Likert scale. It divulge that SMEs participating in
public opportunities benefit in terms of amplifying their production capacity and marketing of
goods and services, cash flows , innovation and creativity thus boost their contribution to the
national economy. It also makes out that institutional support, limited access to finance,
unsupportive legal framework, bureaucratic nature of the procurement cycle and corruption
among public officials are challenges facing SMEs participation in public procurement. It
recommends a review of policies related to SMEs ties with public sector, training on public
procurement procedures, fair provision of public procurement opportunities, elimination of
cumbersome, bureaucratic and costly procedures attached to public procurement along with
emphasis on effective use of public private partnerships.
Keywords: SMEs, Public Procurement, Empowerment, Procurement Policy, Tanzania
available public procurement opportunities. Specifically it determines the participation of SMEs
in public procurement opportunities, stumble on the benefits of public procurement opportunities
to SMEs, and examine the challenges facing SMEs’ access to such opportunities. The study
adopted case study design where 50 SMEs operating in Mwanza Municipal were surveyed
using a structured questionnaire with 5-point Likert scale. It divulge that SMEs participating in
public opportunities benefit in terms of amplifying their production capacity and marketing of
goods and services, cash flows , innovation and creativity thus boost their contribution to the
national economy. It also makes out that institutional support, limited access to finance,
unsupportive legal framework, bureaucratic nature of the procurement cycle and corruption
among public officials are challenges facing SMEs participation in public procurement. It
recommends a review of policies related to SMEs ties with public sector, training on public
procurement procedures, fair provision of public procurement opportunities, elimination of
cumbersome, bureaucratic and costly procedures attached to public procurement along with
emphasis on effective use of public private partnerships.
Keywords: SMEs, Public Procurement, Empowerment, Procurement Policy, Tanzania