PRACTICES AND CHALLENGES OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT THE CASE OF PLAN INTERNATIONAL ETHIOPIA

Abstract

Supply chain management has become a fundamental element in the modern organizations to help them to improve effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of their companies in recent decades. Logistics management is part of supply chain management which deals with short term supply of goods and services. It is the process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services, and related information from point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of conforming to customer requirements,” which includes inbound, outbound, internal, and external movements and return of materials for environmental purposes(Mentzer,et al. 2001; Naslund and Williamson 2010). For achieving the objective of this study census survey was used and questionnaires were distributed to all Plan International Ethiopia logistics, finance and IT employees and 35 filled and returned the questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics by making use of mean and standard deviation. Structured interviews questions were prepared and has taken place with PIE head of logistics and finance and the logistics coordinator who is in charge of the procurement of goods and services at PIE CO. The major findings indicate that the most logistics practice of PIE are practiced in good conditions and some areas need improvement. The finding shows PIE has good relationship with its suppliers/customers but need to work on: Shared risk, Accurate ordering, Employee capacity building, Information sharing