The Impact Of Purchasing Strategies Towards Manufacturing Performance In Malaysian Food And Beverage Manufacturers

Choo, Jia Huey (2010) The Impact Of Purchasing Strategies Towards Manufacturing Performance In Malaysian Food And Beverage Manufacturers. Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Purchasing is viewed as a strategic resource for helping a company to reach high quality levels of products or services, fast deliveries and cost reductions. The purchasing strategies have become more importance in the future and act as a strategic weapon to enable a company to compete with others. This research aimed to investigate the impact of purchasing strategies towards manufacturing performance and thus achieve organizational goals. The type of method used in this study is data collection by using questionnaire. A sample of 134 Malaysian Food and Beverage (F&B) manufacturing companies was used for investigation, with one respondent from each company. The result of the analysis showed that cost management strategy, supply base management strategy, buyer-supplier relationship strategy and negotiation strategy are significant influence the manufacturing performance. In the conclusion, discussion proved that the research objectives had been achieved. This research can increase the awareness of manufacturers about those purchasing strategies and keep them remain competitive in business.

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