A Thesis Submitted to Mzumbe University in Fulfillment of the Requirements for
the Award of a Master of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain Management
(MSc. PSCM) of Mzumbe University.
The purpose of the study was to assess how the procurement process and it effect on the
effectiveness /performance of the procurement function in the organization. The study
focused in assessing the time delivery of the product and quality of the procuring items
in relation with the existing Procurement Act of Zanzibar and Policy and they are related
in the procurement process.
The study adopted the descriptive or qualitative research methodology employing a case
study research design. A population of 45 respondents was selected from some selected
departments of user, head of the organization, finance department and procurement
personnel within the Ministry of Information, Culture, Tourism and Sports using simple
random from the user department and purposive sampling from the rest three
departments.
The findings of the study revealed a significant and positive relationship between the
procurement process and its effectiveness in the time delivery and the quality of the
procuring items.
The study recommended that Public Procurement Act should adopt strong policy
measures on the procurement process since the policy to a large extent show the ways
how to act in order to perform better.