A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Award
of the Degree of Master of Science in Procurement and Supply Chain
Management (MSc-PSCM) of Mzumbe University
This study was carried to assess the factors influencing of effective implementation
of TANePS. Specifically, objectives were aimed at determine the influence of
stakeholder’s awareness on effective implementation of TANePS, to examine the
influence of management involvement and support on implementation of TANePS,
to assess the influence of financial resource on effective implementation of TANePS
and to ascertain the influence of staff competency on effective implementation of
TANePS. This study was employed cross section research design. The target
population of the study was 320 from employees at TANESCO, TPA, UDSM and
NHC. The study used a sample of 96 respondents. Purposive sampling technique was
used to draw sample from the target population. Data were collected through
questionnaires and documentary review. Data collected were analyzed quantitative
methods such as descriptive analysis, correlation analysis and multiple regression
analysis with the support of SPSS Software version 22. Findings regarding the first
objective revealed that there is strong and positive significant influence on effective
implementation of TANePS with significant value of 0.000 (P<0.05). In relation to
the second objective, the findings revealed that top management involvement and
support has strong and positive significant influence on implementation of TANePS
with significant value p=0.000 (P<0.05). Findings relating with the third objective
showed that financial resources have strong and positive significant influence on
implementation of TANePS with a significant value of P =0.000 (P<0.05). Lastly,
the findings concerning the fourth objective indicated that staff competency has
strong and positive significant influence on implementation of TANePS with
significant value p=0.000 (P<0.05). The study concluded that stakeholder’s
awareness, top management involvement and support, financial resources and staff
competency had great contribution to the effective implementation of TANePS at
TANESCO, TPA, UDSM and NHC. From this study, it was recommended that the
organizations should create awareness to its stakeholder, ensure that top management
are well involved and provide support, employ staff with competencies and its scare
financial resources toward effective implementation of TANePS.