Supply management practices and operations performance of manufacturing firms in Rosario, Cavite / by Angel L. Abiera.

Thesis (Bachelor of Science in Business Management Major in Operations Management) Cavite State University

Includes bibliographical references.

College of Economics, Management and Development Studies (CEMDS), Department of Management

ABIERA, ANGEL L. DELOS REYES, MANILYN L., and PASTOR, CHERYLENE L. Supply Management Practices and Operations Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Rosario, Cavite. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Business Management major in Operations Management Cavite State University, Indang Cavite. June 2018. Adviser: Engr. Gilberto S. David.

A study on the supply management practices and operations performance of manufacturing firms were conducted in the Cavite Economic Zone in Rosario, Cavite. Specifically, it aimed to: describe the profile of manufacturing firms in Rosario, Cavite; to describe supply management practices of the firm; determine the perceived operating performance of manufacturing firms, determine the significant difference of supply management practices when the participants were grouped based on business profile; and determine the relationship between supply management practices and operations performance in terms of quality of products, cost of operations,flexibility of manufacturing, dependability of production and speed of operations.

A total of 38 fines out of 53 have responded to the study from the electronics fi s in Cavite Economic Zone. Data gathering procedure was done through a survey questionnaire.

Results of e study showed that the firms have been operating for an average of 16 years and had an average of 486 employees. The 39.6 percent of the firms were operating for 21 to 26 years and the 78.2 percent had 20 to 518 employees. Majority of the respondents highly implemented distribution practices while the acquisition of raw materials and inventory management of finished products were often implemented. Operations performance has 5 dimensions and those were:a. q of products, b.) cost of operations, c.)speed of operations, d_)flexibility of manufacturing and e.) dependability of production. Among the five dimensions,dependability of production and speed of operations had an excellent performance with a mean of 4.59 and 4.56, respectively. While flexibility of manufacturing, quality of products and cost of operations had a high performance with the mean of 4.29, 4.06 and 3.65 respectively. Results revealed that there were no significant differences between supply management practices when grouped based on business profile in terms of years of operation and number of employees. However, the results showed that there is a significant relationship between quality of products, flexibility of manufacturing,dependability of production and speed of operation to supply management practices. While the cost of operations did not have a relationship to supply management practices. To further strengthen the reliability of the study, it is recommended for the electronics firms to focus on cost saving measures without sacrificing the quality of products because the majority of the respondents did not focus on the practices related to the costs of the firms. Electronics firms must ensure the right quantity of products before ordering and delivering to avoid last minute order. Majority of the electronics firms were implementing supply practices and also had operations performance but the firms were not mai gent those practices, so therefore, it was strongly recommended that electronics firms in Ro Cavite to acquire and to maintain professional competence to avoid loss of wealth of the firms.

Submitted to the University Library November 26, 2018 T-7711