The Influence of E-Ordering on Procurement Performance in Geothermal Development Company in Kenya.

The objective of this study is to establish the influence of e-ordering on procurement performance in a Geothermal Development Company in Kenya. The study adopted the technology acceptance Model theory. A descriptive research design was adopted in this study. The target population included the total number of employees working in procurement and logistics departments in the GDC Nakuru region. There are a total of 170 procurement as well as logistics employees in GDC. A multi-stage sampling method was used where 97 respondents were selected as the study respondents. Questionnaires were used to collect primary data. The instrument was tested for validity and reliability where Cronbach's alpha was used to test the reliability of the instrument. The alpha values for all the variables were above 0.8 well above the recommended threshold of 0.7. Thus the instruments were deemed reliable for data collection in the study. Data collected was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings were presented in form of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics and presented in tables accompanied with relevant discussion. The study established that e-ordering had a positive (r=.634) significant relationship with procurement performance in the geothermal development companies. This study, therefore, concluded that e-ordering was demonstrated to greatly enhance procurement performance in Geothermal Development Company. The study recommends that the company should exploit the use of online platforms in placing their orders for suppliers to enhance their order efficiency and enhance procurement performance.