Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determines the effect of Internal Environment Management Practices on Supply Chain Performance among Agri-Manufacturing Firms in RwandaMethodology: This study employed both cross-sectional and explanatory research design and is in line with positivism approach. The target population was 567 top and middle employees in supply chain department from 67 Agri-Manufacturing Firms. Stratified and simple random sampling was used to select a sample of 226. This study collected both secondary and primary data, but mainly primary data using a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was performed with the aid of SPSS version 22.0 (Hayes and Matthes, 2009) using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Hypothesis 1 to 4 was tested using multiple regression model, while hypothesis 5 was tested using hierarchical regression.Results: Findings showed that internal environmental management positively and significantly influences supply chain performanceUnique contribution to Theory and Practice: It is therefore important for both the senior managers and mid – level managers to be committed and supportive of GSCM. Besides that, there is need for the firm to have total quality environmental management and ISO 14001 for environmental compliance. As well, having a team within the firm that is tasked with environmental improvements will go a long way in enhancing supply chain performance

Purpose: The main purpose of the study was determine role order fulfillment on performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya.Methodology: A descriptive research design was used. The target population of the study were managers or equivalent from Six (6) departments that is Procurement, finance, legal, stores, human resource and quality control because they are directly concerned with supply chain. The study adopted the use of a questionnaire and a document analysis as the main research instrument. The study adopted both quantitative and qualitative approaches, implying that both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were employed. Quantitative data collected from the document analysis was analyzed statistically using the Statistical Package for Social Scientist (SPSS version 22). The study tested the significance level of each independent variable against the dependent variable at 95% confidence level using ANOVA, Correlation and regression techniques.Findings: The findings showed that order fulfillment has a positive and significant effect on firm performance, 0.723, p < 0.05.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: There is need to put in place review teams that constantly review the strategies with the view to improve them for increased effectiveness. Effective cost reduction mechanisms, combined with a well-structured organizational policy on procurement and supply chain management practices will eliminate the notion of having multiple suppliers to mitigate for unsatisfactory service.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of supplier competence on the performance of state corporations in KenyaMethodology: The study adopted cross-sectional survey design using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The target population was all the 187 state corporations in Kenya. The study employed a census approach. Primary data was collected using questionnaires. A pilot study was conducted to measure the research instruments reliability and validity. Descriptive statistics were used aided by Statistical Packages for Social Sciences version 24 to compute percentages of respondents’ answers. Inferential statistics using linear regression and correlation analysis were applied to assist examining relationship between the research variables. The results were presented using tables and graphs.Results: The findings revealed that supplier competence explained 44.1 % of the total variations in performance of state corporations in Kenya. Further, the results indicated that the overall model was statistically significant as supported by a p value of 0.000. This was supported by an F statistic of 111.904 and the reported p value (0.000) which was less than the conventional probability of 0.05 significance level. In addition, the findings show that there is a positive and significant relationship between supplier competence and performance of state corporations in Kenya as supported by a p value of 0.000 and a beta coefficient of (0.903). This implies that an increase in supplier competence by 1 unit would increase the performance of state corporations by 0.903units.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy:  Based on the findings, the study recommended that suppliers should develop competent technical abilities so as to provide high quality products or services. Some of the technical dimensions that suppliers should develop competence in include; compliance with quantity, compliance with due date, compliance with packaging standard, production planning systems of suppliers, and maintenance activities of suppliers, plant layout and material. It’s also recommended that state corporations in Kenya should check frequently if supplier organisation is abreast with the newer information technology developments as technology is very dynamic and changes regularly as the technology that was used in the past is not the one we using now and it will not be the one we will use tomorrow.

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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of microfinance lending on the performance of small and medium enterprises in Kenya.Methodology: The study adopted descriptive research design. The target population was 210 Small and Medium Enterprises operating in Gatanga Sub County of Murang’a County in Kenya. A stratified random sampling technique was used in this study. Data was collected using structured questionnaires. The sample population for this study was 94 Small and Medium Enterprises operating in Gatanga Sub County. Primary data was collected through a questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential analysis was conducted to analyze the data. The data was presented using tables, graphs and charts. The study used multiple regression analysis model to establish the relationship between the variables.Results: The regression results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between access to credit facilities and performance of SMEs as supported by a p value of 0.000 and a beta coefficient of 1.088. Results further showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between credit lending policy and performance of SMEs as supported by a p value of 0.001 and a beta coefficient of .072. In addition, results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between interest rates and performance of SMEs as supported by a p value of 0.000 and a beta coefficient of -0.351. Lastly, results showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between collateral security and performance of SMEs as supported by a p value of 0.000 and a beta coefficient of -0.588.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The findings of this study will be useful source of reference to researchers and scholars in their research work. Further, the government of Kenya will be able to appreciate which areas of microfinance lending need improvement and, thus formulate appropriate credit policies. In addition, MFIs will be able to train their credit officers on what kind of investment opportunities are viable for Small and Medium Enterprises. Similarly, the study will facilitate the availability of information for SMES businesses on influence of microfinance lending on the performance of their businesses and how best they can get access to microfinance as well as protect them from failure.