| dc.description.abstract | Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) required to be
equipped with resources by new acquisitions whilst
upgrading inventory in hand. Meantime acquisitions are
challenging as many constraints in spending government
funds in peace time operations. Therefore this paper aims
to identify factors relevant to procurement efficiency in
SLN. The research choice is mixed method as quantitative
and qualitative aspects of the research variables are
being investigated. The primary data collected through
surveying randomly selected procurement files during
year 2017 at foreign procurement division relevant to
engineering spares and through structured questionnaire
responded by SLN officers in technical and logistics
branches sampling of 120. Quantitative analysis carried
out by descriptive statistics through multiple regressions
and factor analysis. Qualitative data analyzed by contents
analysis. According to the findings the procurement
efficiency is affected by Duration of approval, Post tender
duration, Duration prior initiation purchase, Verification
of specifications, and Evaluation Committee duration.
The study concludes that 'Just in Time` purchasing shall
be implemented to improve procurement efficiency. | en_US |
