Abstract:
The study focused on examining the relationship between E-procurement and organizational
efficiency at LTA Juba Ltd, a leading clearing and forwarding company in South Sudan. The main
purpose of the research was to investigate how e-procurement contributed to improving the
efficiency of procurement processes and overall operational performance within the company. The
study sought to fulfill the following three objectives: to examine the effect of E-sourcing on
organisational efficiency of LTA ltd Juba, to examine the effect of E-tendering on organisational
efficiency of LTA ltd Juba and to examine the effect of E-payment on organisational efficiency
of LTA Juba.
A descriptive research design was employed for this study, targeting the employees of LTA Juba
Ltd as the population. The total study population comprised 100 employees, from which a sample
size of 80 respondents was selected using Krejcie and Morgan's sampling formula. The study
utilized both quantitative and qualitative methods for data collection. Questionnaires were the
primary data collection tool for quantitative data, whereas interviews were conducted to gather
qualitative insights. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software to perform both
correlation and regression analysis, with the findings presented through tables, to show the
descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics.
The study concluded that E-sourcing significantly enhanced the organizational efficiency of LTA
Ltd Juba, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.672 indicating a strong positive relationship
and a statistically significant p-value of 0.000. Regression analysis revealed that approximately
43.6% of the variance in organizational efficiency could be explained by E-sourcing. Additionally,
the study found that E-tendering also positively affected organizational efficiency, albeit to a lesser
extent, with a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.314 and a significant p-value of 0.016. The
regression analysis indicated that 22.6% of the variance in organizational efficiency could be
attributed to E-tendering, showing that while it contributed to performance, other factors were also
crucial in influencing efficiency at LTA Juba. The correlation and regression analyses revealed a
strong positive relationship between e-payment systems and organizational efficiency. The
Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.821 indicated a significant correlation, with a p-value of 0.000,
confirming that improvements in e-payment directly relate to increased efficiency. The regression
analysis demonstrated that approximately 72.4% of the variance in organizational efficiency can
be explained by changes in e-payment, highlighting its substantial predictive power (R = 0.821).
To improve organizational efficiency at LTA, the study recommended that the LTA’s IT
Department should implement an advanced E-sourcing platform, the Procurement Team conduct
regular training, and Senior Management allocate a budget for system improvements. For E
tendering, the Procurement Team should create standardized templates, the Finance Department
implement a secure payment gateway, and the Quality Assurance Department conduct regular
audits. To enhance E-payment, the management should conduct staff training on E-payment
systems, the IT department should upgrade the infrastructure with real-time tracking and
automated invoicing features, and the finance department should set up monitoring protocols to
evaluate e-payment effectiveness.