Indexing

Abstract:The Net Present Value (NPV) technique is considered to be a core criterion for the rejection or acceptance of a capital budgeting project. The definition of NPV is the difference between the discounted Free Cash Flow (FCF) of a project and its initial investment.
Keywords:Net Present Value (NPV), Free Cash Flow (FCF), initial investment, Investment Projects. 
Title:Technical Note on the Negative Net Present Value (NPV) One of the Selection Criteria of Investment Projects

Author:Medhat A. Hassanein
ISSN 2350-1049
International Journal of Recent Research in Interdisciplinary Sciences (IJRRIS)
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Abstract:The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of supplier management on the performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The specific objective of the study was to establish the influence of supplier management on performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study focused on the transaction cost analysis theory. The study used cross sectional survey research design. Cross sectional design was justified on grounds that data of different manufacturing firms will be collected at a defined period. The study’s target population included supply chain managers in charge of procurement department in manufacturing firms in Nairobi County. The 499 supply chain managers in manufacturing firms were the population for this study. The sample of this study consisted of 222 supply chain managers in manufacturing firms in the Nairobi that were stratified and randomly selected from a list of 499 supply chain managers in manufacturing firms operating in Nairobi in Kenya. This study relied on both primary and secondary data sources. Secondary data was collected for performance of the selected manufacturing firms for the period of between 2012 and 2016. This study utilized a questionnaire to collect primary data. Inferential statistics such as correlation analysis and regression were used to test for the relationship of the variables. The findings revealed that supplier management practices used in this study were significant predictors of performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. This revealed that there is a significant positive influence of supplier management on the performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study concluded that supplier management plays a significant role in the overall performance of the manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study recommended that manufacturing firms should invest in supplier management to enhance their performance.

Keywords:Firms’ Performance, supplier management, Supply Chain Automation, Supply Chain Optimization.
Title:SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND THE PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN KENYA
Author:Mwangi Nancy Waithira, Prof. Muturi Willy Mwangi, Dr. Noor Ismail Shale
ISSN 2350-1049
International Journal of Recent Research in Interdisciplinary Sciences (IJRRIS)
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Abstract:The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between smoking status, alcohol consumption and, the development of complication in patients having type 2 diabetes attending (ACTH) hospital.
Methods: We included all diabetic patients attending (ACTH) in study period having type II diabetes and we measured patients' Blood Pressure and assess complications of diabetes along with obtaining the investigations for the patients (FBS, HbA1c, and cholesterol and LDH levels).
Results: we found that there were 28 patients having high blood pressure, 70% of patients had high HbA1c (uncontrolled). Again, 60% of them had high levels of cholesterol and 46% of them had high levels of HDL. On the other hand, 30% of the patients developed retinopathy, 25% of them had neuropathy, 13% of them had CVS diseases and 6% of them had nephropathy complications. Regarding the smoking habit, 8% of them were smokers while nearly a fifth of them drink alcohol. Again, we noticed that the development of the complications in smokers and alcohol consumers was more than patients without smoking or alcohol consumption.
Conclusion: Diabetes mellitus continues to produce a wide variety of complications in patients with poor control and especially in patients with smoking habits and drinking alcohol.
Keywords:Alcohol Consumption; Complication of DM; Smoking.

Title:The Relationship between Smoking, Alcohol Consumption and Development of Complication in Patients Having Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, a Cross-Sectional Study
Author:Ahmed A. Osman, Maha M. Bilal, Anoud Rashad I. Omer
ISSN 2350-1049
International Journal of Recent Research in Interdisciplinary Sciences (IJRRIS)
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