FROM PLANNING TO PERFORMANCE: ASSESSING THE ROLE OF MILESTONE SCHEDULING IN GARMENT ENTERPRISES IN ELDORET TOWN, KENYA

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  • Mathok Mawich Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Kenya
  • Fredrick Ochieng Owuor Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Kenya
  • Mercy Kanake Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Kenya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejmms.v9i2.1826

Klíčová slova:

scheduling, milestone, garment, planning, performance

Abstrakt

The performance of garment enterprise projects is a critical indicator of the economic progress and sustainability of any country. With respect to small garment enterprises in Eldoret town, data has shown suboptimal performance in the industry, resulting in some SMEs ceasing their operations. The aim of this paper is to assess the effect of scheduling milestones on the performance of small-scale garment enterprise projects in Eldoret town. The study was anchored on the Goal Setting Theory. An explanatory research design was used, and the target population consisted of 386 small-scale garment enterprise owners. A sample size of 196 small-scale garment enterprise projects in Eldoret town was selected. The respondents were selected using a stratified sampling method, and data was collected using questionnaires. The analysis was done using both descriptive and inferential statistics. With respect to findings, mapping risks was found to have a significant positive effect on the performance of garment enterprise projects (β 0.968, p<0.05). Milestone scheduling has a significant positive impact on the performance of garment enterprises in Eldoret town. The study recommends that small-scale garment enterprise projects prioritize the efficient use of their available resources and develop detailed production schedules.

 

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Biografie autora

  • Mathok Mawich, Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Kenya

    Mathok Mawich is the main author of this paper as part of his post-graduate thesis in Project Planning and Management at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya.

    Email: mathokmawich@yahoo.com

  • Fredrick Ochieng Owuor, Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Kenya

    Fredrick Ochieng Owuor was the first supervisor of Mathok Mawich. He provided scholarly guidance in the development and completion of this paper.

  • Mercy Kanake, Department of Management Science and Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Economics, Moi University, Kenya

    Mercy Kanake was Mathok Mawich's second supervisor. He provided scholarly guidance in the development and completion of this paper.

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Publikováno

2024-10-10

Číslo

Vol 9 No 2 (2024)

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