Strengthening Sustainable Procurement: A Supply Chain Management Plan for Medium-Sized Restaurants in Cebu City
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sustainable procurement, supply chain management, inventory control, ethical sourcing, waste reduction, Cebu CityAbstract
This study assessed the level of implementation of supply chain management practices and the level of awareness of sustainable procurement among medium-sized restaurants in Cebu City. Specifically, it examined supplier coordination, inventory control, delivery reliability, ethical sourcing, cost efficiency, and waste reduction, and determined whether a significant relationship existed between supply chain management practices and sustainable procurement awareness. A descriptive-correlational research design was used, involving 35 respondents purposively selected from five medium-sized restaurants in Cebu City. Data were gathered using a validated researcher-made questionnaire and analyzed through frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Pearson product-moment correlation. Findings revealed that supply chain management practices were highly implemented (M = 3.80), with inventory control obtaining the highest factor mean (M = 3.91). Sustainable procurement awareness was also highly observed (M = 3.78), with cost efficiency recording the highest factor mean (M = 3.80). However, Pearson correlation analysis showed no statistically significant relationship between supply chain management practices and sustainable procurement awareness, r = 0.294, p = 0.086. The null hypothesis was therefore not rejected. The findings suggest that although both operational supply chain practices and sustainability awareness are strong, they function independently and require separate but complementary improvement strategies. A supply chain management and sustainable procurement plan is proposed to improve supplier coordination, demand forecasting, delivery reliability, ethical sourcing, cost efficiency, and waste reduction among medium-sized restaurants.
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