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The Effect of Green Supply Chain Strategies on the Performance of food and Beverage Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS), 2024)The literature on Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) has extensively explored its potential for improving environmental performance, yet there remains a significant gap in understanding its direct impact on the economic ... -
The Influence of Reverse Logistics Strategies (RLS) on the Performance of Food and Beverage Manufacturing Firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS), 2024)This study investigates the influence of Reverse Logistics Strategies (RLS) on the performance of food and beverage manufacturing firms in Nairobi City County, Kenya, as part of a broader exploration of Sustainable Supply ... -
EFFECT OF TAX POLICY REFORMS ON NATIONAL PUBLIC REVENUE GROWTH IN KENYA
(International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations, 2019)Kenya has been over years faced by challenges of meeting its budgets resulting to too much domestic and external borrowing. KRA has been allocated more budgetary support to enhance pay structures of revenue Officers, attract ... -
EFFECT OF TAX POLICY REFORMS ON NATIONAL PUBLIC REVENUE GROWTH IN KENYA
(International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations, 2019)KRA has been allocated more budgetary support to enhance pay structures of revenue Officers, attract and retain professional staff as well as establishing structures for identifying and dismissing incompetent and corrupt ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING TAX REVENUE GROWTH AT KENYA REVENUE AUTHORITY: A CASE OF MERU STATION
(International Academic Journal of Economics and Finance, 2016)Kenya has been over years faced by challenges of meeting its budgets resulting to too much domestic and external borrowing. It is due to this fact that Kenya Revenue Authority was incorporated in 1995 in order to strengthen ... -
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION STRATEGIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SOLAR POWER ENTERPRISES IN NAIROBI, KENYA
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2025)The solar power industry in Nairobi, Kenya, has grown significantly in recent years but faces challenges such as high operational costs, inefficient supply chain management, and limited financing access. This study aimed ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES IN PRINTING INDUSTRIES IN KENYA
(International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations, 2020)Accounts receivable constitute a significant portion of current assets in industrial firms. Management therefore have to formulate strategies of effectively managing this important yet sensitive asset. This study was to ... -
EFFECTS OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLES IN PRINTING INDUSTRIES IN KENYA
(International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations, 2020)Accounts receivable constitute a significant portion of current assets in industrial firms. Management therefore have to formulate strategies of effectively managing this important yet sensitive asset. This study was to ... -
Modelling Fluid Flow in Zone 1 of an Open Horseshoe Channel with Lateral Inflow Channels
(Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science, 2024)For many years, flooding has been a significant issue, especially after heavy rainfall. Engineers have constructed channels to direct water into rivers, lakes, and oceans, aiming to mitigate flooding. The challenge lies ... -
Modelling Fluid Flow in Zone 2 of an Open Horseshoe Channel with Lateral Inflow Channels
(Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science, 2024)Flooding has been a problem for a long time, especially after heavy rains. Channels constructed to lessen floods are used to move water into rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Engineers have been faced with the challenge of ... -
A unified swelling potential index for expansive soils
(ScienceDirect, 2003)Soil swelling is a term generally applied to the ability of a soil to undergo large changes in volume due to increased moisture content. Several commonly used swelling potential indices, namely Atterberg limits, coefficient ... -
Assessment of Land Use and Land Cover Change Using GIS and Remote Sensing Techniques: A Case Study of Makueni County, Kenya
(Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS, 2016)The surface of the earth is undergoing rapid land-use/land-cover (LULC) changes due to various socioeconomic activities and natural phenomena. The main aim of this study was to gain a quantitative understanding of land use ... -
Mineralogical and Geochemical Characterisation of Rocks and Geothermal Fluids in the Olkaria Geothermal Field, Kenya: Potential for Epithermal Deposits
(International Journal of Geosciences, 2024)The Kenyan Olkaria geothermal field has incredibly high geothermal potential in the East African Rift, the Kenyan Rift Valley. While the Olkaria geothermal area has been primarily attributed to electricity generation and ... -
Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) determination from spectroscopy
(International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2010)Swelling soils are a major engineering problem and their detection is one of the most important site investigation undertakings in the construction industry. Methods of their detection have been developed over the years, ... -
Mapping of surface hydrothermal mineral alterations and geological structures related to geothermal systems in the Songwe region, SW Tanzania
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023)that it produces sustainable, dependable, and clean energy. Understanding the geothermal systems, parameters such as heat, fluids, and structures help to identify potential geothermal systems. These parameters are manifested ... -
Analysis of Copper Deposits in Maragwa Location in Tharaka Nithi County – Kenya
(American Journal of Materials Science, 2022)A primary obstacle to some developing countries like Kenya is the reliance on agriculture when they are endowed with bulk of some mineral resources like copper. The economies of some developed and developing countries ... -
Beneficiation of Iron in Thermal-Reduced Ilmenite by Magnetic Separation
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2015)Increasing demands for Iron in countries development, and lack of conventional reducing agents has resulted into sourcing of alternative ways of beneficiating the iron ore. This paper reports on the study that was done to ... -
Magnetic Concentration of Iron in Lateritic Soils from Kamahuha, Murang’a County, in Kenya using Carbon Monoxide Generated In-Situ
(International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology, 2014)Chemical and Mineral Analyses of laterites from selected sites in Kamahuha area of Murang’a County, in the Republic of Kenya, have been carried out with particular interest in the levels of iron and the type of minerals ... -
Effects of Temperature on Ilmenite During Concentration of Iron in Laterites Using Charcoal and Separation using Magnetic Separation
(International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology, 2014)Effect of temperature on ilmenite minerals found in laterites has been investigated. It was found that during reduction of iron minerals in laterites to magnetite using charcoal at temperatures of about 500-700oC, ilmenite ... -
Copper Extraction Using Aluminum in Acidic Leachate Media
(IISTE, 2020)Copper is found in several minerals with varied elemental composition. For instance, copper minerals occur as chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), bornite (Cu5FeS4), chalcocite (Cu2S), covellite (CuS), cuprite oxide (Cu2O), and malachite ...