Kemigisha, Mary2024-07-122024-07-122024Kemigisha, Mary (2024). Outsourcing and Material Availability: A Case Study of Crown Beverage Bottling Company Kabale Branch. Kabale: Kabale University.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2227The study was about the impact of outsourcing on material availability in bottling companies. A case study of Crown Beverage Bottling Company, Kabale Branch. The study was guided by three objectives which were to assess the out-sourcing factors considered in the material availability, to find out the challenges associated with material availability in Crown Beverages Company, and to find out the effect of out-sourcing on material availability. A targeted population of 59 respondents was considered for the study. These included 1 general manager, 2 managers 1 cashier, and 55. Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used in identifying the study sample size. The methods that were used in data collection included questionnaires, observation, and interviews. Data collected was edited, coded, entered into the computer, and analyzed with Excel, a Microsoft statistical package, the results were presented in tables. Based on the results from the study, 100% of the respondents agreed that crown beverage bottling companies experience the outsourcing factors considered in the material availability and these included the industry expertise of the outsourcing firm, the cost involved, recruitment and HR support, risk management, the Resources and Technology, service-level agreement, cost Savings, top-quality talent, pricing. The study findings revealed the challenges associated with material availability in Crown Beverages company and these included demand variability, poor estimation of materials quantity, poor workmanship, quality of material, inconsistent demand, inclement weather, government restrictions, shortage of raw materials, origin or availability of materials, regulatory compliance, inventory control, and supplier reliability. From objective three, it was found that the effects of outsourcing on material availability and including outsourcing can lead to the loss of critical skills and the potential for innovation in the future, outsourcing has significant social implications for an organization, cost increases also can be among the effects of outsourcing, outsourcing together with an increased use of strategy often caused by competition, loss of strategic resources, outsourcing does not seem to work well in areas where a specific or unique knowledge of the business is required.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United StatesOutsourcingMaterial AvailabilityCrown Beverage Bottling CompanyKabale BranchThesis