Abstract

This study aimed at assessing the extent to which government policies contribute to the supply chain efficiency in a selected pharmacies in Kicukiro District. The research survey design was used for this particular study with the population of 56 respondents which was randomly selected in each pharmacy. Primary data was collected using a reliable and validated questionnaire. From the findings, the perception of the respondents on government policies by considering the mean is 0.3 which is interpreted as tend to be strong while the model summary on the supply chain efficiency the adjusted R2 is 0.604 implying that 60.4% indicating that government policies contribute to supply chain efficiency while 39.6% of supply chain efficiency comes from other variables. After analyzing the data collected from the field the research finding, government policies are a contributing factor to the supply chain efficiency in either retail or wholesale pharmacies. Researcher recommends the policy makers and the government agents should be in position to help organizations understand whenever there are political and regulatory changes. Also recommends facilitation in offering a window for adoption of new regulations to allow for smooth transition.