Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between supplier evaluation and supply chain performance of shipping firms in Rivers State, Nigeria. Correctional design was applied to establish a relationship between supplier evaluation and the measures of supply chain performance. Both primary and secondary methods of data collection were used in obtaining relevant data for analysis. The instrument of data collection employed was the questionnaire. The study population comprised of the forty-five (45) shipping firms operating in Rivers State as enlisted in the Nigerian oil and gas industry annual report (2020).The researchers selected two top management staff from each of the shipping firms operating in Rivers State as respondents for the study hence a total of ninety (90) respondents were used for the study. The data was analyzed using the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation statistic through the aid of statistical packages for social science version 23.0. The result of the findings revealed the existence of significant and positive relationship between supplier evaluation and supply chain performance of shipping firms in Rivers State. The researchers concluded that supplier evaluation relates with supply chain performance of shipping firms in Rivers state and hence recommended that managers of shipping firms should capitalize on the relevant role of supplier evaluation in their operations to ensure efficient supply chain performance.