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Impact Of Packaging On Storage And Distribution Of Goods In An Organization
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CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE STUDY
It
is imperative to note that one of the prime aspects organization’s
should pay adequate attention to after production, is packaging of
various products, objects and substances in suitable containers for
protection against harm/damages which will help in storing product in a
condition for future use and distribution of such products at a
minimized risk/damage tendencies.
The inability of companies to
appraise the part of packaging on storage and distribution of goods gave
risk to the indebt research paying special attention to star paper mill
Aba.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE COMPANY
Star paper mill Aba was founded
by one chief Nnanna Kalu. The company was established in 1977 with
factory located at Aba, which produces school exercise book, different
rang of stationeries. It has an installed capacity of 25,000 metric
tonnes per annum which translates into 38million exercise books per
annum in addition to 152milion envelops of paper, and foolscap fly. The
current percentage utilization is about 73 percent.
The second
factory was commissioned in 1984 as a waste paper rely thing plant, with
an installed capacity of 10 metric tones of tissue paper in jumbo real
per day. By 1992, a new paper machine was installed with the capacity of
15 metric tonnes of tissue per day. Presently, the Owerrinta plant has a
total capacity of 60 metric tones per day. This plant utilizes waste
paper and paper off-cut as its main sources of raw materials and that
constitutes 90% both in volume and in naira value of the plant
requirement locally sourced.
In the plant exist a toilet rolls
production line which utilizes the jumbo reel as import and produces
140,000,000 units of toilet rolls and paper napkins per year. These in
effect, position the company as the largest producer of toilet rolls and
tissue products in Nigeria with marketing outlets throughout the
country.
The organization is managed by the board of directors and
managing directors through whom decision made by the board reaches the
staff. The organization is made of manager, production manager, human
resource manager, administrative manager of both branches. Its other
branches are used as serving point or distribution point for finished
products. The company purchases their raw materials in large quantity
which are store in order to have continuous production to satisfy their
numerous customers and avoid operational risk.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work deals with the impact of packaging on storage and distribution of goods in an organization, with much emphasis on the function of packaging on storage and distribution effectiveness in manufacturing organizations.The overview of the problems of the study were made, which include insufficient packaging, storage and distribution material/facilities and mobility of companies to appraise the impact of packaging on storage and distribution of goods.In the research’s effort t ... Continue reading---
