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Assessment Of The Role Of Efficient Materials Handling In A Manufacturing Firm
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Material
handling is an important part of factory and industrial process. It
covers the entire spectrum of function such as waste handling, assembly
line management, storage and material transport. Material handling
system includes several smaller components that work side by side, to
make the every day business more efficient and cost effective. Material
handling is a costly operation and therefore the methods and equipment
employed should be efficient at all times. As in many other aspect of
store keeping the approach depends on nature of the business concerned,
the type of materials flocked and the size of the store house. Efficient
materials handling is very important in the storehouse and also
throughout the production process.
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS
The
firms are fast springing up in a high rate in Nigerian and the
difference in distance and location due to the vast nature of the
country. The teething problem of material handling in Unilever Nigeria
plc Aba is as follows:
1. Lack OF Finance: Handling of materials in
any organization is very expensive in terms of material handling
equipment, plant and labour. Therefore it was noticed that in the firm
Unilever Nigeria plc Aba. That due to lack of finance the organization
cannot handle their material efficiently.
2. Lack OF Material
Handling Equipment: The size of wrong materials handling equipment which
resulted to double handling of material is a problem in the company due
to the lack of a material handling equipment.
3. Lack of Skill and
Experience Operator: It was noticed in Unilever that the operators of
the various materials handling equipment that are used in the firm are
not well trained and they lack the required skill to operate the
machines which result to high damage of materials handling equipment.
4.
Poor Surface and Road Network: In the Unilever Company, the floor
surface and the road network were not properly constructed thereby
resulting to water logging in the whole area in the stockyard in the
firm. On the other hand, the road network to the storehouse were not
properly constructed which cause the double handling of materials from
the storehouse to the production center.
5. Poor Maintenance
Culture: There are a lot of machines and equipment breakdown in the firm
due to the poor maintenance culture in the firm. This is cause by the
lack of skill operators that can maintain the equipment and machines.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
It is paramount that every study must have objectives. However, the objectives of the study in Unilever Nigeria:
1. To find out the method of reducing the overall cost through efficient management of material handling equipment.
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To find out the extent to which efficient materials handling methods
adopted in a manufacturing firm have helped to achieve their aims.
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To examine the caliber of staff operators involved in various
activities of materials handling. These activity areas include,
unloading, loading, stores production and maintenance.
4. To find out
ways of improving co-ordination and more efficient control of various
activities that contributes to total material handling management.
5.
To know and maintain the contribution of material handling equipment
employed to profitability and to the efficient running of the system.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The effective movement of materials is being seen as business in its own right materials heading is a feature of almost all the companies, although it has for many years been an unexplored area in recent time; this area has been many changes and which continues to change new equipment and machines are appearing in the market and most firm now operate complex system of efficient movement of materials. This research project is designed to open up some of the basic elements and aspects of the subje ... Continue reading---
