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The Effect Of Store Design On Materials Handling
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1.5 Scope of the Study
This
research work is based on the effects of store design on materials
handling with consideration to power holding company of Nigeria (PHCN)
Kaduna. Ali Akilu road Kaduna north local government. The research work
will be centered on the effect of store design on materials handling in
the organization with regard to the management and staff of PHCN.
The
findings of this research work will primarily base on the data from the
stores, distribution, marketing and production management of power
holding company of Nigeria located at Ali Akilu road kaduna north local
government kaduna.
1.6 Research Questions
i. Does store design have any effect on material handling?
ii. What are the difficulties associated with store design?
iii. What are the solution to curb these difficulties?
iv. What is the degree of importance placed on store building in PHCN?
1.7 Definition of Terms
Store:
is a place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept. It is set
up in order to receive, inspect, hold and issue all assets of an
organization while helping to maintain its original quality and balance
flow of materials as well as achieving the very important roles of store
function.
Design: the way that something has been planned or made
to draw or plan something that will be made, done or built in other to
permit a smooth handling and storage of materials at the lowest possible
cost.
Store design: could be described as the planning and layout of
store house structure to permit smooth handling and storage of store at
the lowest possible.
Material handling: as that operational activity
involving manuals or automated movement of materials and other goods
from one location to another within an organization or time in good
condition and efficiently.
Shelves: a board for laying thing on or
this is pieces of woods or iron that are placed on the wall where goods
and other office materials are kept. In some places they are designed in
cubes.
Pallets: a sample device that place mechanically operated
forks under a load so that it can be raised up from grounds and are
usually made of woods.
Gangways: this is a long and normally a narrow
way in store house and environment for operating of handling equipment
to facilitated movement of materials in and out of the store.
Stockyard:
this is an open storage space with an organization in other words. It
is a type of store not housed but segregated purposely for storage not
of non perishable.
Receipt: is the process of accepting from all
resource all materials and parts which are used in the organization
including supplier for manufacturing, plant maintenance officer, capital
installation and finished products.
Effect: change produced by an action or the result produced from the collusion of two or more variables.
Organization:
are artificially continued structure with procedures and objectives
defining responsibilities and highlighting who does what they of job
task.
Dispatch: refer o terms being selected from stock and when
marshaled documented loaded and subsequently delivered to their given
destination.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research study is concerned with the effect of store design on materials handling a case study of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Kaduna for better understanding of the work effort was made at the introduction stage to explain the general importance of store design with special consideration being placed on its impact in an industry especially Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) kaduna. The general problem was also emphasized on such problems as negligence of management of store ... Continue reading---
