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The Effect Of Material Management Technique On Production Planning Processes
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1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
Specifically, the aims and objectives of this study are:
i. To assess the impact of material management on organizational performance.
ii. To appraise and further appreciate the significance of material management in a manufacturing industry.
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To identify and ascertain some of the problems poised by materials
management in Nigerian United Nigeria Textile Plc (UNT Plc), Kaduna.
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It is also the researcher's desire that this compilation will be of
great help and interest to whosoever uses it to gain knowledge on issues
discussed.
1.4 STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS
The following hypothesis was formulated for this study:
H0: Material management does not have any significant impact on organizational performance.
H1: Material Management does have significant impact on organizational performance.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
A research of this nature will be incomplete without highlighting the importance of this study.
Firstly,
the researcher as a student aspiring to be a material executive in the
future sees this study as an opportunity to fully investigate into the
field of materials management to see the challenges therein.
Secondly,
the study is needed as a pre-requisite for the award of the Higher
National Diploma in Production and Operation Management (POM).
Furthermore,
the researcher has also undertaken the study in order to gather
necessary information and suggest solution to the problem facing
materials management in United Nigeria Textile Plc (UNT Plc), Kaduna.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The
subject matter “Materials Management†has an area of coverage within
its concept, i.e. theory and practice in the private sector. This would
also include purchasing, stocktaking and stock checking of materials.
1.7 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
In carrying out this research, certain problems were encountered which in fact hindered the area of coverage.
· The researcher faced the problem of sourcing for materials for the project.
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Time constraint was a factor the researcher encountered. This resulted
in the backlog of the researcher’s class work.
· Lack of textbooks related to the subject matter also contributed to backlog in writing the project.
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Unco-operative and bureaucratic attitude of United Nigeria Textile Plc
(UNT Plc), officials who were reluctant in providing necessary
information in writing.
· Despite all these
constraints, the researcher was lucky to gather vital information that
made the investigation a success.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The aims and objectives of this work is to examine “The Effect of Materials Management Techniques on Production Planning Process with reference to United Nigeria Textile Plc (UNT Plc), Kaduna... Materials management is open to so many problems in industrial sector in Nigeria, especially when theory and practice are compared. Among the problems facing materials management in Nigeria, which is also peculiar to the company which the project is based on are: Multiplication of materials managem ... Continue reading---
