ABSTRACT
The main thrust
of the research was to examine the effect of materials management on the profitability
of the manufacturing company with special reference to Nestle Nigeria Pic. The
concepts of materials management, physical distribution management, and
logistics management are the primary materials organizational tools which have
been used successfully in the past and will be used increasingly in the future
to achieve closer coordination and control of a firm various materials
activities.
For the purpose
of analysis, the simple percentage distribution was used in the presentation
and interpretation of the data collected. To this end, the data were tabulated
in a frequency distribution form and the corresponding percentage equivalent
were calculated and recorded respectively. To test the hypotheses earlier
formulated, the chi-square statistical method was also adopted.
In the light of
field discoveries, the information gathered will assist the management of any organization
in general and Nestle Nigeria Pic in particular, in taking appropriate steps of
inculcating means of managing materials as parts of the prerequisite for
improving organizational productivity.
Every organization
expects her employees to put in effective and efficient services.
Manager and staff
in manufacturing must have good basic understanding of the factors influencing
materials flow. This will assist them in making good use of the available
materials, materials should be seen as the most important resources for any
organizational production. Without the materials, no one can do anything.
Effective management of materials should be felt as it must improve customers'
satisfaction at all times. Hence, materials effectively managed will surely
lead to organizational productivity and good materials should motivate worker's
effort into production. This should be carried out alongside
other motivational packages.
TABLES OF
CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION
1. 1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Objective of the Study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Scope and Limitations of the Study
1.7 Scope and Limitations of the Study
1.8 operational Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Historical Background of Nestle Nigeria
P1c
2.2 Conceptual Framework
2.2.1 The Concept of Materials Management.
2.2.2 The Concept of Profitability.
2.3 The
Relationship between Materials Management and Profitability
2.4 Materials Requirements Planning and
Capacity Requirements
2.4.1 Capacity Planning
2.4.2 Capacity and Inventory of Materials
2.4.3 Throughput Time of Purchase of Raw Materials
2.4.4 Integrated Materials System
2.5 Theoretical Framework
2.6 The Planning
Decisions and Approach in Materials Management.
2.7 Production Utilities in Materials
Management.
2.8 Customer Satisfaction as It relates to
materials Management.
2.9 Material Availability in Materials
Management.
2.10 The Purchasing Approach of Materials
2.11 Purchasing and Inventory Policy in Materials Management.
2.12 Time of Purchasing in Materials Management.
2.13 Source of Purchases of Materials
2.14 Summary of Literature Review
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Population of Study
3.3 Sample and Sampling Procedure
3.4 Data Collection Instruments
3.5 Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR:
DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONS
4.0 Introduction
4.1 Respondents' characteristics and
classification
4.2 Presentation and analysis
of data according to research question.
4.3 Presentation and analysis
of data according to test of hypotheses
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.0 Introduction
5.1 Summary of Findings
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Recommendations
REFERENCES
APPENDIX 1: QUESTIONNAIRE