ABSTRACT
The utmost aim of this study is to clearly define the factors
necessary for the design of an efficient production system with a medium
scale industry as the case study. It is also hoped that in the course
of the study definition will be given to the design of a production
system as it is manifested practically in commerce and industry
Taking
Limca bottling company Okeigwe as the case study it is aimed to find
out if overall performance of production of the company is a direct
consequence of the nature of system and the criteria for the selection
of the system design and management
In carrying out this research obvious efforts were direct towards the following
1. Defining effective management procedures for operating efficient production system.
2.
To find how an efficient production system can leas to the provision of
abundant goods and service and create employment opportunities.
Due
to the nature of the study only those on the management level of the
study, only those on analysis of data obtained and findings the
researcher was able to conclude that:
1. Effective management procedure will guarantee the operation of efficient production system
2. There exist a relationship between production
3.
Efficient production system design can lead to provision of quality
goods and service and also create employment opportunities
In concluding the work the researcher made the following recommendations:
i. The company should hold firm to active strategy in production
ii. Work study should be carried by the company
iii. The company has to source raw material locally
iv. They have to reduce their level of inventories
v. Try to expand the existing market of their products
It is the opinion of the researcher that if the above recommendation are looked into the company stands to gain more.
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPETR ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Planning and forecasting are all elements of efficient.
The
industrial and overall development of any nation in one way or the
other is based on the efficiency in the production sector of the nations
economy this efficiency can only be achieved through the adequate and
proper utilization of all the factors of production in conjunction with
designing a good production system.
In analyzing production system the following decision are involved
Decision
about the quality of production facilities required and their
respective location’s need to be made; there are also decisions about
the required level of performance and the more decision have to be made
on the desired method of production and the management procedure that is
to be introduces.
When all the above have been adequately taken care
of the task of operating the production system is then considered in
tackling this problem the management will have to formulate the
production scheduling and control quality control and inventory
management. To undertake these operations efficiently they will need to
be properly defined in their design as in their relationship to the
production system other wise management will run into a brick wall it is
only when all facts of the production system are sequentially organized
that the system can be efficiently operated
1.2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
This Limca Bottlers
Plc was incorporated in Nigeria in 1985- it is owned by an incline
national at inception they opened a plant at Warri which is still being
regarded as their head quarters.
The Okigwu plant of Limca bottlers
was commissioned in May 15th 1973. at the Okigwu plant they produce a
range of three brands of soft drinks namely: Limca Gold spot and Pearle
soda their production machines which includes the horst corller Hansa
serving increasing and justice citer where all imported from harmony.
The plant is located along the Enugu to Okigwe express road
1.3 STATEMENTS OF PROBLEM
The Nigeria nation is
so complex and diversified that the we can not afford a poor production
system design the attendant problems of a poor production system design
are numerous some of these are that it results to inefficiency in
production which in turn leads to scarcity of goods and service which is
a fall-out of constant break down in machines wastages in time and
material delay in supplies and orders when it is obvious all these are
available coupled with very inferior method of production.
Poor
organization may sometimes lead to a situation where the work standard
in one sector being higher than in another sector with in the same
production system leading to the production of substandard goods and
service which may not meet market standard. These are the problems that
the researcher seeks to proffer situation to
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
Production efficiency
is best improved by finding the best possible production system design
efficiency in production is of utmost importance to a developing nation
like Nigeria
It is obviously true that in any field of human
endeaviour improvement are achieves by learning what people do how they
do them with what efforts (positive and negative) and possible need for
adjustment. Therefore the analysis of production system design and
management in the soft drink industry is no exception the finding of
this study shall be an indispensable impute for successful
administration in our country like Nigeria it will improved an efficient
production system design which will lead to provision of quality goods
and service and also create more employment opportunities for the
nation.
1.5 OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
In carrying but the study the following objectives are held on view
1. To examine and analyze the probable relationship between production system design and production efficiency
2. Defining effective management procedure for operating efficient product system
3. To identity most of the possible solution to problem of production system design
4. To find out best out of various operation in the design a product system will have to achieve efficiency in production
1.6 RESEARCH QUESTION
In the course of this study the researcher intends to provide the answers to these questions
i. Does the effective management producers guarantee operation of efficient production system
ii. What are the relationship that exist between production system design and production efficiency
iii. Does production system design lead to provision quality goods and service and create employment opportunities
iv. What are the problems in production system design and production efficiency?
1.7 SCOPE
This study covers five soft drink plant
spread over four states Imo Abia Enugu and Anambra they are 7 up
bottling company Aba Nigeria bottling company Enugu and Onistsh Limca
bottling company Onitsha and Limca bottling company at Okigwu was taken
as the case study. All the various economic factors were taken into
consideration carrying out the study. The existing government
legislation in these areas were looked into sight was not lost of the
present economic depression and its effect on the company’s sales
revenue and growth. the study will be limited to the present capacity
and production lines as efforts will not be directed into areas of
strategies for company’s growth and or introduction of new products
1.8 LIMITATIONS
The seemingly narrow scope of the
study was as a result of constraints occasioned by inadequate time. The
study involved a lot of oral interviews with personal and physical
observation of operation but it will be impossible to ration enough time
to all these activities and have enough left for other academic works
Another
constraining factors is finance the times are hard economically and the
transport fares from base to location of study are so high that their
provision is nearly impossible
There is also the problem constant
changes in the economy which makes. It imperative that regular visits be
made to study location to up data
1.9 DEFINITION OF TERMS
PRODUCTION: Any process
or procedure which is designed and organized to transform a set of
impute variable and components into a specific set of out put element
MANAGEMENT:
The utilization and combination of organization’s resources to achieve
goals and it involved planning organizing stating direction and
controlling
SYSTEM: Any set of various working together in relation to one another.
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT: The co-ordination of various inputs in the process of
production and the out put stage to achieve the desired result in the
system
LABOUR: This involves the human input whether mental physical
directed towards production activities. It include all the production
line from the lowly to the bard of directors
EMPLOYMENT: All those
working for payment in a business organizaiton in government
institutions and are subordinates to the authority of the employer
PLANNING: A process for selecting the future course of action armed at achieving desired objectives
PRODUCTION DESIGN: All decision on performance requirements output level production facilities and locations.