IMPACT OF STORAGE AND MATERIAL HANDLING ON STORE EFFICIENCY

                          CHAPTER I

 Introduction

The primary objective of the store function is to provide service to the operating functions and these services cannot be provided without proper provision of storage facilities.

            The impact of storage facilities on store efficiency is to ensure that goods regularly required are stored accordingly. Adequate care of materials held within the organization is very important and stores, staff must be well trained in ensuring that materials held within the store are well taken care of storage facilities such as bins, racks, shelves, flat pallets, spillage post, box pallets, stock staking silos, tanks etc. some methods of storage are associated with particular methods of handling and therefore, the task of handling materials or stock and that of storage must be taken together.

Therefore provision of materials handling is another essential objective of the store function storage procedure also encompasses store design and store location system, storage

cannot be effectively done without taking into consideration, the design of the store which involves planning so that stocks are conveniently grouped and placed for efficient operation.

The store should also be designed in such a way that easy flow of items or material held will be ensured without hindrances cause by the choosing of gang ways or blocking  to access. Store location system is also important for ensuring proper storage of materials or stores. This is to ensure that stores can be found when they are wanted with the minimum waste of time. The location system to be adopted for certain store house must be decided. For example it may be fixed or random. All goods location system therefore must not only locate the them but also conjure up a mental picture of its precise position within the store house. In many organizations both public and private sector, much emphasis has been laid on procurement and less storage and its associated functions.

This research work is to review the storage procedure and its impact on stores efficiency and in doing this, the storage procedure adopted by Peugeot Automobile Nigeria limited (PAN) kaduna shall be looked into to ascertain its effect on stores efficiency.

1.1       Background to The Subject Matter.

Eighty percent (80%) of organizations expenditure are on materials. This materials when acquired are kept in the store and properly documented. The issuance of this materials has to follow official issuing regulations.

   Since stock of materials represent money, it is important to research into how this materials are received, kept and issued with the aim of comparing the practical administration with the theoretical knowledge acquired in school over the years. It is also hoped that suggestions and recommendations will be made regarding modern, scientific and better systems of storage and material handling.

1.2       Statement of Problem

There are enormous varieties of materials in store house of all kinds, and yet there are increasing varieties every now and then because of advancement in technology due to innovation and renovation. These have brought about a careful and important role to be played by the store as appropriately as expected.

So many damages has been caused to materials in the store and which has led significant losses, the material handling, improper store design, location system, storage procedures etc. Many materials have lost their ability due to poor storage facilities, many other materials that should be stored or kept in cold place are exposed to light in different forms have deteriorated due to

this poor storage procedures and lack of qualified or experienced and adequate staff to manage the store efficiency.

These problems do not just arise but as a result of poor storage procedures. Bad management and financial constraints which hinder the purchase of adequate handling equipment of qualified personnel.

1.3       Objective Of The Study

This project is intended to look at the problems associated with the storage an material  handling and  it’s efficiency in  Peugeot Automobile Nigeria limited.

  1. To know the contributions of store to the development of an organization.
  2. To know the objective of storage of materials contribution to the organization.
  3. To knew the methods of materials handling suitable for Peugeot. Automobile Nigeria Limited.

                                 

1.4       Significance of The Study.

The research exercise is conducted primary to meet the requirement for the award of Higher National Diploma in purchasing and supply of kaduna polytechnic.

 The aim is also to express my concecptual knowledge in the areas of storage and materials handling efficiency and to know how materials are being stored and handling in Peugeot automobile Nigeria limited.

This researcher choose this topic to highlight the inherent danger and consequence of adopting in proper storage and handling of material in Peugeot Automobile Nigeria limited kaduna from suppliers to the finished product with a view of providing solution or making the industry to take necessary corrective realistic measure of storage and handling of material and employ services of skillfull, honest, qualified and intelligent personnel to handle the store. If the solution to be provided in the  research work are applied to store and handling of material of the company (PAN) it will show the impact in an organization efficiency and performance.

Another vital reason of the study is to contribute to the existing literature in the area of storage and handling of material in store house for future references. It will enable a lay man in the profession to have first hand information on how proper storage and handling of material is carried out in store. Also the students of the department and other department will find this project as an important and relevant source of literature review in the area of handling material. Further, the study will suggest ways that the company can handle material on store efficiency.

1.5       Delimitation of the Study

This  research work  will cover the areas in which storage and material handling is based on most especially the place under study witch is (Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited) the way they produce and the objective of material handling in their organization, store efficiency and the way the storage corporate with organization and the techniques used in store efficacy and how to store material in order to  achieve the desired  goals and  objectives of the organization which is (Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited).                                            

1.6       Research Question

  1. What is the contribution of store to the development of an organization.
  2. How do the objectives of storage of materials contribute to the organization
  3. What are the methods of materials handling, suitable for the case study.
You May Also Like

INFLUENCE OF MOTIVATION ON JOB PERFORMANCE OF LIBRARY PERSONNEL IN BABCOCK UNIVERSITY AND OOU

 The study investigates the influence of motivation on job performance of library personnel in O.O.U and Babcock University, Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State. The populations of the study were 100 workers of the library personnel. The study adopt total enumeration (census). This was because all the library personnel in the study locations were included in the study. The study used descriptive statistics (frequencies, mean, and percentages) to answer the two research questions posed for the study. The regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis that guided the study. The result obtained from the analysis showed that motivation have positive and significant effects on job performance of library personnel in the two university libraries. The study reveals level of job performance in the two libraries, among which were staff have a good working habit, regular attendance to work, been sensitive toward other people’s feeling, respect to their fellow staff. The study also reveals the level of motivation among which are staff are strongly motivated by the application given to them when they perform a duty, they always have the desire to work because they are allowed to express their opinions concerning their work. The researcher recommended that the university libraries should make motivation of their staff as part of their priority as this will go alone way of increasing the staff job perform and also libraries are continually challenged to develop pay policies and procedures that will enable them to attract, motivate, retain and satisfy their employees. It was therefore, suggest that more research should be conducted on the relationship and influence of motivation on workers performance using many private and public organizations which will be a handy tool that could be used to provide solutions to individual conflict that has resulted from poor reward system.
Read More