ABSTRACT
This research work was designed to examine at the impact of production planning and control in manufacturing company as a primary function of production management. Consequently, it integrates the planning and control activities with other managerial activities. The project views the production planning and control in the context of the business operation and consistently relates this function of management to relevant activities in production marketing and finance departments. It urges that in most business operations to day lack of planning in unit, section, department or organisation as a whole leads to over production or under production and some time complete failure of the business organisation especially in the production planning and control department. Planning in the organisation hierarchy, size and product. The project stresses the immense value attached to production planning and control as well as its application of systematic planning techniques, on the of overall production operations management. The study is also brings to light the importance of production planning and control and the role of forecasting in production management
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page - - - - - - - - - - i
Declaration - - - - - - - - - ii
Approval - - - - -- - - - - - iii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - iv
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - v
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - vii
Table of contents - - - - - - - - viii
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 1
1.1 Background Setting of the Study - - - - 3
1.2 Statement of the Problems - - - - - 5
1.3 Objectives of the Study - - - - - - 6
1.4 Hypothesis - - - - - - - - 7
1.5 Scope of the study - - - -- - - - 8
1.6 Significance of the study - - - - - - 9
1.7 Definition of Key Terms - - - - - - 10
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review
2.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 12
2.1 The Meaning of Production - - - - - 12
2.2 Production Planning - - - - - - 14
2.3 Production Design - - - - - - - 15
2.4 Short-Term Production Planning - - - - 20
2.5 Production Control - - - - - - - 21
2.6 Planning and Control - - - - - - 23
2.7 Relationship Between Planning and Control - - 28
2.8 Continuous Versus Intermittent Systems - - - 29
2.9 Production Design and Process Planning - - 30
2.10 Basic Alternative and Process Selection - - - 32
CHAPTER THREE:
Research Methodology
3.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 36
3.1 Research Methodology - - - - - - 37
3.2 Area of Study - - - - - - - - 38
3.3 Research Population - - - - - - - 39
3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques - - - - 39
3.5 Instrument of Data Collection - - - - - 40
3.6 Validation of the Instruments - - - - - 42
3.7 Method of Data Collection - - - - - - 43
3.8 Data Analysis - - - - - - - 44
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 Presentation and Analysis of Data - - - - - 46
4.1 Testing Hypothesis - - - - - - - 62
CHAPTER FIVE:
5.0 Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations - - 65
5.1 Summary of Findings- - - - - - - 65
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - 66
5.3 Recommendation s - - - - - - - 67
Bibliography - - - - - - - - 69
Appendix - - - - - - - - - 70
