ABSTRACT
This project work is centered on The Impact of material handling cost reduction effort in public institutions a case study of PHCN kaduna. It begins with the first chapter that deals with the background of the study which gives brief introduction about the subject matter under study. Statement of problem which is the reason why the researcher under take the study to exploit such problem and come up with recommendation which will be beneficial to the organisation and entire society. Research question is drawn up which is in line with the objective of the research work to be open up to get variables for questionnaires to be administered. Chapter two deals with the review of previous work carried out by other authors on a similar topic. Chapter three deals with the research methodology with research design correlation studies to establish the relationship between material handling and profitability. The study have a sample size of 50 which is 20% of the population of 250 drawn from materials management related department and the sample size selected randomly and questionnaire were administered to them for their response. The findings of the study show that material handling have relationship with the profitability of the organisation. Thus it was concluded that material handling in PHCN is not properly carried out, because replenishment drive is not according to actual materials requirement. Therefore recommended that material handling unit should be established and the use of actual materials requirement should be the principle upon which material replenishment is carried out to ensure that materials are not hold in excess and also not.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title - - - - - - - - - - - i
Approval - - - - - - - - - - ii
Declaration - - - - - - - - - - iii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iv
Acknowledgment - - - - - - - - - v
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - vi
CHAPTER I:
Introduction
1.1 Background of the study - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of the problems - - - - - - 2
1.3 Objectives of the study - - - - - - - 4
1.4 Significance of the study- - - - - - - 5
1.5 Delimitation of the study - - - - - - 6
1.6 Research questions- - - - - - - - 7
1.7 Definition of terms - - - - - - 7
CHAPTER II:
Literature review
2.1 Concept of materials management - - - - - 9
2.2 Material management system in HPCN -- - - - 12
2.3 Reason for holding stock - - - - - - 14
2.4 Cost of holding stock - - - - - - - 18
2.5 Material handling procedure - - - - - - 21
2.6 Purpose for material handling - - - - - 23
2.7 Importance of material handling in an organisation - - 33
2.8 Effect of Material Handling in an organisation - - - 34
2.9 Importance of material handling- - - - - - 38
2.10 Source of information for material handling - - - 40
2.11 Effect of Material handling - - - - - - 42
CHAPTER III:
Research Methodology
3.1 Area of study - - - - - - - - 45
3.2 Research design - - - - - - - - 46
3.3 Population and sample - - - - - - - 47
3.4 Sample and sampling procedure - - - - - 48
3.5 Instruments for data collection - - - - - 48
3.6 Administration of the instrument - - - - - 49
3.7 Statistical techniques used in analyzing data - - - 50
CHAPTER IV:
Data Presentation and analysis
4.1 Presentation of result - - - - - - - 52
CHAPTER V:
Summary, conclusion and recommendation
5.1 Summary of procedure - - - - -- - -- 65
5.2 Discussion of findings - - - - - - - 66
5.3 Implication of findings - - - - - - - 69
5.4 conclusion - - - - - - - - - 70
5.5 Recommendation - - - - - - - 71
5.6 Suggestion for further studies - - - - - 72
Bibliography - - - - - - - - 74
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