ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF MATERIAL HANDLING ON THE PROFITABILITY OF A MANUFACTURING COMPANY (A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY)


ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF MATERIAL HANDLING ON THE PROFITABILITY OF A MANUFACTURING COMPANY (A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY) 

ABSTRACT:

Material handling in manufacturing organization is an important aspect of production. Many companies engage diverse strategies to achieve the organizational goal through material handling. The control of material handling as it affects Kaduna Refining and Petrol Chemical Company (KRPC) is the unavailability of material in store and proper reconciliation of possible loss to business through interruption of production or failure to met orders with the handling cost of stock. Here in Nigeria, a cursory look at own manufacturing sector over important dependent. Though, the organization (KRPC) under the study has advanced stores and way of obtaining their materials, but lack of proper personnel to handle the materials.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page-    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    i

Certification-    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    ii

Dedication-    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    iii

Acknowledgement-    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    iv

Table of content-    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    v

CHAPTER ONE

1.0    introduction

1.1    background of the study    -    -    -    -    -    -    1

1.2    statement of the problem    -    -    -    -    -    -    3

1.3    objectives of the study    -    -    -    -    -    -    4

1.4    statement of hypothesis    -    -    -    -    -    -    4

1.5    significance of the study    -    -    -    -    -    -    5

1.6    scope of the study    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    5

1.7    limitations of the study    -    -    -    -    -    -    6

1.8    historical background of the case study    -    -    -    7

1.9    definition of terms    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    9

CHAPTER TWO

2.0    literature review

2.1    definition of material handing    -    -    -    -    -    10

2.2    place of management in a production system    -    -    12

2.3    handling of materials in production system    -    -    -    13

2.4    importance of material handling    -    -    -    -    -    15

2.5    material sources and uses    -    -    -    -    -    -    17

2.6    stock control    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    18

2.7    material requirement planning    -    -    -    -    -    21

2.8    store verification and exercise/procedure    -    -    -    23

CHAPTER THREE

3.0    research methodology

3.1    research design    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    25

3.2    research population    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    25

3.3    sampling technique and size    -    -    -    -    -    25

3.4    methods of gathering data    -    -    -    -    -    -    26

3.5    justification of method used    -    -    -    -    -    27

3.6    method of data analysis    -    -    -    -    -    -    27

3.7    justification of the instrument used    -    -    -    -    28

CHAPTER FOUR

Data presentation, analysis and interpretation

4.1 introduction

4.2 presentation of data

Questionnaire administration

Bio data of respondents

Tables based on research questions

Research hypothesis

CHAPTER FIVE

Findings, conclusion and recommendation

Findings

Conclusions

Recommendation

References

CHAPTER ONE

1.1    Background of the Study

Material Management, as practiced in business today, can be defined as “a confederacy of traditional material activities bound by a common idea. The idea of an integrated management approach to planning, comersion flow and distribution of products materials form the raw materials state to the finished state. (Iornum, 2007).

The above definition implies that material management is generally concerned with the flow of materials from the source of supply through the production line to the final consumers. This means that material management includes such function as the primary responsibilities of purchasing plus other major procurement responsibilities like Inventory Control, traffic, receiving, warehousing as well as production planning and control.

Cater Douglas also defined material handling as the aggregate of those ordinary courses of business which are in the process of production of goods or services to be available for sale.

Material are significant portion of most firms of assets which accordingly requires substantial investment in order to keep these inventories from becoming unnecessarily large, material must be managed effectively. In modern business greater emphasis have being put in material handling. It concern in material management is to provide materials in the right condition at the right time. It implies that the handling procedures should be able to:

i)    Retain appropriate stock level

ii)    Ensure proper use of stock

iii)    Ensure that inventory is fully amounted for

Jonny Ater – defines material handling as the movement and protection of materials goods and products through the process of maintaining, distribution, consumption and disposal. Material handling should be controlled and carried out properly if a huge standard of efficiency and cost effectiveness is to be achieved.

B.K Bharabo defines material handling as the art and science of moving, packing and storing of material in any form.

1.2    Statement of the Problem

Material handling in manufacturing organization is an important aspect of production process. Many companies engage diverse strategies to achieve organizational goal through material handling.

The control of material handling as it affects Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) is the unavailability of material in store and proper reconciliation of possible loss to business through interruption of production or failure to met orders with the handling cost of stock. Here in Nigeria, a cursory look at our economic problem will appear to suggest the non-adaptation of materials management which is a product of our industrial philosophy that has made our manufacturing sector over important dependent. Though, the organization (KRPC) under the study has advanced stores and way of obtaining their materials, but lack proper personnel to handle the material is a problem.

1.3    Objectives of the Study

The following are aimed at realizing the following objectives:

i)    Analyzing the impact of material handling in KRPC.

ii)    To know the importance of material handling in an organizational performance are as a whole.

iii)    To provide useful recommendation as related to the study.

iv)    To give future research room to improve on where the present research stops.

1.4    Statement of Hypothesis

H0:     Material handling has no effect on the profitability of a manufacturing company.

H1:    Material handling has effect on profitability of a manufacturing company.

1.5    Significance of the Study

The significance of the study is to assess the impact of material handling in KRPC and also to suggest and make recommendation to the problem that they may likely occur is material handling is not properly managed in an organization. The research is of significance to me for the following reasons:

1)    It will provide a broad idea to the production company on how they can effectively manage their material handling and minimize losses.

2)    It will idea for organization and enterprises in the aspect of material handling.

3)    It is highly pointed out that the cost material handling involves 40% to 50% of total production cost. Therefore, considerable attention must be taken in the material handling.

4)    Material handling also reduce accidents, greater job satisfaction, increase production and saves time.

1.6    Scope of the Study

This research work is based on the existing literature. Secondary data and equally information from primary source is obtained. The secondary data formed relevant to the subject matter which are standard textbooks, journals, internet and the company’s management guide.

The primary data collected include questionnaire, observation are obtained by sampling from the total population of the entire staff of KRPC management. The aspect to be covered in this study are how organizational material handling objectives are to be achieved.

1.7    Limitations of the Study

A study of this nature would normally en tail investigation into a variety of issues. This research work has covered a wide area than this but a lot of constraints hinders the wide range of the study. As a result of this, certain limitations will be imposed on the area to be covered which includes:

i)    Financial Constraints which involves need for transportation.

ii)    Limited time. The time given is too limited for the research work which affect the researcher.

iii)    Inaccessibility of data to provide the necessary information were difficult. Some of the staff that cooperated were  not in better possession of the facts and figures necessary in this work.

iv)    Limited area of study, there are many sections in the organization for all firms of materials. However, the researcher’s intension is to concentrate only on the material stores for the project.

This problems apparently posed serious limitations to this project and the researcher has to work with the data available.

1.8    Historical Background of the Case Study (KRPC)

The decision to construct the third Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Refinery in Kaduna was taken in 1974 along with that of the second (NNPC) refinery located at Warri. However, it was decided that work would commence on the construction of refinery whenever the project of consumption petroleum projects justified it.

By early 1975, the view of the fuel shortages experienced then, the federal government decided that work on the third refinery should be advanced. It was envisaged that refinery that refinery in order to meet up with the fuel demand then, based on the feasibility studies carried out which took into the consideration the consumption of the various petroleum products within the Northern Zone and adequate means of disposal for the surplus products. A Crude Oil Capacity of 42,000 barrel per stream a day (BPSD) could be easily justified.

Hence, the refinery was designed for a capacity of 60,000 barrel per stream daily it was much later that the Federal Government decided that the capacity for any refinery in Nigeria should not be below 100,000 BPSD. However, this would have led to the production of large quantity of heavy fuel and on one hand the practical and viable solution is reprocessing of the heavy fuel. In order to do this, the whole project plan has to be modified so that what initially was planned to be a simply hydro-skimming type of refinery was now developed into integrated refinery.

The refinery would now be able to produce wider variety of petroleum products some of which should be lubricating base oils. Hence, it became necessary to import suitable paraffin base crude oil from Venezuela, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia.

Products from KRPC are to include fuel such as diesel, kerosene, premium motor spirit (PMS) and sulphor and those from the lubricating oil complex are base oil, asphalt and wakes. The lubricating out complex of KRPC is the first of its kind in West Africa and one of the largest in Africa. The consulting firm King Willkinson of Hague, Holland in conjunction NNPC engineers, developed the plan for the refining. The contract for construction of KPRC was awarded to Chiyoda Chemical Engineer and Construction Company of Yohohama, Japan in 1977. The project was completed and commissioned in 1980. However, the lube plants and petro chemical plants were commissioned in 1983 and 1988 respectively.

1.9    Definition of Terms

Materials: They refer to goods in different firms for different purposes such as raw materials for production, maintenance, processing of finished goods.

Stock Taken: This is a complete process of verifying the physical quantity or balance with a view to ascertain the actual balance in the store.

Material Handling: It is a part of material management that concern with the safety of material in transit, the regularity in delivery and also the flow of the materials.

Store: This is a place were materials are kept for safety.

Safety Stock: Extra inventory held to serve as a butter against possible stock out situation.

Definition of Material Handling

Iornum (2007) defines material handling as an aspects of material management which is concern with the safety of material in transit with the regularity of delivery, as well as the flow of materials.

According to Badi (2004) Materials handling refers to the movement of materials inside the work premises from raw materials stage to finished product storage. Maximum movement activity takes place on work-in-progress.

Material handling is actually the process of moving through a full cycle of operations form the procurement of raw materials, include reception and storage prior to use, handling into and between processes and the handling of the finished goods,  packaging, storage and distribution. In other words, materials handling is the art of moving things economically and safety when used properly, material handling result into some the linking of all the processed within the functions of business into a single efficient machine or system.

However, materials handling absorbs time, manpower and money. It adds nothing to the value of items, but only its cost. Materials handling must therefore be controlled and carried out properly if a high standard of efficiency and cost effectiveness is to be achieved.

Better material handling reduces:

Handling cost Space cost Damage for poor handling and storage Labour cost Fatigue Production waiting time on one hand,

But materials handling increases:

Effectiveness and quality controls Safety level Productive capacity level Efficiency in receipt, storage and dispatch proper material handling requires a lot of pre-planning which should begin with a systematic analysis of the nature of the handling problems at hand.

2.2    Place of Material Management in a Production System

Westing and Zone (2003) defines material management base on production system as “one of the several activities dealing with the planning for acquisition and ultimate organization structure which involve those activities such as purchasing, inventory control, traffic, material handling, and production control. For the survival of a production organization will no longer be producing organization. In fact, materials are the main input in any production system it is the importance attached to raw materials that calls for a proper management of raw materials in an organization.

Moreover, the benefits occur to organization as a result of materials management concept cannot be the major responsibility of single department (material department). Therefore such responsibilities has to be shared to various departments in the materials under one umbrella known as material management for better accountability, better control, better handling, maximum efficiency necessary recording of data required and reduction to various acquisition cost.

2.3    Handling of Materials in a Production System

Materials today are lifeblood of any industry and no government industry or organization or private organizations operates without them. Materials must be available at the proper time, in proper quantity, at the proper place and at the right time. Failure of any of those responsibilities concerning material, add to organizations cost and decreases organization profit.

Baggot (2000) informed that the importance of materials handling cost varies widely between different industries. He said, in sugar refining materials might represent over 90% of the total production cost whereas in the extractive industries there is really no direct cost of material at all.

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