THE ROLE OF STORE AND THE RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN MANUFACTURING COMPANY (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA BOTTLING COMPANY ILORIN)

PROPOSAL

This research work will be objectively carried out on the role of store and its relationship with other department in a manufacturing company’s using Nigeria bottling company, Ilorin Kwara State as a case study.

This project is basically concerned with the importance of stock, its function as well as its relationship with other department in a manufacturing company.

More so, this research work is design to enlighten on the role of store in effective performance of any manufacturing company, which greatly depend on the prompt and efficiently supply of purchases material and services to the organization. Nevertheless, the success of any manufacturing company requires close liaison and corporation between store department and all other internal department such as marketing, production design, engineering, finance, quality control and personnel department.

This write up will be divided into five (5) chapters in order to facilitate easy reading and better understanding.

Chapter one contain the introduction of the subject matter of the study, statement of the problem encountered in the course of carrying out the research, the rational of the study which is partially fulfillment of the award of national diploma (ND) purchasing and supply in Kwara State polytechnic, Ilorin.

Chapter two deals with literature review. This will include the definition of store, functions, important and policy in an organization and method of store equipment employed in the manufacturing company.

Chapter three gives detailed account of method to be used in carrying out the research work.

Chapter four deals with presentation and analysis of data.

Chapter five contains the summary of the whole study after recommendation as for each of observed problem.

This chapter will also contain a brief comment made on the finding in the research work which will serve as the conclusion of the study.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page i

Certificate ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement iv

Proposal vii

Table of content ix

CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUNG OF THE STUDY

Introduction 1

1.1 Statement of general problem 3

1.2 Significance of the study 4

1.3 Objective of the study 4

1.4 Historical background 5

1.5 Organizational structure 7

1.6 Definition of terms 9

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

Literature review 11

2.1 The responsibility of store function 17

2.2 Stock policy in organization 18

2.3 Store equipment employed in an operation 19

2.4 Description of store equipment 19

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research method used 22

3.1 Instrument use for data collection 22

3.2 Research population and sample size 23

3.3 Sample procedure employed 23

3.4 Statistic method used in analysis of data 24

CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF DATA AND ANALYSIS

Presentation of data and analysis of data 25

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Summary of findings 36

5.2 Conclusion 38

5.3 Recommendations 39

References 40

Questionnaire 41