INVENTORY CONTROL PROCEDURES IN MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATIONS (A CASE STUDY OF EMENITE LIMITED, EMENE)

ABSTRACT  This is a research project on inventory control procedures using Emenite Limited as a case study of manufacturing company.  This study is necessitated by the fact that many manufacturing firms can no longer meet up to installed capacity due to poor management of inventories. This has led to closing down of various companies or retrenchment of workers due to lean pockets. Therefore in this project, I am at critically examining the inventory control procedures of Emenite limited with the view that some other manufacturing companies in Enugu will learn from its success.  To solve the problem, both primary and secondary data were collected by using questionnaires, oral interviews of staff and personal observations. And in organizing the data, taxes and percentages were used.  The interpretation of the findings provide that Emenite Limited is a successful manufacturing company whose firm inventory control policies vitally ensures its success, and that other manufacturing companies can successes by following in the footsteps of Emenite Ltd.      
TABLE OF CONTENT Title page iApproval page iiDedication iiiAcknowledgment  ivTable of contents vAbstractviii
CHAPTER ONE  1.0Introduction 11.1Background to the study 21.2Statement of problems 31.3Objective of the study 31.4Scope of the study 41.5Research questions41.6Significance of the study  51.7Brief history of Emenite5
CHAPTER TWO 2.0Literature review 102.1The concept of inventory control 102.2Inventory control procedures 132.3Finished goods inventory 162.4Problems of inventory control 182.5Inventory control decisions 192.6Stock control models 222.7Inventory valuation 262.8Inventory records 302.9 Summary of Related Reviewed Literature 35
CHAPTER THREE  3.0Methodology373.1Research design 373.2Area for the study 373.3Population for the study 383.4Sample and sampling procedure 383.5Instrument for data collection  423.6Validation of instrument 423.7Reliability of the instrument 423.8Method of data collection 433.9Method of data analysis 43
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0Data presentation and analysis of data44Summary of findings55
CHAPTER FIVE  5.1Discussion of results 575.2Conclusion 585.3Implications of the research results585.4Recommendation 595.5Suggestion for further studies  605.6Limitations of the study 60References 62Appendix 63