THE APPLICATION OF PRODUCTION SKILLS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION TO GAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

ABSTRACT  Production skills is a basic element in maintaining the production capacity of an organization is an important function in any production organization. The reprocess of any organization is made up of both it’s human and material assets, which are the source of generating revenue and growth. A great deal of production skills, is required to harness both the human, machine, materials, money, and assets of a production firm, and stay on top of the business, been a competitive market. Where there are various competitors in the market, the production manager should posses production skills to enable him outsmart other competitors in the market where materials, plants, and machineries are ignored, neglected, they are bound to loose values, and in some cases it lead to high staff turnover and eventually lost of product quality. Lost of sales, lack of workers safety, and at times can even lead to the winding up of such firms, without production skills. Emphasis will be on how these skills can sustain and develop more features to remain on top, or gain competitive advantage. It is  also be noted that lack of skills, can make an industry run into a great downfall to an extent of winding up. This research work will be important to coach and train workers for them to become skilled and enable them to be the best in other to be at advantage over their competitors.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title pagei Declarationii Approval page-iii Dedicationiv Acknowledgment -v Abstractvi Table of content-vii
CHAPTER ONE 1.1Background of the study-1 1.2Statement of the problem-4 1.3Objectives of the study-8 1.4Statement of Hypothesis-9 1.5Significance of the Study9 1.6Scope of the study10 1.7Limitation of the Study-10 1.8Historical background Case Study --11 1.9Definition of the terms-14
CHAPTER TWO  Literature Review 2.1Introduction 17 2.2Training in PPMC -21 23.PPMC work force22 2.4Approach to further skill acquisition23 2.5Service delivery in PPMC26 2.6Management training with PPMC26 2.7Advantage of skill acquisition27 2.8Management Efficiency28 
CHAPTER THREE  Research Methodology  3.1Research Design30 3.2Research Population30 3.3Sample size and Sample Techniques31 3.4Method of gathering Data-33 3.5Justification of the method used34 3.6Method of data Analysis-35 3.7Justification of the instruments used.35
CHAPTER FOUR Data presentation and analysis 4.1Introduction-37 4.2Presentation of analysis of Data-37 4.3Test of Hypothesis    47
CHAPTER FIVE  Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations  5.1Introduction-50 5.2Summary of research findings50 5.3Conclusion -52 5.4Recommendation -53 Bibliography 55 Appendix