THE IMPACT OF PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL ON OPERATIONAL COST OF THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

ABSTRACT  This research work was designed to examine at the impact of production planning and control in manufacturing company as a primary function of production management. Consequently, it integrates the planning and control activities with other managerial activities. The project views the production planning and control in the context of the business operation and consistently relates this function of management to relevant activities in production marketing and finance departments. It urges that in most business operations to day lack of planning in unit, section, department or organisation as a whole leads to over production or under production and some time complete failure of the business organisation especially in the production planning and control department. Planning in the organisation hierarchy, size and product. The project stresses the immense value attached to production planning and control as well as its application of systematic planning techniques, on the of overall production operations management. The study is also brings to light the importance of production planning and control and the role of forecasting in production management 
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page ----------i Declaration ---------ii Approval -----------iii Dedication ---------iv Acknowledgement --------v Abstract ----------vii Table of contents --------viii
CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction --------1 1.1Background Setting of the Study ----3 1.2Statement of the Problems -----5 1.3Objectives of the Study------6 1.4Hypothesis--------7 1.5Scope of the study --------8 1.6Significance of the study ------9 1.7Definition of Key Terms ------10
CHAPTER TWO  Literature Review 2.0Introduction--------12  2.1The Meaning of Production -----12 2.2Production Planning------14 2.3Production Design-------15  2.4Short-Term Production Planning----20  2.5Production Control-------21  2.6Planning and Control------23  2.7Relationship Between Planning and Control --28 2.8Continuous Versus Intermittent Systems ---29 2.9Production Design and Process Planning --30 2.10Basic Alternative and Process Selection---32 
CHAPTER THREE:  Research Methodology 3.0Introduction --------36 3.1Research Methodology ------37 3.2Area of Study --------38 3.3Research Population -------39 3.4Sample and Sampling Techniques----39 3.5Instrument of Data Collection-----40 3.6Validation of the Instruments-----42 3.7Method of Data Collection------  43 3.8Data Analysis -------44
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0Presentation and Analysis of Data -----46 4.1Testing Hypothesis-------62 
CHAPTER FIVE:  5.0Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations--65 5.1Summary of Findings-------65 5.2Conclusion --------66 5.3Recommendation s-------67 Bibliography --------69 Appendix ---------70