IMPORTANCE OF MATERIAL CODING AND CLASSIFICATION IN STORE MANAGEMENT IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
ABSTRACT
For any organization continuous existence and compete favourable with its counterparts in the same industry, its workers must be given sufficient training technically and otherwise to be able to manipulate the machinery and politices at their disposal. One of the major tremendous emphasis placed on the importance of material coding and classification in a manufacturing company from current realization that human reasons available to any organization constitute it life and therefore the need for development in order to obtain efficient performance standard it is of which training is the core and particularly important activity in companies.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTIONÂ
According to Macgrathy (2008) classification and codification of materials are steps in maintaining stores in a systematic way. Materials are classified in such as way that storing, issuing and identifying of materials become easy generally, materials are classified on the basis of their nature. Materials can also be classified on the basis of quality and utility, for example, materials may be classified on the basis of their nature. Materials can also be classified s raw materials, consumable stores, components, spares and tools. Thus classifying materials on different bases such as nature, quality and utility is called classification of materials.
For the purpose of identification and convenience in storage and issue of materials, each item of material is give a distinct name such a process of giving distinct name. such a process to different items of materials is called codification of materials. Good store-keeping requires proper classification either by their nature or by their usage. The former method of classification or classification by the nature of materials is more commonly used. Under this method of classification, the various items of stores are divided into specific groups like construction materials, belting materials consumable stores, spare parts and so on the items are grouped so that each item of stores will be conveniently codified on alphabetical, numerical or alpha-numerical basis and given a distinctive store code number.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
The PZ Plc Aba incorporated for production in 1964, charged with the responsibility of production of household products. As a result of the Nigeria Civil war, the company was forced to shut down in August 1967, and most of the machineries and rehabilitation work commences in March 1971, and May 1971, the company went back into production.
In carrying out this function of production of many materials required. The PZ company having recognizing the function and need for proper care of these materials appointed stores personnel and stores manager, and also established a purchasing unit charge with the responsibility of supplier selection, ordering , progressing, acquisition and producing these materials, whilst the store manager (including his personnel) was charged with the responsibility of storing inspecting and developing system for effective identification coding and classification of the materials if the stock items are given a scientific identification code, a complete catalogues can be assembled so that when a part is required, it is possible to determine it in stock. The stock records themselves will then indicate the exact stores location. The British Standard Institution has done great deal of work in establishing standards for material product and when a standard specification number is quoted what is been referred to.
