STANDARDISATION OF MATERIAL IN PUT IN PLASTIC MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES (A CASE STUDY OF UNITY PLASTIC LIMITED AGBOR)
ABSTRACT
In the course of study on the standardization of material input in Plastics Manufacturing Industries in Delta State (A case study of Unity Plastics Limited, Agbor Delta the researcher based on the analysis, interpretation of the data collected and final answer to the researcher questions made the following findings.
It was discovered that the company undertakes standardization of materials input through that; the programmed is left in the hands of the production department with the help of the general manager.
It also observed that the industry lets the functions of sourcing quality assurance and simplification in the hand of production department without acknowledging that such functions could be done more efficiency and economically by the purchasing department.
The unity Plastics Limited Manufactures only Plastics and because of this engagement on only product line in the company may be affected in case of any decline in its demand.
I t was equally discovered that company understudy uses about a half percentage of locally sourced raw materials for its production and this has made the company to be surviving despite the high tariffs being imposed on the raw materials by the government over the years past.
CHAPTERÂ ONE
INTRODUCTION
THE GENERAL BACKGROUND OF THE SUBJECT
1.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MATTER
To begin with the researcher which to start by stating that
Standardization is a concept and had therefore to be defining for efficient appreciation of what it is all about.
Standardization is the process of formulation and applying rules for an orderly approach to a specific activity for the benefit and optimum over all economy taking due account of functional condition and safety requirement.
Consciously or unconsciously, man has always applied standardization in all his activities, all in an effort to simplify things and make life easier. Into days dynamic environment there are many factors that make it necessary for all manufacturing organizations especially e plastic manufacturing ones to introduce standardization of materials input for the purpose of obtaining their supplies and designs. Introducing standardization is not just a slogan or mere determination of specification but a broader and more inclusive activity since the task of purchasing includes, procurement of materials inventory control, profit creation encouraging organizational growth through the achievement of the best value for each money spend etc. hence, the purchasing executive must be future oriented i.e. must anticipate change, for east the direction and intensify those changes through standardization techniques and then adjust the organizational purchasing programmers to these changes. All the efforts are towards objective attainment which is the watchword of every organization whether profit or non-profit oriented organization. This is also the more reason why every organization tries to economic resources whatever may be its views and philosophies and which – ever means their goals and objectives are to be achieved.
Agbo plastics for instance is a manufacturing concern tries to maximize productivity and efficiency. This concept of standardization applies to all aspects of the economy especially the manufacturing ones. In the process of achieving the laid down goals and objectives. Modern techniques in business demands that planned and defined systems and tools be formulated and adopted to meet the organizational requirements one of such tools is the standardization of material inputs.
The application of standardization of material in Nigeria however, is highly neglected because whatever the suppliers of product brought in the market must be purchased provided it satisfy the intended purpose at that time, as result most of the organization pay-a-drat cars to the importance of standardization.
Standardization of materials inputs act as a guide to business executives by controlling the scope of procurement to realistic approach to its goals and objectives and any deviation or variance from laid down programmers can be defected and corrected at the early stage.
