PHYSICAL ALLOTMENT MANAGEMENT IN INNOSON COMPANY LIMITED IN ENUGU CONURBATION
ABSTRACT
This study examines how physical distribution are managed in Innoson Company Ltd in Enugu metropolis. Unlike other factories of some company at different location, the Emene factory was acquired early in the 2002 from the owner’s of Innoson company. Since then it has been serving consumer’s in Enugu and beyond by distributing their products both within and outside Enugu, what is of study to the authors however is not the history of Enugu Innoson Company Ltd. But how the company has been coping with their physical distribution activities in our very dynamic business environment.
In carrying out the survey, primary date and secondary date were used, primary date were gotton from oral interviews and questionnaires issued to the company and distributors located at three zones namely: Nsukka, Enugu and 9th mile corner. Secondary data was gotton from marketing tests and journals related to the topic, under study. Two sets of questionnaire were designed for the study, one set was for the staff of Innoson company Ltd while second set was for the distributor of various products generator, motor cycle, and plastic rubbers). After collecting the data was analyzed using tables, frequencies and percentage’s as seen in chapter four. After data analysis, it was discovered that transportation facility was not adequate to cope with the challenges of product distribution in Enugu state warehouse spaces are not enough, the company’s factory and located in few places
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1.7 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
CHAPTER TWO
REVIE OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 OVERVIEW OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION
2.2 THE SCOPE OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
2.3 CUSTOMER SERVICE
2.4 TRANSPORTATION
2.5 WARE HOUSING
2.6 MATERIAL HANDLING
2.7 THE ORGANIZATION OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION
REFERENCES
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN
3.2 SOURCE OF DATA
3.3 POPULATION OF STUDY
3.4 SAMPLE SIZE
3.5 SAMPLING PROCEDURE
3.6 CONSTRUCTION OF RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS
3.7 ADMINISTRATION OF RESEARCH INSTRMENTS
3.8 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
4.1 INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA COLLECTED FROM DISTRIBUTION
4.2 TEST OF HYPOTHESIS
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
5.1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
5.2 RECOMMENDATION
5.3 CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX 1: Questionnaire for the company
APPENDIX 2: Questionnaire for the distribution
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
In any given company particularly manufacturing, three
Primary functions are observed and they include primary function of finance, production and marketing otherwise known by many as distribution, these three primary functions are interdependent and complementary. Having the financial resources and the ability to produce a product are of little value if the product can not be exchange for money. Equally having the finance and the market are of little value if one cannot provide the product. The ability to produce and exchange are not sufficient if one does not have the necessary capital to employ personnel and obtain other facilities and suppliers. Plans and action of these three
Primary function and other support must work in concert if the organization is to achieve it, full potential. In other words, it must develop demand for its goods and services at a profit if it must remain in business, from the foregoing, it is clear that physical distribution whether accepted or not had remained integral part of every day business especially in a manufacturing outfit, and by extension any economy, in fact it plays pivotal and by dynamic role in the entire network of our national economic life.
Economists have frequently differentiate between production and distribution. Production in economic sense is the addition of physical or form utilities to goods. This includes, transportation of goods from the point of production to the point of sale and consumption or further fabrication.
The completion of production process similarly gives rise to other factors and questions:
– What is the extent of the marketing area?
– Are the outlets conveniently located?
– What pattern would distribution take?
These are question which marketing or distribution could provide answer for, because on the demand side of the organization. Products and services need to be communicated or moved to the customer before a cycle could be said to be completed. In the case of Innoson, this involves the physical distribution of goods to designated customer contact places by means of transportation.
Considering it’s meaning of physical distribution management in a given company.
According to Taff (1972:15) in his contribution sees physical distribution as the management of movement, inventory control, protection and storage of raw materials and processed or finished goods and from production line. So in physical distribution, all other components are involves with efficient transportation of products of which the man three (3) element must be involves include warehousing, inventory control and transportation .
But according to my own point of view about physical distribution management activities include identification of appropriate location of plant, equipment, deports, warehouses and made of transportation, it also includes maintenance of good communication system inventory level and proper packaging of products so that they can be transported and sorted on an economical basis. A look at the above explanation of physical distribution shows that the concept is very much all embracing and encompassed almost all aspects of the economic activities in Nigeria.
The manufacturing sector of the economy is frequently faced with it’s physical distribution questions. And as a sub-sector, Innoson industry almost has this concept tied around it. This is so since almost every event and decision of this sub-sector has bearing on physical distribution system. Thus the focal point to what extent is the physical distribution activities of any Innoson firm effective and efficient in order to give it a competitive edge over other in the market.
