IMPACT OF EFFECTIVE STOCK CONTROL IN A MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION

IMPACT OF EFFECTIVE STOCK CONTROL IN A MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY COCA-COLA NIGERIA PLC IMO STATE)

ASBTRACT

This study focuses on the impact of effective and efficient stock control in a manufacturing company particular references to Coca-cola Nigeria Plc. Effective and efficient stock control involves assessing this item to be held on stock, deciding what and when to stock, regulating the issues of stock from the store house. From the data collected, it has been observed that there is a great need for an effective and efficient stock control in order to give rise to the organization productivity and at the same time reduce or completely eliminate redundancy and obsolesces of materials, knowing full will that these stock represents money and has a direct relationship with the profitability and liabilities of our firms.

CHAPTER ONE

INTORDUCTION

1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Effective and efficient stock control is the system that will ensure the provision of the required quantity of materials of the required quality at the required time with minimum amount of capital tired up. Stock control is the means by which materials of correct quantity is made available as when required with the due required to economy in storage and ordering costs, purchase price, and working capital.

If a cost accounting system is to be fully effective, there must be proper system for the control of materials from the same or requisition to the time of the materials are issued to production. It must be stated there that the materials pilferage deterioration of materials and careless handling of stores lead to reduction of profits even losses. However, in the effort for manufacturing organization to achieve objectives, the various measures of stock control must be fully adopted and implemented.

1.2     STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS

A good number of firms, mostly manufacturing firm are maximizing profit due to production practices, and occurrences of errors among the purchasing storekeepers who control stock similarly, good numbers of manufacturing firms do not take regularly, some take monthly quarterly and some yearly. These irregularities of stock could give chances for dishonest and unreliable workers to defraud their companies. Also many manufacturing firms today have unqualified purchasing and stores personnel because this personnel are not qualified.

As this project is a case study of the impact of effective and efficient stock control in Coca-Cola Nigeria Plc, the principle problem being invested is to determine how efficiently and effectively cameral out within the company’s if one   should ask “Do the Coca-Cola Nigeria Plc” carryout their stock control activities efficiently. Simply, put this question relates to whether there is need for efficient and effective stock control in the sto7res of the company or not.