THE ASSESSMENT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PURCHASING PROCEDURES IN AN ORGANIZATION (A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA BOTTLING COMPANY, ABA)
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT
This is a procedures study on the Assessment of Purchasing procedures in an organization. This procedures project is written to analysis critically the strategies involved in the assessment of purchasing procedures how it will profit the organization and the basic need to adopt the purchasing procedures for the profitability of an . It will help to gather useful information about the product which is to be purchased and to ensure the quality and the quantity and at a good price. It is also intended to make useful suggestions and recommendation that will help in purchasing materials for the organization. The language used is simple enough to be understood by the headers. This procedures project has been specially and carefully prepared in five chapters and the materials, which has been collected personally by full observation and study. Chapter one of the project is focus on the background of the study, brief history of the company, statement of the problems, objective of the study, significance of the study, scope of the study, limitation of the study. Chapter two deals on procedures review the related literature. Chapter three is based on the presentation of data analysis chapter four, it centers on testing of hypothesis, while chapter five is al about the summary, conclusion and recommendation also with bibliography.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Procedures has been identified as one of the most powerful tools and a panacea to many of the worlds greatest problems. Procedures is a goal oriented and its goals determine its nature and form.
Studies have shown that one of the major problems militating against the profitability of human endeavour in general and organization in particular is lack of adequate procedures .
It is in the light of these, that this procedures work is geared towards the assessment of purchasing procedures and how it affects the profitability of an organization using Nigeria bottling compaby as a case study.
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
As seen from the introduction, procedures affects all spheres of man’s activities. The companies are not therefore left out, especially is regards materials sources of supply and other important and related issues about purchasing, hence, purchasing procedures . The first world countries have embraced procedures that they have made remarkable and outstanding success and progress in the technological advancement of the world. This study seeks to encourage third world countries especially universities and polytechnics procedures institutions and the like not to overlook the importance of procedures . Moreso, companies are advised to pay good attention to the contribution of purchasing procedures for their increased profitability. They are encouraged to know that purchasing procedures is a tool that can assist them in their daily purchasing decisions. As an aid to enhance purchasing activities, companies are against this background, expected to embraced purchasing procedures and provide the finance necessary to carry out this procedures for better performance of the purchasing functions, which in turn contributed to the overall organizational profitability. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS The essence of purchasing procedures in any organization is to identify those salient activities as regards materials, sources of supply and other important and related issues about purchasing. In view of this fact, it is imperative to take insight into the purchasing procedures activities of an organization, using Nigeria bottling company Aba as a case in point in the light of its procedures efforts and how the impacts has contributed to the profitability of the organization. Closely related to this are the needs for price in the purchasing of materials for production, lack of inadequate raw materials as it affects production etc. In undertaking this study, the procedures er intends to investigate to what extend, procedures es on price and lack of adequate raw materials have affected the profitability of Nigeria bottling company Aba. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY As earlier stated, purchasing by its nature is a basic and integral part of business management. In addition, the basic goal of any business organization is to produce goods and services which can be marketed at a profit. However, this goal is achieved by blending appropriately the five M’s of management viz machine, manpower, materials, money and management of all the five, materials have seen as the life blood of industries and as such need not be treated carelessly. Purchasing procedures is therefore undertaking to solve problems such as sudden shortages or an unacceptable price increase, or in response to other exceptioned situation such as a change in the law governing such as a change in the rate of exchange. From the foregoing the objective of the study are: -
- To ascertain the important areas of purchasing procedures
- To investigate into important areas of purchasing procedures
LIMITATION OF THE STUDY In carrying out this procedures work, a lot of things interested me for example, the joy of ending my first degree with writing of my project. However, I was constrained with time because we were given a short period to write and defend our project immediately after our exams. I was therefore hurrying to meet up with the date given to use and there was also no time to visit other libraries for vital information. In addition, there was also the problem of finance to move around in order to visit the industry used as a case study. There was also problem of insufficient procedures materials on the topic, these problems were however adjusted to by the procedures er in order to ensure that this procedures work is a success. DEFINITION OF TERMS It is also important to define some unfamiliar terms to that other procedures ers can find their meanings easily in case they want to make use of this work. PURCHASING Is defined as planned buying. It is a function in the organization that fulfills organizational needs through acquisition of the right materials, supplies, plants, tools, machineries and services that will enable the organization to attain its targeted goals. PROCEDURES This is a sustained inquiry into problems and seeking out ways to solve it. According to Anyanwu (2006) procedures is the systematic and objective search for and analysis of data with a view to generate information necessary for the solution to problems. PURCHASING PROCEDURES ER According to Uzor (2003) purchasing procedures is defined as the systematic collection, classification and analysis of data as the basis for better purchasing decision. It is therefore a formalized means of obtaining information to be used in making decision. It is concerned with collecting and analyzing information concerning the supplies environment as a basis for planning of strategies for the future. SUPPLIERS These are the people who supply materials, parts, goods or services to the buying organization. ORGANIZATION This is a firm that may be either profit or non – profit oriented that exists for the sake of producing goods and services at the profit or rendering services HYPOTHESIS A statement of put position which can be investigated to either be true or false. PROFITABILITY This is the end target of ever profit oriented firm increasing their capital base in the form of additional revenue which can be ploughed back into the business as retains earnings.
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