PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL COMPLEMENTARITY ARCHITECTURE IN SELECTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA

Autori

  • Chris Sam Biriowu PhD, Department of Management, Rivers State University, Nigeria
  • John E. Chikwe PhD, Department of Management, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejmms.v6i2.993

Parole chiave:

production planning, control complementarily architecture, strategic management, manufacturing firms, Port Harcourt

Abstract

The strategic objective of this study is to empirically have an objective grasp of production planning and control complementarity architecture of five selected manufacturing firms and relevant areas of cost control. The paper empirically explores some facets of production planning and processing analysis in different machines and periods; production divisions and types, scheduling and sequencing of production planning. Capacity planning levels including potential capacity, immediate capacity and effective capacity were strategically discussed. Aspects of production control architecture such as dispatching and functions of the dispatcher were also evaluated. Other related areas of production control examined include: expediting (follow-up) and progressing, and the activities in these production and control elements were objectively handled. The study arrived at the fact that, production planning and control functions complement each other in their functionality. Effective scheduling and sequencing are revealed to be a panacea that help the handling of time, space constraints and associated cost elements in production operations management. It is therefore recommended that, production and control operations functions should complement, and be jealously guided in manufacturing operations.

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Biografie autore

  • Chris Sam Biriowu, PhD, Department of Management, Rivers State University, Nigeria
    Biriowu, C. S. (PhD) the Author of "Production Planning and Control Complementarity Architecture In Selected Manufacturing Firms In Port Harcourt, Nigeria”; obtained PhD in Management (Industrial Relations) from the prestigious Rivers State University, Port Harcourt; he is currently a senior lecturer in the aforementioned university in the Department of Management and specializing in the following courses: Management, Human Resources Management, Industrial Relations, Industrial Psychology. The author has written and published over (30) articles in both international and local journals which includes: The International Journal of Research in Business Management-IMPACT: IJRBM (Perspectives on the Determination of National Labour and Industrial Relations Policies: An Exploration of the Nigerian Experience). The American Journal of Management and Economics Innovations (The Nature of Firm’s Internal Environment Capabilities and Competencies Dynamics Evaluation: Feasible Strategy Crafting Imperatives) and many more. Biriowu Chris has vast industry and academic experiences contributing towards the development of the economy and society at large; he has previously worked with Schlumberger Nigeria as the HR Compliance Manager and Industrial Relations Advisor for Sub Sahara Africa. Monier Construction Company, Nig. (Subsidiary of Ing Trap of Germany). Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, Lagos/Port Harcourt, Nig; etc., and has over 30 years of experience in the industry. He is currently working on other articles yet to be published.
  • John E. Chikwe, PhD, Department of Management, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
    John E. Chikwe (PhD) co-author of "Production Planning and Control Complementarity Architecture In Selected Manufacturing Firms In Port Harcourt, Nigeria; is a senior lecturer in the Department of Management, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Riferimenti bibliografici

Chikwe, J. E. & Biriowu, S. C. (2018). Strategic Planning and Firm’s Sustainability in Turbulent Business Operating Environment: Lessons from Oil and Gas Industry in Nigeria. International Journal of Business and General Management, 7(6), 5-16, Tamil Nadu, India, Oct-Nov.

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2021-02-01

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V. 6 N. 2 (2021)

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