EFFECTOFPLANNINGANDCONTROLMEASURESONTHEPRODUCTIVITYOF7UPBOTTLINGCOMPANY,KADUNA (CASESTUDY7UPBOTTLINGCOMPANY,KADUNA)
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Themainobjectiveofthestudyistoexploretheeffectofplanningandcontrolmeasureontheproductivityof7upBottlingCompany,Kaduna.Thestudyemployedprimarydatacollectionmethods,includingsurveys,interviews,andobservations,toprovideacomprehensiveunderstandingofhowefficientstockplanningandcontrolcontributetoreducingproductioncostsandtheoverallplanningandcontrollingmaterialavailabilitywithinthecompany.Surveydesignwasusedinthisstudy.ThetotalpopulationforthisstudyconsistsoftheentirestaffofSevenupbottlingcompany,Kaduna,whosetotalstaffstrengthpresentlystoodat200.Asamplesizeof132staffofthecompanywasusedusingKrejcieandMorgantable.Thesamplingtechniquetobeadoptedingatheringdataisthesimplerandomsampling.Thistechniquegiveseverymemberofstaffanequalchanceofbeingselected.Datashallbepresentedintablesandanalyzedaccordinglywiththeaidofarithmeticmeanandsimplepercentage.Theanalysisindicatesthatthemajorityofemployeesat7upBottlingCompanyfeelpositivelyaboutthecurrentplanningandcontrolmeasures,viewingthemasbeneficialforproductivityandjobsatisfactionandkeyfactorsinfluencingemployeemotivationandretentionincludecompetitivecompensation,professionaldevelopmentopportunities,andasupportiveworkenvironment.Thestudyrecommendedthatthemanagementshouldensurethatthemajorityofemployeesfeelpositivelyaboutthecurrentplanningandcontrolmeasures,viewingthemasbeneficialforproductivityandjobsatisfaction,thereshouldbecompetitiveemployeecompensation,professionaldevelopmentopportunitiesandasupportiveworkenvironmentforemployeemotivationandretentionandthereshouldbeparamountaddressingoftheidentifiedareasforimprovementparticularlyinwork-lifebalance,asitwillbecrucialinsustainingemployeeengagementandreducingturnoverrates.
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