the application of production skills in the management of business organization to gain competitive advantage

THE APPLICATION OF PRODUCTION SKILLS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION TO GAIN COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

ABSTRACT

Production skills is a basic element in maintaining the production capacity of an organization is an important function in any production organization. The reprocess of any organization is made up of both it’s human and material assets, which are the source of generating revenue and growth. A great deal of production skills, is required to harness both the human, machine, materials, money, and assets of a production firm, and stay on top of the business, been a competitive market. Where there are various competitors in the market, the production manager should posses production skills to enable him outsmart other competitors in the market where materials, plants, and machineries are ignored, neglected, they are bound to loose values, and in some cases it lead to high staff turnover and eventually lost of product quality. Lost of sales, lack of workers safety, and at times can even lead to the winding up of such firms, without production skills. Emphasis will be on how these skills can sustain and develop more features to remain on top, or gain competitive advantage. It is also be noted that lack of skills, can make an industry run into a great downfall to an extent of winding up. This research work will be important to coach and train workers for them to become skilled and enable them to be the best in other to be at advantage over their competitors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.1     Background of the study –         –         –         –         –         –         1

1.2     Statement of the problem –         –         –         –         –         –         4

1.3     Objectives of the study    –         –         –         –         –         –         8

1.4     Statement of Hypothesis  –         –         –         –         –         –         9

1.5     Significance of the Study           –         –         –         –         –         9

1.6     Scope of the study –         –         –         –         –         –         –         10

1.7     Limitation of the Study    –         –         –         –         –         –         10

1.8     Historical background Case Study –               –         –         –         11

1.9     Definition of the terms     –         –         –         –         –         –         14

CHAPTER TWO

Literature Review

2.1     Introduction           –         –         –         –         –         –         –         17

2.2     Training in PPMC  –         –         –         –         –        –         –         21

23. PPMC work force –         –         –         –         –         –         –         22

2.4     Approach to further skill acquisition    –         –         –         –         23

2.5     Service delivery in PPMC          –         —       –         –         –         26

2.6       Management training with PPMC     –           –           –           –           –           26

2.7       Advantage of skill acquisition           –           –           –           –           –           27

2.8       Management Efficiency-       –           –           –           –           –           –           28

CHAPTER THREE

Research Methodology

3.1       Research Design         –           –           –           –           –           –           –           30

3.2       Research Population   –           –           –           –           –           –           –           30

3.3       Sample size and Sample Techniques –           –           –           –           –           31

3.4       Method of gathering Data      –           –           –           –           –           –           33

3.5       Justification of the method used                    –           –           –           –           34

3.6       Method of data Analysis        –           –           –           –           –           –           35

3.7       Justification of the instruments used.            –           –           –           –           –           35

CHAPTER FOUR

Data presentation and analysis

4.1     Introduction  –         –         –         –         –         –         –         –         37

4.2     Presentation of analysis of Data-  –         –         –         –         –         37

4.3     Test of Hypothesis   –       –         –         –         –         –         –         47

CHAPTER FIVE

Summary of findings, conclusion and recommendations

5.1     Introduction  –         –         –         –         –         –         –         –         50

5.2     Summary of research findings      –         –         –         –         –         50

5.3     Conclusion    –         –         –         –         –         –         –         –         52

5.4     Recommendation –  –         –         –         –         –         –         –         53

Bibliography –            –           –           –           –           –           –           –           –           55

Appendix      –         –         –         –         –         –         –         –         57

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

• BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Production skills (defined)

Industries and business organization be it private or public, have one thing in common, the human workforce, this could confidently be said, that organization, will not exist without its human resources, since a business organization cannot even start without a workforce, and effective and efficient skills, will gear the ability of the organization to stand out among its competitors

Production control is defined by Burbidge (1992). In his book the principles of production control, “Is the function of management which plans, directs and controls the material supply and processing activities of an enterprise, so that the specified products are produced. By specific methods to meet an approved sales programme. These activities being carried out in such a manner that the labour, plant and capital available are used to the best advantage.

Poter (2006). In his book, effective entrepreneurship, he is of the view that companies can choose between three general strategy to build competitive advantage a differentiation strategy, a low-cost strategy and third approach, frequency used by entrepreneurs in focus, or ninche strategy. A firm that uses a differentiation strategy competes on the basis of its ability to do things differently than its major competitors do.

Beal, Reginald (2000). In his journal competing environmental scanning competitive strategy and organizational performance in small manufacturing firms is of the view that pursuit of an effective entrepreneurial strategy is mainly through advantages, has been mapped through the collection and analysis of information from existing and potential customers.

Boxalla (1996) Boxall 1996 defines strategy as a firm’s frame work of critical ends and means. This definition helps to make the point clear, that means do not flow unproblematically from ends. Rather the historically developed means to shape what ends are conceivable and possible.

Mitchell Porter (1984), Competitive advantage is a very basic word, a position a firm occupies against its competitors. The three methods of creating a sustainable competitive advantage are through: cost leadership, differentiation and focus.

Iornum (2005). In his book introduction to material management defines material management as practical in business today, as “ A confederacy of traditional materials, activities bound by a common idea; the idea of an integrated management approach to planning, conversion flow and distribution of production materials from the raw materials state to the finished product state. Managers or individual should understand that core competencies include the particular set of skills and resources firm posses as well as the way those resources are used to produce outcome.

Usage of these resources depends on the skills and ability of the human work force in the organization. Therefore the need for effective and skilled labour is required to stage ahead in competing with other competitors. The creation of knowledge is a dynamic and continues process

• STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

In the past years, various issues to the effective management of industries and business organizations to gain competitive advantage over others have been noticed and highlighted as follows:

Unskilled Labour:

Unskilled labour has been the major…

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