APPLICABILITY OF FACILITY LAYOUT AND MATERIALS HANDLING MANAGEMENT FOR OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY
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This study examined the application of facility layout and materials handling management for operational performance as case study of a manufacturing company. Three specific objectives were established and data were collected from respondents using an open-ended question survey. The findings revealed that facility layout improves operational performance of production lines, decreases bottleneck rate, minimizes materials handling cost, reduces idle time, increases the efficiency and utilization of labour, equipment and space. Therefore, concluded that facility layout redesign and materials handling management resulted in significant reduction of the following indicators: amount of total workflow, material handling cost, total travel distance of goods, space used for assembly, number of workers, labor cost of workers and the number of stops. We recommended organizations should strictly adhere to management policy on facility layout and computerize their materials management system in line with the global changes for ease to track the movement of materials in the store.
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