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THE IMPACT OF PLANT MAINTENANCE ON QUALITY
PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIAN BREWERIES, KADUNA
ABSTRACT
This study examines the impact of plant and
equipment maintenance on quality
Productivity in Nigeria
Breweries. The research questions that guided the study were: How does plant
and equipment maintenance affect the standard of production in Nigeria Breweries Kaduna? How does plant and equipment
maintenance affect efficiency and speed of production in Nigeria
Breweries? What is the effect of plant and equipment maintenance on quality
production in Nigeria
Breweries Kaduna, and what are the problems
militating against plant and equipment maintenance in Nigeria Breweries Kaduna? A survey method was used for this
study. The population consists of all the staff in the Production department of
Nigeria Breweries Kaduna. Out of the
population 120 people, so was selected using the simple random sampling
technique? A questionnaire developed by the researcher based on the five liker
scale format must used as the sole instrument of data collection. Mean scores
was used to analyze the data obtained from the field. Research result indicates
that plants and equipment maintenance effect efficiency and productions speed
by safe guiding plant and equipments against breakdown which could cause error
in production and consequently affect quality. This enhances the quality and as
well as productivity in production due to uninterrupted production. In spite of
this plant and equipment maintenance is confronted with constraint arising from
the used of substandard spare part due to improper inspection of such part by
procurement officers constant power out age and regular use of generator which
affect the health of plant and
equipment.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Title Page - - - - - - - - - - i
Declaration - - - - - - - - - ii
Approval Page - - - - - - - - - iii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iv
Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - v
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - vi
Table of Contents - - - - - - - - vii
CHAPTER ONE
1.1
Background of the study- - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement
of the problem- - - - - - - 3
1.3 Objectives
of the study- - - - - - - 3
1.4 Significance
of the study- - - - - - - 4
1.5 Research
Questions- - - - - - - - 5
1.6 Scope
of the study- - - - - - - - 5
1.7 Limitation
of the study - - - - - - 6
CHAPTER TWO – LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction - - - - - - - 8
2.2 The concept of maintenance of plant and
equipment in factory 10
2.3 The
concept of quality production - - - - - 11
2.4 Fundamental requirement of plant and
equipment maintenance 13
2.5 The
technique used in plant maintenance - - - 16
2.6 The
relationship between quality and production - - 20
2.7 The impact of plant and equipment
maintenance on quality
production - - - - - - - - - 22
2.8 The
constraint of plant and equipment maintenance - 23
2.9 Summary
of findings - - - - - - -
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction - - - - - - - 26
3.2 Research
design - - - - - - - - 26
3.3 Area
of the study - - - - - - - 26
3.4 Population
of the study - - - - - - 27
3.5 Sampling
size and sampling technique - - - - 27
3.6 Instrument
of data collection - - - - - 27
3.7 Validation
of instrument - - - - - - 28
3.8 Reliability
of instrument - - - - - - 29
3.9 Method
of data collection - - - - - - 29
3.10 Method
of data analysis - - - - - - 30
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - 31
4.2 Characteristic
of respondents - - - - - 31
4.3 Data Analysis- - - - - - - - - 34
4.4 Summary
of findings - - - - - - - 42
4.5 Discussion
of Findings - - - - - - 43
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY CONCLUTION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - 46
5.2 Summary - - - - - - - - - 46
5.3 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 48
5.4 Recommendation - - - - - - - 48
5.5 Suggestions
for Further Study - - - - - 49
Bibliography - - - - - - - - 51
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
of the Study
Plant maintenance is the comprehensive
management of machineries and fool in a factory. This could take the form of
preventing of breakdown through extensive lubrication of machine, detection of
fault carryout minor repairs and replacement of obsolete spare parts at
interval to enhance efficient production and consequently enhance quality and
productivity (Edward, 2007).
Maintenance
of plant and equipment use in production lead to the production of high quality
product, increase speed of production and enhance the overall plant
performance. The maximum utilization of maintenance resources enhance cost
reduction or controls a substantial part of the total operating budget in most
plants as well as reduction in total labour cost through increase speed of
production and efficiency. The impact of maintenance of plant cannot be
overemphasized sequel to it importance in enhancing the quality of production.
In
recent years, a firm has given more attention to the quality of the product or
services they produce. The act of monitoring and improving the quality of
product and services produce is commonly referred to as total quality
management. Which gives emphasis on production efficiency the ability to
produce products at a low cost? This will consequently give a firm competitive
advantage.
It
is against this that most firms embark on plant maintenance in order
manufacture high quality product efficiently to reduce cost and make high
sales.
However,
most firms use the wrong technique of maintenance sequel to cost reduction but incur
such cost when breakdown interacts with production leading great loss.
It
is against this background that the researcher sees the subject matter, the
impact of plant and equipment maintenance on quality production as an issue
worthy of being investigated. Putting a searchlight on Nigeria breweries Kaduna plant.
1.2 Statement of the Problems
The
inability of an organization to effectively maintain its plant and equipment
result in poor product quality, reduction in production speed, or affect other
factors that limit overall plant performance. This subsequently leads to
production failure in the market and could lead the collapse of an
organization. It is against this, that researcher sees the subject matter, the
impact of plant and equipment on quality production as an empirical problem
worthy of investigation. Hence the researcher intends to study plant and
equipment maintenance and their impact on quality production in Nigeria
breweries P.L.C with search light on Kaduna plant and in particular their
maintenance Department.
1.3 Objectives
of the Study
The
broad objective of the study is to examine the impact of maintenance of plant
and equipment on quality production in Nigeria
breweries Kaduna.
The specific objective is to:
I.
Examine how maintenance of plant and
equipment affect standard of production in Nigeria Breweries Kaduna.
II.
Find out how maintenance of plant and
equipment affect efficiency and speed of production in Nigeria Breweries
Kaduna.
III.
Identify the effect of plant and
equipment maintenance on quality production in Nigeria Breweries Kaduna.
IV.
Identify the problems militating
against effective plant and equipment maintenance in Nigeria Breweries Kaduna.
V.
Proper possible solutions to the
identified problems.
1.4 Significance of the Study
This
study will contribute to policy formulation as regard plant and equipment in
organization. As such Nigeria Breweries Kaduna will find the result of the
research useful especially as they utilize the finding to enhance the
maintenance of their plant and equipment.
The
study will also contribute to existing body of knowledge on the subject matter.
It
is worthy to know that the research will be a good reference material to
incoming students who may wish to use the research as reference material or a
springboard for further research.
1.5 Research
Questions
1. How
does plant equipment maintenance affect the standard of production in Nigeria
Breweries Kaduna?
2. How
does plant and equipment maintenance affect efficiency and speed of production
in Nigeria Breweries Kaduna?
3. What
is the effect of plant and equipment on quality production in Nigeria Breweries
Kaduna?
4. What
are the problems militating against plant and equipment maintenance in Nigeria
Breweries Kaduna?
1.6 Scope of the Study
This
study covers the empirical examination of the impact of maintenance on quality control
to this end; empirical data will be collected from Nigeria
breweries Kaduna.
The study will equally cover an evaluation of how plant and equipment maintenance
affect standard of production as well as well as its effect on efficiency and
speed of production. The study equally identifies the problems militating against
Nigeria breweries plc Kaduna. Data and information
will be for a period of 5 years that is 2006-2010.
1.7 Definition of Terms
Plant: A factory where production process falls
place (ponal, 2003).
Maintenance:
The act of keeping plant machineries and equipment in good condition by
checking or repairing it regularly (Paula, 2006).
Quality
production: The degree to which production meet a require specification or
standard (obodoeeh, 2006).
Quality
control: This is a process determining whether the quality of a product or
service meets the desire quality level (Lawal, 2003).
TQM: Acronym for total quality
management (Eghe, 2006).
TPM:
Acronym for total productive maintenance (okoh, 2003).
Productivity:
The rate at which a firm produces good and the amount produced compare to how
much time, labour and capital used in producing them (Donald, 2003).
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