Role of Planning and Control to Management Efficiency and Productivity

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Role of Planning and Control to Management Efficiency and Productivity.

ABSTRACT

This research work is an attempt made to enforce the role played by planning and control to management efficiency and productivity. The incessant business and reluctant growth of some companies or enterprise can be linked to deficiency in planning and control.
In view of these, this topic is designed to guide managers in companies re-focus their policies towards the utilization of firm’s fund and to administer work. This work introduces the issue of stating the problems, definition of some operational items and significance of study etc.
Finally, the researcher discussed the procedures adopted in carrying out this research, the summary of finding about company and recommendation for the company was made for further research.
In the summary of the findings, the researcher tried to look at the planning and control of PZ Industries Plc by investigating the various guidelines used by the enterprise. Here it was emphasized that effective planning and control leads to continuous existence, increase in market share and profit maximization of the organization.
It was recommended that adequate and qualified managers should be employed to handle firm effectively in planning and controlling of resources of the enterprise.

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page                                                                 i
Approval page                                                          ii
Dedication                                                               iii
Acknowledgement                                                    iv
Abstract                                                                   v
Table of contents                                                     vi
CHAPTER ONE
1.0   Introduction                                                    1
1.1   Background of the study                                 1
1.2   Statement of the problem                                4
1.3  Purpose of the study                                       5
1.4  Significance of the study                                 6
1.5   Research question                                           8
1.6  Scope of the study                                           8
1.7   Limitations of the study                                   9
1.7   Definitions of terms                                         11
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0   Introduction                                                    13
2.1   Nature of planning and control                       16
2.2   History of universal basic education board     26
2.3  Steps in planning                                            19
2.4  The process of planning                                  24
2.5  Control process                                               26
2.6   Types of plan                                                  29
2.7   Control steps                                                   32
2.8  Solution to the problems                                35
2.9   Principles of planning                                      35
CHAPTER THREE
3.0   Research Design and Methodology                  39
3.1  Design of the study                                         39
3.2  Area of the study                                             40
3.3   Population of the study                                   40
3.4   Sample size and sampling technique               41
3.5   Instrument for data collection                         42
3.6  Validity and reliability of the instrument         45
3.7   Distribution and retrieval of the instrument    46
3.8  Method of data collection                                46 
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0   Data presentation and analysis                       47
4.1   Data Presentation                                            48
4.2   Data analysis                                                   55
4.2   Discussion/Analysis of finding                        56
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0   Summary of findings, Conclusion and Recommendations         58
5.1   Summary of the findings                                 59
5.2   Conclusion                                                      60
5.3   Recommendations                                           61
References                                                       63
Appendix                                                         65
Questionnaire                                                  66

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study
The project topic role of planning and control to management efficiency and productivity. in an economy like Nigeria administrators has been faced with credible problems.
Planning as a key to management efficiency and productivity involves selecting mission objectives and activities to achieve them, it also bridges the gab from where we are and where we want to go. if can equally be analyzing a situation determining the goals that will be pursued in future deciding in advance the actions that will be taken to achieves these goals.
Controlling in the other hand emphasizes function involves monitoring the progress of the organization or the work unit towards goal. If necessary, taking corrective action, strategic planning, setting, objectives, managing resources.
The small medium and large scale administrators experience frustrations when they make their forecast because they do not move as proposed. The crucial thing in the management is how far internal predictions are right or wrong in what planners want to achieve.
Usually, large business organizations differ in their planning and controlling processes but more significantly in the way these are woven into business planning and equally controlling systems.
It every stage, in order to ensure the manages effectiveness always depends solely in his convincing the management on the management of the soundness of his findings on the planning and controlling process.
In management planning and controlling roles exist to managers and businesses more efficient by recognizing it to reduce or eliminate waste.

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