PRODUCTION SCHEDULING AND MANUFACTURING EFFECTIVENESS OF SELECTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN PORT HARCOURT

Abstract

This study examines production scheduling and manufacturing effectiveness of Selected Manufacturing Firms in Port Harcourt. 9 research questions and 9 hypotheses were raised to guide the study. This study adopted a correlational research design.  The population of the study was 10 selected manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt.   The study adopted the census sampling technique which implies that the sample size was 10 selected manufacturing firms in Port Harcourt. 4 respondents were selected from each of the firm which give us a total of 40 respondents. The data collection instrument for this study is a structured questionnaire titled "production scheduling and manufacturing effectiveness". The univariate analysis was analyzed with mean and standard deviation and bivariate analysis were evaluated using the Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient at a 0.01 significance level using SPSS version 22. The study revealed that there is a significant relationship between production scheduling in terms of production planning, production routing, production dispatching   and manufacturing effectiveness in terms of quality, delivery and cost of selected manufacturing firms in port Harcourt. The study concluded that production scheduling in terms of production planning, production routing, production dispatching   is imperative and essential to manufacturing effectiveness in terms of quality, delivery and cost of selected manufacturing firms in port Harcourt. The study recommended that Manufacturing firms should Implement an integrated information system that facilitates real-time data sharing across departments, enabling accurate demand forecasting and resource allocation among others.