The Role Of Purchasing Information System In Running Rail System

The Role Of Purchasing Information System In Running Rail System
Abstract
In recent time there have been a growing concern on purchasing information as a very important resource useful in nay organization. The realization of the purchasing information system (P.I.S) need is not restricted to business organization only. The growth and the complexity of firms have necessitated the call and need for role and efficient purchasing information system. There have been wide spread cases of inefficient decision making lack of accurate information, which shelter the efforts of an organization toward the achievement of good and objectives.
The essence of this project is to ascertain whether purchasing information system has helped to facilitate decision making of management and to determine the extent to which it has enable the planning, control and operational functions of the organization to train the standard of efficiency required form good management. Also, this work is geared towards evaluating the influence of purchasing information system PLS on better management function to appraise whether it has contributed to the achievement of organization objectives.
Table of Content
- Title Page
- Certification
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Content
- List of Tables
- Abstract
Chapter One:
Introduction
- 1.1 Background of the study
- 1.2 Statement of the problem
- 1.3 Objective of the study
- 1.4 Research Hypothesis
- 1.5 Significance of the study
- 1.6 Scope of the study
- 1.7 Limitation of the study
Chapter Two:
Review of Literature
- 2.1 Review of concepts
- 2.2 Theoretical Framework
- 2.3 Review of Empirical studies
Chapter Three:
Research Methodology
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Research Design
- 3.3 Population of the study
- 3.4 Sample size determination
- 3.5 Sample size selection technique and procedure
- 3.6 Research Instrument and Administration
- 3.7 Method of data collection
- 3.8 Method of data analysis
- 3.9 Validity of the study
- 3.10 Reliability of the study
- 3.11 Ethical consideration
Chapter Four:
Data Presentation and Analysis
- 4.1 Data Presentation
- 4.2 Inferential Statistics
Chapter Five:
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
- 5.1 Summary
- 5.2 Conclusion
- 5.3 Recommendation
- References
- Appendix
Chapter One
1.0 Introduction
The focus of this research study is on the role of purchasing information system PIS in the achievement of organizational objectives. Information is an undependable resource in every organization be it profit and non- profit oriented organization. We are actually in an information era, through organization has passed through different ear, the manufacturing and industrial era. An organization’s activities get improved with timely accurate and pertinent information that helps to make better decision in every organization.
Purchasing, information system consists of people, equipment and procedures together sort, analyses, evaluate and distribute accurate timely and apartment information or management decision makers the chapter is broken down into sub- headings via back ground of the study, statement problem pose of the study scope of the study, research hypothesis, research questions, significant of the study limitation of the study and definition of terms each sub-heading is discussed one after the other below.
1.1 Background of the Study
The problem of purchasing information system PLS as an important tool to achieving organizational objectives is challenging to managers of any organization especially the modern day managers. No organizational can realized its goods and objective without a concision effort using a well organized purchasing information system, thus, organization are concerned with goal achievement having mobilized and allocated resources including information. The essence o this study is to show the role of PLS to management and to ascertain whether it has helped in facilitating decision making or management and also to determine the extent to which it has enable planning, control and operational function of an organization.
Planning requires purchasing information system the managers have to retrieve information accurately from different reliable sources to enhance quality decision making purchasing information system is the reception of facts and idea and it is very essential to organization as in their planning and controlling functions. In terms of achievement of organizations objectives, accurate information in necessary.
1.2 Statement of Problem
The essence of every research undertaking is to solve teething and novel problem posing serious threats to the life, success and survival of nay organization, we can as well say that purchasing information system in its own respect is the life wire of an organization and it has been widely used and acknowledged. It is a very sensitive function used by management.
Many organizations have realized their targets with aid of the purchasing information system and still there is lack of management expertise in adequately managing their information system for improvement although they might have one form of information system or the other. Let us state the inherent problems that bedevil the management of organization like NRWC so as to have a focus as to determine the solution by the ends of the work such inherent problems are:
- That most organization does not have efficient purchasing information system and if they have, their information system is not role as to its role towards goals and objective attainment.
- Most managers are governed by intuition and judgment as to what course of action to follow in their planning and decision making function, many of them as a matter of fact do not make use of the information supplied to them from within and outside the organization and if they do, to some degree, the receive from the business environment.
- There is also the problem of evaluating the impact of purchasing information system towards the achievement of objective. Many managers are yet to capitalize and utilize information for decision-making and goals attainment. Therefore the question as to whether purchasing information system enable organizations achieve their objective has to be addressed in this research study.
1.3 Objective of the Study
The broad focus of this study is to examine the role of purchasing information system in running rail system using Nigeria Railway Corporation in Abuja station as case Study.
Specifically the study seeks to:
- Investigate the importance of purchasing information system in an organization
- Determine whether the use of ICT tool has significant impact rail system supply chain.
- Examine whether purchasing information system enable NRC achieve their organizational objective.
1.4 Research Hypothesis
- HO1: The use of ICT tool has no significant impact on rail system supply chain.
- HO2: Purchasing information system does not enable NRC achieve their organizational objective.
1.5 Significance of the Study
Findings of the study will be relevant to the logistics industry and organization who deals with supply chain. , To Nigeria rail way management, the result of the study will enlighten them on the need to build effective supply chains using ICT tools that are flexible, with dependable logistic systems that can enable organisations regroup quickly in response to unexpected needs of their passengers. Theoretically, the study will add to body of existing literature and as well serve as a resource base to other scholars and researchers interested in carrying out further research in this field subsequently, if applied will go to an extent to provide new explanation to the topic.
1.6 Scope of the Study
The scope of this study borders on the role of purchasing information system in running rail system using Nigeria Railway Corporation in Abuja station as case study. The study will discuss the impact of ICT tools on supply chain and how it enables logistics industry to achieve their organizational goals.
1.7 Limitation of the Study
Besides time and resources constraint the researcher encountered some of the limitations that hampered the study revolves around gathering of primary materials and analyzing data. The Staff of Railway management Abuja unwillingness to release necessary data for the research work, however the researcher assured them of anonimity as the information obtained is vital to this study hence considered confidential. More so, the uncooperative attitude of the staff which led to the non-return of some questionnaires was another setback to the researcher. Despite the limitations the researcher painstaking ensured that these factors were downplayed.
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary
The broad focus of this study is to examine the role of purchasing information system in running rail system using Nigeria Railway Corporation in Abuja station as case Study. The study specifically investigated the importance of purchasing information system in an organization. It determined whether the use of ICT tool has significant impact rail system supply chain. It examined whether purchasing information system enable NRC achieve their organizational objective.
Survey research design was employed for the study and with aid of convenient sampling sixty female (66) staff and management of Abuja Railway was selected as the participant of the study. The sources of data collection was both primary and secondary with the application of questionnaires as an instrument to gather the necessary data. The questionnaires were properly completed as well returned by only 60 respondent after being administered and this was a basis by which the primary data were collected. Textbooks, journals, articles, law reports, newspapers publications, were collected as secondary data, and also limitations to the study were indicated. The hypothesis was tested using chi-square test statistical tool (SPSS v.2.3)and the result were similar to those of the responses drawn from the questionnaires.
5.2 Conclusion
Information is an important driver to any organization that serves as the element that creates and results to a coordinated effective supply chain. Therefore, it must be current, accurate, validated, and accessible in a timely and suitable manner, focused to the scope and intelligently managed by analytics. ICT tools support supply chain activities, proper planning and management strategic decisions by a holistic visibility on; inventory (demands patterns, carrying costs), transportation (customer location, shipment sizes), facility (location, capacity, smart grid), and use design for recycle and reuse, limit waste and defects. An ICT tool (ERP, CRM) also allows enhances the performance of the entire supply chain to make it less troublesome.
Findings of the study revealed that
- The use of ICT tool has no significant impact on rail system supply chain.
- Purchasing information system does not enable NRC achieve their organizational objective.
5.3 Recommendation
Base on the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made:
- Management of Rail System should adopt the purchase information software usage as these ICT tools offer a good strategy within an organization to achieve strategic goals of customer satisfaction and profitability through cost management.
- Logistics industries should adopt ICT tools as it contribute to smooth operations of supply chain. This is because companies that do not embrace ICT tools in their supply chain suffer problems of workload, long lead time, responsiveness, consistence in quality and efficiency.
- Organizations should see the need of adopting purchase information as it becomes easier for these firms to have proper and accurate well-kept records for inventory and raw materials, the distribution and transport channels are well coordinated.


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