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
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