THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT IN THE CASE OF (3F) FINFINE FURNITURE FACTORY PLC

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to assess the existing warehousing Effectiveness of Finfine Furniture Factory plc (3F). The researcher prefers to use a descriptive research type, which helps to use both qualitative and quantitative data analysis. The target population is 59 employees and they were taken using census sampling methods. Questionnaires, as well as observation were used to collect primary data. The researcher validated the research by pilot testing of the questionnaires through distributing the questionnaires for some staff members of the company who involved in warehousing effectiveness. Then, the collected data were analyzed by using IBM SPSS statistics 20, such as percentages, frequencies, mean and standard deviation and the analyzed data were presented in tables. The findings showed that, in its current form, the warehousing effectiveness of the case company can be divided according to the five warehousing activity which is: Receiving, unloading, Storage, Order processing, and delivery. Moreover, results of the study revealed that even though respondents rating as a moderate or a little bit above the company overall warehousing effectiveness, there are also so many various challenges in performing those warehousing activity: lack of adequate warehousing facility, lack of information technology infrastructures, lack of training, lack of manpower (labor) and warehousing personnel’s. Despite the limitation, the study is believed to create awareness about the concept, principle and Effectiveness of warehouse management in the case company. It is thus recommended that the company should have effective warehouse management training and try to improve the listed five ware housing activities of the company.