AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF AGRICULTRAL EXTENSION WORKERS AMONG SMALL HOLDER FARMERS: A CASE STUDY OF FARMERS’ MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES LIMITED IN EZEAGU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

This study evaluates the role of Extension Agents in enhancing the performance of Farmers’ Multipurpose Cooperatives Societies (FMCS). The small scale farmers are grappling with numerous problems which have adversely affected their performance. They joined FMCS in order to solve those problems. Meanwhile, they still face some of those problems. A total of 50 FMCS […]

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS: A STUDY OF SELECTED TELECOMMUNICATION FIRMS IN DELTA STATE

The study examined the contributions of Materials Management to organizational effectiveness, determined all the areas covered in the materials management functions, ascertained the level of attention given to the materials management functions in the telecom industry, and found out how appropriate materials management strategies could lead to cost savings and profitability. To realize the stated objectives of the study, the […]

A.J. AYER AND THE ELIMINATION OF METAPHYSICS

A.J Ayer a logical positivist and indeed at all his fellow logical positivists were moved by the achievements and clarities in science and as it were, they moved to bring these achievements and clarities in science into philosophy. They believed that there are ambiguities and confusion in philosophical languages and that such ambiguities and confusions would be a thing of […]

THE ROLE OF MARKETING IN SELECTED COMMERCIAL BANKS IN ANAMBRA STATE

This study is designed to reveal to banks especially the three selected commercial banks, the importance of marketing in the banking industry. However, because of the increase in competition in the industry these days, banks are marketing conscious and are restless in their services development and innovation pursuits. This study is set, to determine the role (s) which marketing plays in […]

Criticality Multi-Modelling and Simulation of Spare Parts Inventory Control

As the bar for service excellence keeps rising, especially in the request of shorter lead times, higher service levels, lower costs and better customer service support, the conventional models of spare parts inventory control are increasingly becoming inadequate. Therefore, to tackle this challenge, in this study, three novel models of spare parts inventory control have been formulated, developed and […]

MODELING CARDIAC OUT–PATIENT FLOW IN NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (NAUTH) NNEWI WITH MONTE CARLO SIMULATION: AN APPLICATION ON QUEUEING THEORY

Cardiac outpatients are those with heart-related diseases but are not on admission. In the present study, a stochastic approach was used for modeling the cardiac outpatient flow in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi in a way to solving the long waiting times cardiac outpatient experienced before they are being attended to. In this study, Monte Carlo Simulation Method […]

UTILISATION OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AS A PROCUREMENT METHOD IN NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

The aims of this thesis titled ‘UTILISATION OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AS A PROCUREMENT METHOD IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY’ are to ascertain the various roles played by construction management in contract administration, to consider the history and evolution of construction management in order to ascertain the state-of-the art techniques, to analyse construction management as an indispensable tool for cost saving […]

Application of Geographic Information System (GIS) in Management of Distribution/Location of Financial Institutions: A case study Awka Urban Area, Anambra State

In recent years, banking industry has been undergoing drastic changes, reflecting a number of underlying developments. Significant advancements in communication and information technology accelerated and broadened the dissemination of financial information and financial services and all these increase the complexity. Using location –based technology is a simple solution to complex, real-world problem for monitoring of distribution/location of financial institution in […]

THE ROLE OF CONSULTANT BUILDER IN MINIMIZING CHANGE ORDER IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS A CASE STUDY OF PUBLIC BUILDING PROJECT)

Changes to original design occur during construction to most projects, such changes leads to increased cost, and delays as it affects time of completions, these changes are due to design errors, omission and discrepancies that are found in construction documents. Such errors, omission and discrepancies sometimes occurred as a result of inconsistent dimensions, improper setting-out, poor coordination and communication […]