1.1 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 Background 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.
1.2 Background of 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. Therefore, in Nigeria where the research was carried out, the activities that was conducted is to know the Role of Purchasing Information System in Running Rail System.
1.3 Statement of Problems
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.
1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study
The aim of the study is to scrutinize the Role of Purchasing Information System in Running Rail System. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows:
- To examine the efficient of purchasing information system towards the enhancement of in Running Rail System
- To assess the use of the information supplied to them from within and outside the organization in Running Rail System
- To evaluate the impact of purchasing information system towards the achievement of organizational goal.
- To find out whether purchasing information system enable organizations achieve their Running Rail System's objective.
1.5 Research Questions
The study came up with research questions so as to be able to ascertain the above stated objectives. The specific research questions for the study are stated below as follows:
- Is purchasing information system efficient towards the enhancement of in Running Rail System?
- What are the uses of the information supplied to them from within and outside the organization in Running Rail System?
- What are the impacts of purchasing information system towards the achievement of organizational goal?
- Does a purchasing information system enable organization achieve their Running Rail System's objective?
1.6 Research Hypothesis
In order to pursue the objective of this study, the following generalized statements have been designed to guide and aids in obtaining the result for the experiment to be conducted. For this work, the null hypothesis will be represented with H0 while the alternative hypothesis will be represented with hypothesis H1.
Hypothesis One
- H0: Purchasing information system is not efficient towards the enhancement of Running Rail System
- H1: Purchasing information system is efficient towards the enhancement of Running Rail System
Hypothesis Two
- H0: There is no significant impact of purchasing information system towards organizational achievement of their objective in Running Rail System
- H1: There is a significant impact of purchasing information system towards organizational achievement of their objective in Running Rail System
1.7 Significance of Study
This research project in all its tendencies aim at correcting many professional lapses and undue encroachment by unqualified personals in both private and public sectors, it is intended that the research will keep both the government and industrialists, in setting up their industrial to realize that without efficient purchasing officer the envisaged profit will remain that no previous study was been carried out on purchasing activities in the public sector, but this will in particular reshape the financial profitability of Nigeria. This study will be of immense benefit to other researchers who intend to know more on this study and can also be used by non-researchers to build more on their research work. This study contributes to knowledge and could serve as a guide for other study.
1.8 Scope of Study
The study focuses on the Role of Purchasing Information System in Running Rail System in Nigeria.
1.9 Limitations of the Study
During the course of this study, many things militated against its completion, some of which are:
- Time Constraint: The time frame given to accomplish this project was very short due to school academic calendar and it was carried out under pressure which made the researcher not to implement some necessary features.
- Research material: availability of research material is a major setback to the scope of the study.
- Frequent power failure: This made the researcher append more money on fuel to ensure sustainable power.
- Financial Constraint: Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).
1.10 Definition of Terms
Purchasing: Is the process involving planning, and strategy designed to obtain value for money spent.
Vendor: This focuses on the knowledge of selling and buying the person that supplies goods to the buyer is the vendor.
Negotiation: Negotiation is a conference between one party or person with another party or person with a view to arriving at a consensus.
Material Handling: This is the process by which materials are being moved, handed and stored with in and around an establishment with the use of hand or mechanical equipment.
Organization: An organization is a group of people who from a business with the aim of making profit or achieving an objective.
Store House: A storehouse is a building designing to keep materials until when there are needed by the uses.
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