Material Management Practices and Employee Efficiency of Construction Firms in Anambra State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the material management practices and employee efficiency of construction firms in Anambra State. The researcher developed two specific objectives which were to: determine the extent to which procurement affects employee productivity in construction firms in Anambra State; evaluate the extent to which logistics affects employee efficiency in construction firms in Anambra State. This study was anchored on Inventory Management Theory. Data were generated through primary and secondary sources. The method for data collection was the questionnaire which was administered randomly among the staff of the construction firms. The population of the study was three thousand five hundred and ninety-two (3592). The sample size of the study was six hundred and ninety (690) through Borg & Gall (1973) formular. Five hundred and eighty-seven (587) copies of questionnaire were retrieved. The hypotheses were tested using multiple regression analysis method at 0.05% level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that Procurement had significant effect on employee productivity in construction firms in Anambra State.. (t=4.694, p, 000); Logistics had significant effect on employee productivity in construction firms in Anambra State., Nigeria (t=3.624, p, 000); The study recommended that Management should adopt the use of information technology, that will not only help in information sharing, but also will help in proper procurement procedure of material from suppliers hence improving the material usage.