TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgment
Abstract
Table of contents
List of tables
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
background to study
statement of problems
objectives of the study
statement of hypothesis
significance of the study
scope and limitations of the study
definition of key terms
organization of work
end of chapter references
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Material Management Definition
2.3 Material Management Functions
2.4 Material Management Techniques
2.5 Material Management and Cost Control
2.6 Control Techniques in Material Management
2.7 Material Management and Purchasing
2.8 Material Pricing and Valuation Method
2.9 Material Handling
2.10 References
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Area of the Study
3.4 Sources and Method of Data Collection
3.5 Population of the Study
3.6 Sample and Sampling Techniques
3.7 Validation of Instrument
3.8 Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESNETATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Data Presentation
4.3 Interpretation of Data
4.4 Testing of Hypothesis
4.5 Findings
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary of Findings
5.2 Summary of the Study
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Suggestion for further research
5.5 Recommendations
Bibliographies
Questionnaires

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

Supertex limited was incorporated in 1982 and commenced its production in 1983. It completed the installation of additional new machinery and generator plants in 1986, Supertex limited has installation fire spindles in its spinning department, which was the first phase background plant. In the same year, the company completes its final printing expansion programme to reach a production capacity of 28.8 million maters perineum. The main products of Supertex limited are real wax print; its reputation for high quality is recognized by the consumer and as well known in many countries. This not only strengthens its local business but also makes a foreign earning. In 1992, Supertex limited installed 400 capacities of 900,000 meter per month (grey Baft), the objective of this weaving in the department is to fill the gap between spinning and finishing plant in order to produce fault free grey cloth, either for self use or export to United States.
At the inception, Supertex limited started with unauthorized share capital N20million of which three institutions have some share unauthorized institution have some share.
Those institutions include:-
Unites Nigeria Textile 25%
China Dyeing Cooks 15%
All Nigeria Foundation 45%
Total 100%
Supertex limited (its management) hoped that various measures introduced by the deferral government of Nigeria to achieve a health rate for Nigeria, the revitalization of the energy sector and the recent procurement bearing the important of textile material into the country aimed at protecting local industry and increasing capacity utilization would yield good result for the company in the nearer future.
It is not easy, if not completely impossible for a home, an organization and a nation to successfully service and attain to its objections without taking into consideration material and other resources it poses and how these materials are efficiently manages, therefore, materials are regarded as the life blood of every organization in the economy of every nation, requires proper attention of manager and government officials respectively.
As the human body requires flow and proper regulation of blood to keep it healthy, so does every organization especially manufacturing companies require efficient material management of material resources, it is discovered that most organizations takes care of cash than material resources.

According to Omotola Veronica (1999:13) cash requirement of an organization (especially manufacturing enterprises is just 30% material take 60% and others from 10% of total expenditure, but in contrast to this facts, some organizations give more security to cash than their material resources, this is not security to be so. Material which take the lion share of organization resources should be given adequate security, efficient management and control to avoid overstocking or stock out which can lead to unnecessary tying down of capital or stop in production respectively if encouraging to discover that in recent times, establishments both in public and private sector are beginning to realize the importance of material management. Such establishment has realized that no organization can operate efficiently without proper management of its inventory from the stage of acquisition through the period of storage and their usage in the operational areas to their final consumers.