Environmental scanning strategy of manufacturing companies in southwestern Nigeria

Developing Environmental Thinking in Manufacturing Companies

This paper presents the development of a process for manufacturing companies to facilitate environmental thinking for the integration of environmental concerns into their business operations. The process takes its point of departure in Corporate Social Responsibility while maintaining focus on obtaining direct benefits for the business. By understanding the end-uses’ perception, drivers, limita...

Strategic ICT-Use Intensity of Manufacturing Companies in Nigeria

Priapism in southwestern Nigeria.

OBJECTIVES To determine the aetiology, pattern of presentation, treatment regimen and outcome of management of priapism in our environment and to compare our findings with previous studies in this country and elsewhere. DESIGN A 10-year retrospective study from January 1991 to December 2000. SETTING Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. PATIENTS AND METHO...

Logistics Costing in Manufacturing Companies

The methods of operative cost calculation and controlling are often used to improve production costing in the manufacturing industry. The basic idea of such approaches is that direct costs (e.g. used materials) are allocated to profit objects (products) directly while indirect costs are collected in so called cost objects (e.g. business units, manufacturing sites, service centers) first. The al...

Efficiency Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Kenya: Evaluation and Policies

The objective of this paper is to determine the efficiency of manufacturing companies in Kenya over the period of 2009 to 2011 as well as suggesting appropriate policies to be employed by the manufacturing companies in Kenya based on the findings of the study. Three critical inputs variables (raw materials, staff expenses and plant and machinery) and two output variables (net sale and earnings ...