THE ROLE OF WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AS A TOOL EFFECTIVENESS IN THE NIGERIA BANK (A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, ILORIN)

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page i

Certification ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement iv-v

Table of contents vi-viii

Proposals ix

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 General introduction 1

1.1 Background of the study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 2

1.3 Justification of the study 4

1.4 Objective of the study 6

1.5 Scope of the study 8

1.6 Limitation of the study 8

1.7 Plan of the study 9

1.8 Definition of terms 10 

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature review 12

2.1 Working capital management 12

2.2 Working capital circle 17

2.3 Components of working capital management 17

2.4 Cash management 18

2.4.1 Important of cash/ sources of funds 19

2.4.2 Cash versus profits 24

2.4.3 Cash planning 24

2.5 Inventory/ Stock management 24

2.6 Determine the optimum cash balances 27

2.6.2 Optimum cash balance under certainty 28

2.7 Inventory/ Stock management 35

2.8 Ascertainment of cost 38

2.9 Reasons for holding stock 42

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 Research methodology 43

3.1 Introduction 43

3.2 Research type 43

3.3 Research methodology procedures 44

3.3.1 Research design 44

3.3.2 Data specification 44

3.3.3 Population of the study 45

3.3.4 Sample size 46

3.3.5 Generalization of sample size 46

3.3.6 Data collection instruments 47

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 Finding and analysis of data 51

4.1 Characteristics of sample 51

4.2 Analysis of individual statement 57

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 Summary, conclusion and recommendation 67

5.1 Summary 67

5.2 Conclusion 68

5.3 Recommendation 68

5.4 Limitation of the study 70

5.5 Suggested area of the study 71

Bibliography 72

PROPOSAL

This work of project based on the working capital management as a tool for business survival is classify into five different chapters. Which the chapter one based on the general introduction, background of the study, statement of the problems justification of the study and objective of the study, scope of the study and plan of the study.

While chapter two relies on literature review with sub-division of working capital management working capital circle, component, cash management important of cash management, cash planning and inventory stock management.

Chapter three based or research, methodology with the sub-division of research types, research methodology procedures, research design, data specification population of the study, sample size, generalization of sample, unique, method of union bank of Nigeria plc.

Also chapter four based on finding and analysis of data, characteristics of sample of individual statement.

Lastly chapter five which comprised with the summary, conclusion and recommendation, limitation of the study, suggested areas of the study and bibliography.