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| Linear Programming Utilization and Optimization of Raw Materials in Bread Baking Industry in Nigeria
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Micah, Nyone Uelee (Ph.D.); Amanawa, Ebiegberi David (Ph.D.); Nwiyii, Blessing Joseph (Ph.D.)
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Abstract:
The work aimed at deciding how limited raw materials of a sample bakery in Nigeria would be allocated to obtain optimum raw material usage and maximize profit. The work was anchored on the Diffusion of Innovation Theory. The data for the research project was collected from Bread Mall, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The data consisted of the total amount of raw materials (soybean oil, wheat gluten, sugar, yeast, flour, salt, and butter) available for the daily production of three different sizes of bread (small loaf, big loaf, and family size) and profit contribution per each unit size of bread produced. After the formulated model and figures were fixed, the data analysis was carried out with Microsoft Excel Solver. The best result from the model indicated that only one size of bread should be produced, which a big loaf is. The production quantity should be 71, as it will make a maximum profit of N5, 000.00. The study concludes that linear programming is a veritable tool manufacturing company can use to optimize their available raw materials. Amongst other things, the study recommended that the management of bakeries should learn to implement linear programming techniques to optimize their raw materials.
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