The Role of Technology in Enhancing operational Efficiency in Selected Brewery Firms in South-East Nigeria
Abstract
The study examined the role of technology in enhancing operational efficiency in selected brewery firms in South-East, Nigeria. The study adopted the simple linear correlation research design. The population of the study consisted of the management and staff of selected brewery firms, with a total of 750. A sample size of 261 was determined using the Slovin's formula. The Cronbach Alpha statistic was used to obtain index coefficient values of 0.889, 0.887, 0.735 for the dependent variables and 0.769, 0.865, 0.852 for the independent variables as the instrument reliability ratios. The research questions and research hypotheses were answered and tested with Pearson correlation statistic so as to establish and measure the “significance” of the relationship between the dependent and independent variables in the study. The analysis was enabled by the use of IBM SPSS version 27.0 software package. The results of the study revealed a strong positive correlation between automation technology and production efficiency, digital technologies and quality control, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and cost efficiency. The study concludes that the adoption of automation technology, digital technologies, and ERP systems has a significant impact on production efficiency, quality control, and cost efficiency in brewery firms in South-East Nigeria. The study recommended among others that Brewery firms in South-East Nigeria should invest in training and development programs to enhance the skills and knowledge of their employees in the use of automation technology, digital technologies, and ERP systems.