Experience had shown that there is critical operational problem regarding raw material management in manufacturing organisations. This has prompted the desire to embark on a conceptual analysis that will examine the problem and strive to proffer useful suggestions. This paper intends to bring to the fore, the salient issue of inefficiency in the practice of raw material management and its effects on production operations of manufacturing concerns by theoretical review. The paper concludes that, should practitioners become proactive by applying proffered solutions, efficiency will be achieved in management of raw materials and production operations.

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