Abstract:

This study examined the relationship between warehouse optimization and organizational efficiency of indigenous shipping companies in South-West Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design to explore the relationship between warehouse optimization (warehouse layout optimization and warehouse space optimization) and organizational efficiency (operational efficiency and cost efficiency) of indigenous shipping companies in South-West Nigeria. The population of this study consisted of 52 indigenous shipping companies registered with the Nigerian Shipping Council in the South-West Zone of Nigeria. The census sampling technique was adopted in this study. The sampling units consisted of managers of indigenous shipping companies in South-West Nigeria. Data were collected from the respondents using a structured questionnaire. The data collected were analyzed statistically while the Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient (rho) and the SPSS version 24 were used to test the hypotheses. The findings revealed that warehouse layout optimization has significant relationship with operational efficiency of indigenous shipping companies in South-West Nigeria. The study also found a significant relationship between warehouse layout optimization and cost efficiency of indigenous shipping companies in South-West Nigeria. A significant relationship was also reported between warehouse space optimization and operational efficiency of indigenous shipping companies in South-West Nigeria. The study equally revealed that warehouse space optimization has significant relationship with cost efficiency of indigenous shipping companies in South-West Nigeria. Therefore, it was concluded that warehouse optimization is significantly related to organizational efficiency of indigenous shipping companies in South-West Nigeria. Based on the conclusion, it was recommended that shipping companies in Nigeria should optimize their warehouse operations as it would enhance their organizational efficiency.