CYPRUSINTERNATIONALUNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

SUMMERTRAINING REPORT INDE 200

BY

YASIR IBRAHIM

22001725

July, 2023

NICOSIA CYPRUS, NORTH CYPRUS

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

TABLE OF CONTENT....................................................................................................................... ii
CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................................... 1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1
CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................................................................. 2
COMPANY INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 2
2.1 History about the Company ....................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Company Employment Data ..................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Main Product and Raw Materials of the Firm ........................................................................... 2
2.3.1 Main Products of the Company ............................................................................................. 3
2.3.2 Company Raw Materials........................................................................................................ 3
CHAPTER THREE .............................................................................................................................. 4
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM LIMITED
.............................................................................................................................................................. 4
3.1 Departments in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) ........................... 4
3.1.1 Production Department of the Company ............................................................................... 4
3.1.2 Finance and Account Department .......................................................................................... 4
3.1.3 Health and Safety Department ............................................................................................... 4
3.1.4 Operation Department ............................................................................................................ 4
3.1.5 General Services Department ................................................................................................ 5
3.1.6 Public Relation Department ................................................................................................... 5
3.1.7 Legal Department................................................................................................................... 5
3.1.8 Oil Services Department ........................................................................................................ 6
3.1.9 Press Department ................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Problem Associated with Company Management..................................................................... 6
3.3 Duties of Industrial Engineers in NNPC ................................................................................... 7
3.4 Organizational Chart of the Company ....................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER FOUR ................................................................................................................................ 8
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS IN NNPC ....................................................................................... 8

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4.1. Company Manufacturing Systems............................................................................................. 8
4.2 Manufacturing Processes ........................................................................................................... 8
4.3 Major Machines for these Processes ......................................................................................... 9
4.4 Material Handling Equipment used in the Company. ............................................................... 9
4.5 Company Productivity Measure ................................................................................................ 9
4.5.1 Block Plan of the Company ................................................................................................ 10
CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................................................ 11
WORKSTUDY................................................................................................................................... 11
5.1 Process flow Chart ................................................................................................................... 11
5.2.1 Part List of Diesel ................................................................................................................ 11
5.2.2 Part List of gas ..................................................................................................................... 11
5.3 Standard Times ........................................................................................................................ 11
5.4 Unit Cost Calculation .............................................................................................................. 12
CHAPTER SIX................................................................................................................................... 13
PRODUCTION PLANNING ............................................................................................................. 13
6.1 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Production System ............................................... 13
6.2 Demand Analysis and Production Plan of the Company ........................................................ 13
6.3 Production Plan........................................................................................................................ 13
6.4 Industrial Engineers Involvement ............................................................................................ 14
CHAPTER SEVEN ............................................................................................................................ 15
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY .................................................................................. 15
7.1 Environmental Impact ............................................................................................................. 15
7.2 Environmental Management.................................................................................................... 15
7.3 Organizational Safety and Training ......................................................................................... 15
7.4 Occupational Health and Safety Problems .............................................................................. 16
CHAPTER EIGHT ............................................................................................................................. 17
QUALITY ENGINEERING .............................................................................................................. 17
8.1 Management Method .............................................................................................................. 17
8.2 Quality Problem in the Company ............................................................................................ 17
8.3 Quality Control in Different Production Stages ...................................................................... 17

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CHAPTER NINE ............................................................................................................................... 18
INFORMATION SYSTEM ............................................................................................................... 18
9.1 Information Flow ..................................................................................................................... 18
9.2 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ....................................................................................... 18
9.3 Computer Software used in the Company ............................................................................... 18
9.3.1 Microsoft Excel 2016 ........................................................................................................... 18
9.3.2 Microsoft Outlook 2016 ....................................................................................................... 18
9.3.3 Microsoft Word 2016 ........................................................................................................... 19
9.3.4 Programs used by Industrial Engineers................................................................................ 19
CHAPTER TEN ................................................................................................................................. 20
INTERVIEW WITH INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER IN THE COMPANY .......................................... 20
10.1 Interviewing an Industrial Engineer ........................................................................................ 20
CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................. 22
APPENDIX ........................................................................................................................................ 23
APPENDIX B ..................................................................................................................................... 26

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 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

Industrial training is a program that attempts to provide hands-on training to an individual or a group

of individuals so that they can get practical experience in their field of study. Industrial training gives

students a hands-on experience with the work and research they have done over a period. Students at

Cyprus International University's Department of Industrial Engineering are entitled to at least two

industrial training during their undergraduate studies. Students should be able to receive knowledge

and comprehension of an organization's production system, organizational decision making, coping

with everyday engineering difficulties, and the relationships between industrial organizations,

according to the industrial engineering outline. The purpose of this report is to provide a full account

of my 20-day industrial training at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

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 CHAPTER TWO

COMPANY INFORMATION

2.1 History about the Company

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) was founded in April, 1977 as a merger of

Nigerian National Oil Corporation (NNOC) and the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel.

NNPC by law manages the joint venture between the Nigerian federal government and a number of

foreign multinational corporations, which include Royal Dutch, Shell, Exxon Mobil, Chevron and

Texaco which now merge with Chevron. Through collaborations with these companies, the Nigerian

government conducts petroleum exploration and production.

The major functions of NNPC are: exploration, refining and petrochemical, storage, dispatch and

transportation. NNPC has a sole responsibility for upstream and downstream development and is also

charged with regulating and supervising the oil industry on behalf of the Nigerian government. In

1988, the corporation was commercialized into 11 strategic business units, covering the entire

spectrum of oil industry operations: exploration and petrochemical, gas development, refining,

distribution, petrochemical engineering and commercial investments. The subsidiaries are NPSC,

DUKE OIL, ISDL, KRPC, NETCO, NGC, NAPIMS, PHRC, WRPC, NNPC RETAILS, and NPDC.

2.2 Company Employment Data

The document also showed that NNPC Corporate Headquarters (CHQ) recorded the highest number

of staff, with 2,817 individuals, representing 38.39 per cent ofits total workforce; compared with 1,801

people, accounting for 27.2 per cent of the 6,621 total staff strength recorded

2.3 Main Product and Raw Materials of the Firm

The main products and raw materials of the company are:

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2.3.1 Main Products of the Company

i. Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)

ii. Automated Gas Oil (AGO)

iii. Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK)

iv. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

v. House Hold Kerosene (HHK)

2.3.2 Company Raw Materials

These are mainly crude oil and natural gas condensate. The latter is similar to a very light fraction of

crude oil and can therefore be used in refineries which are later separated into various useful products

through a process called fractional distillation.

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 CHAPTER THREE

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF NIGERIAN NATIONAL

PETROLEUM LIMITED

3.1 Departments in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC)

The company has several departments working together to achieve the company goals, these

departments are:

3.1.1 Production Department of the Company

The production department in the company is responsible for the manufacture of the company

products. The production department is the largest department within the company, NNPC is

responsible for harnessing Nigeria's oil and gas reserves for sustainable national development. It

explores, produces, refines oil, and markets and retails petroleum products.

3.1.2 Finance and Account Department

The Department is headed by a Director, assisted by three Deputy Directors (Budget, Recurrent,

Capital) show are also accepting by their respective Assistant Directors. The Department is

responsible for the financial transaction of the Ministry.

3.1.3 Health and Safety Department

NNPC Purchasing Department is in charge of assessing of demand, placing orders, making delivery

at the proper time by following up the orders, etc. They make all manner of purchases for the

company, being it production materials purchase or office materials purchase. They also inspect

incoming materials to ensure they are complete and accurate as ordered.

3.1.4 Operation Department

The Department of operation resources (DOR) was established by the National Gas Supply and

Price Regulations of 2008 duly signed by the President and gazette as No. 10 Vol. 95 of 19th

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February, 2008. The Department came into effect in November 2012 and in accordance with Part I

Section 2 of the law. With some 199 trillion standard cubic feet of proven gas, Nigeria has become

the 11th Country with the largest natural gas reserve in the world. Potentials of higher reserves ranging

from 300-600tscf would place Nigeria as 7th Country with largest gas reserve.

3.1.5 General Services Department

The General Service Department is responsible for general services such as Transport Administration,

Utility Services, Store Management, Facility Management, and Maintenance services, Office

Allocation, Security and other Special Assignments.

This is as a result of the restructuring of agencies and service programme within Institution and

Organs of the Federal Government. The Department has two Divisions General Services and

Maintenance each of which is headed by a Deputy Director.

3.1.6 Public Relation Department

The public relations department in the company has so many things to handle when it comes to the

company’s relationship with its customers. They handles things like publicity, establishing and

maintaining contacts with customers and other companies, guest reception activities in the company,

preparing visit agenda and other visit related matters etc. they stand as the face of the company.

3.1.7 Legal Department

The Legal Department handles all legal issues involving the Ministry of Petroleum Resources and its

Agencies. The Unit is headed by a Director, Legal Services (DLS) Department. The Director is

assisted by 6 (Six) Assistant Legal Officers (ALA). The DLS and all the ALA were posted from the

Office of the Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation (HAGF). The Department is therefore

an appendage to the Honourable Attorney-General Chambers and reports directly to the Honourable

Minister through the Permanent Secretary.

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3.1.8 Oil Services Department

Proposed Structure Upstream Division: Production Branch Exploration Branch MidstreamDivision:

Transmission and Pipeline Branch Refineries and Depots Downstream Division.

3.1.9 Press Department

The Press and Public Relations Unit is a statutory arm of the Federal Ministry of Information and

National Orientation. The Press Unit in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources serves as the information

gateway between the Ministry and the public and is responsible for providing proper coverage and

publicity of all the Ministry policies, programmer and activities. The Unit is headed by a Deputy-

Director (Information) and works directly with the Offices of the Honorable Minister and the

Permanent Secretary. This Unit serves as a critical link between the

Ministry, the public, the media, and the international community

3.2 Problem Associated with Company Management

There are several issues I noticed in the company, such as high production costs, high credit sales,

high indebtedness, low revenues and low gross profits, all linked to the poor financial management

of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its subsidiaries. These subsisting

problems resurface as the government-run corporation transits to a private liability company and is

recognized forthwith by the Corporate Affairs Commission. The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), which

was passed by the National Assembly, and assented to by the

President in August 2021, caused the transition of the NNPC to a limited company. Based on the 2019

and 2020 audit statements, this review flags concerns that warranted the change in the governance

structure of the NNPC to a private company – issues that if not addressed, may impede the successful

operations of the organization as a private business entity in the short and long term. These issues,

left to subsist, may paradise the essence of the Oil sector reforms, given the key role the NNPC plays

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in the Oil sector business and development. These considering calls from officials of the executive

government for an amendment of the PIA, to provide for the extension of the subsidy regime until

June 2023.

3.3 Duties of Industrial Engineers in NNPC

The Industrial engineers are a unique discipline in the field of engineering that can work in just about

any industry. Industrial engineers work to improve the optimization of various resources. Their focus

is on the elimination of wasted time, money, materials, person-hours, machine time, energy, and other

resources that do not generate value in the industries they work in every oil and Gas Company need

these very things. Gas and oil companies hire Industrial Engineers as consultants to look over these

things and give them other ideas on what to eliminate and how to become more efficient. In the

operations realm, industrial engineers analyze the design and management of manufacturing and

service processes, quality assurance, production systems planning and control, resource allocation

and scheduling, personnel assignment and scheduling, inventory control, as well as system and

personnel safety.

3.4 Organizational Chart of the Company

Provided the organizational chart of the company in the appendix section of the report APPENDIX 1

page 20.

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 CHAPTER FOUR

MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS IN NNPC

4.1. Company Manufacturing Systems

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is responsible for harnessing Nigeria's oil and gas

reserves for sustainable national development. It explores, produces, refines oil, and markets and

retails petroleum products.

4.2 Manufacturing Processes

The company uses some major common manufacturing processes, which I explained below.

i. Separation Processes - The first phase in petroleum refining operations is the separation of

crude oil into its major constituents using 3 petroleum separation processes: atmospheric

distillation, vacuum distillation, and light ends recovery (gas processing). Crude oil consists

of a mixture of hydrocarbon compounds including paraffin and aromatic hydrocarbons with

small amounts of impurities including sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, and metals. Refinery

separation processes separate these crude oil constituents into common boiling-point fractions.

ii. Conversion Processes - To meet the demands for high-octane gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel

fuel, components such as residual oils, fuel oils, and light ends are converted to gasoline and

other light fractions. Cracking, coking, and break processes are used to break large petroleum

molecules into smaller ones. Polymerization and alkane processes are used to combine small

petroleum molecules into larger ones. Isomer and reforming processes are applied to arrange

the structure of petroleum molecules to produce higher-value molecules of a similar molecular

size.

iii. Treating Processes - Petroleum treating processes stabilize and upgrade petroleum products

by separating them from less desirable products and by removing objectionable elements.

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 Undesirable elements such as sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen are removed by hydrate, chemical

sweetening, and acid gas removal. Treating processes, employed primarily for the separation

of petroleum products, include such processes as the asphalting. Desalting is used to remove

salt, minerals, grit, and water from crude oil feed stocks before refining. Asphalt blowing is

used for polymerizing and stabilizing asphalt to improve its weathering characteristics.

4.3 Major Machines for these Processes

The machines used for these processes are listed below.

Horizontal tanks: are the most prevalent within the agricultural business. In this business, horizontal

tanks store and convey liquid fertilizer chemicals, water, and other liquid agricultural chemicals, such

as pesticides.

Variable vapor space tanks: are equipped with expandable vapor reservoirs to accommodate. Vapor

volume fluctuations attributable to temperature and barometric pressure changes.

Internal/external floating roof tanks: has a type of fixed roof on top, whereas the external floating roof

has an open top. The purpose of both types is the same: to reduce vapor losses, however the application

area is usually different. Traditionally, EFR is preferred mostly with large crude oil storage tanks.

4.4 Material Handling Equipment used in the Company.

tool used to aid in the movement, protection, storage, and control of materials and products. Some of

the materials handling equipment used by the company are forklifts, carts, pallets, pallet jack, trolleys

etc. pictures of the material handling equipment are in the appendix section on pages 33 to 36 Figures

12 to 18.

4.5 Company Productivity Measure

Nigerian national petroleum corporation (NNPC) uses material productivity for their productivity

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Measure. Material productivity is the ratio of output to the input of materials. Material productivity is

important in the manufacturing of goods since it informs businesses about what a given amount of

materials input will yield in terms of output. Costs and other financial operations may also be

conveniently tracked from the beginning to the finish of production.

4.5.1 Block Plan of the Company

2D block diagram of the company is provided in the appendix section, page 21.

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 CHAPTER FIVE

WORKSTUDY

5.1 Process flow Chart

The process flow chart for two assemblies are provided in the appendix A of this report FIGURE 1.

5.2 Part list of Materials

The Routing (Part list, Bill of Materials) for two products are provided below.

5.2.1 Part List of Diesel

The complete part list of materials required in producing diesel is given below.1.Water

i. Waste vegetable oil

ii. Methanol (racing fuel)

iii. Sodium hydroxide (household eye)

5.2.2 Part List of gas

The mixture contain in gas is provided below.

i. Oxygen.

ii. Nitrogen 3.Hydrogen

iii. Air.

5.3 Standard Times

Standard times are not used in NNPC because most of the processes in the factory are not definite.

For this reason, the company does not use standard times in tracking employees work rate. The

company uses throughput. The length of time it takes for raw materials to transit through the

production process and become final goods is measured by throughput. This includes everything from

the time raw materials enter production to the time completed goods leave the facility. Processing

time, which is the time, spent converting raw materials into final products. Inspection time, which is

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time spent inspecting materials and finished goods. Move time, which is time spent moving items into

and out of the production area.

5.4 Unit Cost Calculation

For unit cost calculations, all cost are brought in for calculation, being it fixed cost or variable cost.

External costs such as cost for logistics and transportation are all included in the unit cost calculation.

The unit cost in the company is calculated by adding all fixed and variable costs and dividing it by

the total units produced. Unit cost is calculated as;

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 CHAPTER SIX

PRODUCTION PLANNING

6.1 Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Production System

Understanding the principles of fluid flow through the production system is important in estimating

the performance of individual wells and optimizing well and reservoir productivity. In the most

general sense, the production system is the system that transports reservoir fluids from the subsurface

reservoir to the surface, processes and treats the fluids, and prepares the fluids for storage and transfer

to a purchaser.

6.2 Demand Analysis and Production Plan of the Company

A company's success or failure depends on the ability to identify and satisfy customers ‘needs. In

today's market, every business needs to understand consumer behavior and hold inventory

accordingly. Demand analysis brings many insights essential for the decision-making process. After

conducting research, companies obtain knowledge crucial for sale forecasting, product pricing, costs

on marketing and advertising, financial decisions, and production.

6.3 Production Plan

A production plan describes in detail how a company’s products and services will be manufactured.

It spells out the production targets, required resources, processes and overall schedule. The plan also

maps all of the operational steps involved and their dependencies. The goal is to design the most

efficient way to make and deliver the company’s products at the desired level of quality. A well-

designed production plan can help companies increase output and save money by developing a

smoother work flow and reducing waste.

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6.4 Industrial Engineers Involvement

Industrial engineers analyze manufacturing processes to identify opportunities for improvement. They

optimize production lines, reduce cycle times, minimize waste, and enhance overall productivity. By

implementing lean manufacturing principles, industrial engineers help companies achieve significant

cost savings and improved competitiveness. Industrial engineers play a vital role in optimizing supply

chain networks. They design efficient distribution systems, develop inventory management strategies,

and improve logistics processes. Through the use of advanced analyze and optimization techniques,

they ensure timely delivery of goods while minimizing costs and inventory levels. They are also

responsible for resolving quality-related issues in all aspects of production.

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 CHAPTER SEVEN

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

7.1 Environmental Impact

The production processes in NNPC are almost clean as the environmental impact of the petroleum

industry is extensive and expansive due to petroleum having many uses. Crude oil and natural gas are

primary energy and raw material sources that enable numerous aspects of modern daily life and the

world economy. Their supply has grown quickly over the last 150 years to meet the demands of the

rapidly increasing human population, creativity, knowledge, and consumerism.

7.2 Environmental Management

Intensification of the greenhouse effect, acid rain, poorer water quality, groundwater contamination,

among others. The oil and gas industry may also contribute to biodiversity loss as well as to the

destruction of ecosystems that, in some cases, may be unique.

7.3 Organizational Safety and Training

Safety Training is a Company training provided for workers and employers on their cognition,

avoidance, abatement, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces in a company. The

company educates all incoming employees (interns included) on all the safety regulations and rules

that will ensure their safety for their period in the company. All employees are provided with PPE to

ensure their physical safety during work. The Company has first aid boxes in every department office

and fire extinguishers at some strategic areas in the company.

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7.4 Occupational Health and Safety Problems

If you invest in exceptional health and safety training, you’ll see benefits and progress almost

instantly, curbing the number of people hurt on the job and therefore, the risk of litigation. However

careful you are, you can always count on the unexpected. Accidents, minor or serious, will happen.

The right training doesn’t just show you how to prevent, it also shows you how to respond and react

so they don’t happen again.

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 CHAPTER EIGHT

QUALITY ENGINEERING

8.1 Management Method

NNPC practices the Total Quality Management approach of quality control. This quality management

strategy focuses on each step of the manufacturing process to ensure that the quality is maintained

from start to finish. The quality management system is an ongoing process that involves improvement,

maintenance, and implementation. In the oil and gas industry, management systems and best practices

have remained fairly consistent over the years. However, solutions and systems need to evolve and

be reinvented to ensure the production and delivery of high-quality products. In this guide, I’ll take

you through some quality management challenges in the oil and gas industry.

8.2 Quality Problem in the Company

The challenge with quality management in the O&G sector.

There is an increasing need for companies to focus on things like compliance with regulations to

ensure health, safety, and environmental stewardship, but O&G companies continue to lag behind in

the use of technologies that would make management easier.

8.3 Quality Control in Different Production Stages

Because the company uses the Total Quality Management method, which focuses on each phase of

the production process, it is easier for them to do quality control at various stages of production. The

inspections include criteria such as quantity verification, durability, craftsmanship, performance,

functionality, label, packaging, and adherence to client requirements, and can be done at every stage

of the supply chain.

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 CHAPTER NINE

INFORMATION SYSTEM

9.1 Information Flow

The company commonly uses the top-down approach of information flow, which is the most common and

know traditional organizational style of passing information. Company directives goals and information

flow down from the top to subordinates below. The communication is carried out through different means,

such as the mail, face-to-face communication, text messages, the use of notice boards, etc.

Communication is vital in every organization, and without proper communication, issues like loss of

information, relay of wrong information, errors leading to monetary costs, etc. can occur.

9.2 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

An enterprise resource solution that would have deepened accountability in the Nigerian National

Petroleum Corporation’s business processes has turned a spin project for some crooked top officials to

mismanage billions of naira an internal review report has indicated.

9.3 Computer Software used in the Company

Some of the software used in the company:

9.3.1 Microsoft Excel 2016

This is used for analyzing production planning; it is also use for numerical analysis in the company. The

Production, Planning, and Quality Control departments use this software.

9.3.2 Microsoft Outlook 2016

The Microsoft Outlook is used for Viewing received e-mails, and is used by the Human Resource,

Marketing, Finance, Production Planning, and Quality Control and Production departments.

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9.3.3 Microsoft Word 2016

This software is use for typing of mails and other documents like agreements and requests. All departments

in the company use this software

9.3.4 Programs used by Industrial Engineers

The company's industrial engineer uses the MS Word, MS Outlook, and MS Excel. They use them for

tasks within the company such as recording of incoming orders, record keeping, design of required

product, numerical analysis of measurements, communication between departments, etc. they also use the

CANIAS software to handle orders and manage warehouse materials movement. Industrial Engineers are

also involved in data collection, analysis and outcome evaluation Functions.

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 CHAPTER TEN

INTERVIEW WITH INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER IN THE COMPANY

10.1 Interviewing an Industrial Engineer

i. Please can I know your name sir? My name is Ahmad IG

ii. Can you tell me about your education life? I did my undergraduate in Cyprus international

University and graduated from Industrial Engineering department.

iii. Please I want to know about your career. I started working in this company around 2017. I am the

operation manager in the company.

iv. Do you love your department of work? Yes, I love my current working department, our work in

the department determines how to go inspection in the company through quality of products.

v. How do you like your current position, can you use all your skills and experience in this position?

I love my current position and about using my skills and experience, production and quality

management requires almost all the skills an industrial engineering possesses. Therefore, I am

getting to use almost all my skills in this position.

vi. What would you recommend for a prospective IE in preparing for and shaping their career?

Dedication to work is very important, in most companies, their success depends on the duties of

industrial engineers, and I recommend that every IE preparing in preparing for and shaping their

career to give in their best, as it will all worth it. I think one of the most essential skill is the

managerial this is very important as most IE turn out to be managers. One important thing hiring

executives search for in a candidate is his or her ability to use most of the managerial software

available, also they check the how polite and blending you are with people around.

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vii. Would you study industrial engineering again if you were getting a degree today? Why? Yes, I

will. Industrial engineers are the hot cakes in the market today, as every company needs a very

good industrial engineer to manage the company, as we possess the best managerial skills.

viii. What knowledge from your classes did you have the chance to use in your job? As I am working

in the quality department today, I still refer to my quality management books until date to search

for better and better ways to improve the quality of every product produced in the company.

ix. What course would you take if you could go back to the university? As I am in the quality and

production department, I think quality assurance and quality management will be very important

courses for me.

x. How do you see the future of industrial engineers? As I said earlier, industrial engineers are the

hottest cakes in the market. This automatically gives them a bright future ahead as seeking for job

will never be a problem for an industrial engineer.

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CONCLUSION

In conclusion, the major activities of GUSAU depot are to receive, store and dispatch refined petroleum

products (PMS, AGO and DPK). The function of quality control laboratory of GUSAU depot is to ensure

that any product receive into the depot via any means is checked, analyzed and certify within the product

standard specification. The tests we are carrying out are classified into two: preliminary test (color, odors,

physical appearance and observed density, water determination) and confirmatory test (flash point

analysis, distillation and smoke point analysis).These are the various analysis that are carried out in the

depot as they are basically the parameters that would assess the quality of petroleum products, to which if

not examine may lead to knocking of an engine and fire hazard in a community.

Moreover, operational activities such as product reception, storage, product transfer, decanting and

loading operation experience where also acquired the training has exposed me on how to interact with

different people in an establishment and hope the government will keep on supporting the scheme

formation development.

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 APPENDIX

Figure 1: Organizational Chart of Company

Tanks Farm Laboratory

Offices

Parking Space

Offloading Area Warehouse

Figure 2: Facility Layout

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Figure 3: Process Chart for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)

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Figure 4: Process Chart for Refines Oil

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APPENDIX B

Picture 1: Tank Farm

Picture 2: Pump Island

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Picture 3: Quality Control Laboratory

Picture 4: Product Reception Areas

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 Picture 5: Leading Bay

Picture 6: Sampling Point

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Picture 7: Personal Protective Equipment

Picture 8: Distillation Machine

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Picture 9: Smoke Point Tester

Picture 10: Hydrometer

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 Picture 11: Multipurpose Pipeline

Picture 12: Pensky marten closed cup point tester (AGO)

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Picture 13: Seta Tag Closed Cup Flash Point Tester

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