INVENTORY CONTROL AND ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY IN 
          NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (NEPA) 
                       BY 
                  ABDUL MUMINI YUSUF 
                         
        BEING A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE ST CLEMENTS 
       UNIVERSITY, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS 
      FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY 
                   IN MANAGEMENT 
                         
                ST CLEMENTS UNIVERSITY 
                         
                         
                         
                    AUGUST, 2003. 
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                  DECLARATION 
                       
      I Abdulmumini Yusuf, do hereby declare that this dissertation is my own 
      composition and where the works of other persons have been used or 
      referred to, such sources have been duly acknowledged. 
       
       
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                        Abdulmumini Yusuf 
                       
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                   APPROVAL 
                       
      This  is  to  certify  that  this  research  study  was  carried  out  under  strict 
      supervision and has been approved for submission to the St Clements 
      University, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the 
      Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in Management.  
       
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                        Project Supervisor 
                         
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                        Academic Adviser 
                         
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                        Administrator, 
                        St Clements University. 
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                   DEDICATION 
                       
      This work is dedicated to the almighty God for his mercy, guidance and 
      protection, for seeing me through this programme, most successfully. 
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