Effects of Climatic Conditions on the Production and Sales Pattern of Water Packaging Industries in Nigeria

Abstract

The effect of climatic weather on production and sales pattern of water packaging industries was analysed and reported. Sales data, humidity data and temperature data were collected for a period of four years. Graph of proportional sales versus relative temperature and relative humidity are plotted separately to show the effect of climatic weather conditions on the sales of sachet water. Periods of high sales which falls during the dry season (i.e February to May) and low sales at raining season, especially in the months of June to September are also identified using multiple chart for a period of four years. High sales of sachet water are found to occur between February to May when the environmental temperatures are highest accompanied by lowest values of humidity while low sales occur between June to September when the environmental temperatures are lowest and humidity values are highest. Empirical equation given shows the relationship between proportional sales with temperatures and humidity for the four years investigated. There are good agreements between the actual proportional sales and forecast proportional sales.