Applicability of logistics management to bank’s branch operation

Abstract

The paper examines prospects of applying logistics management to branch operation in a typical commercial banking sector using the case of Nigeria Commercial Banks. The research design involves an evaluation of selected study variables which are regressed to determine the impact of operational cost control on bank profit. On the basis of findings the study undertakes the development of improvement models .The study thus recommend the master plan and supply chain iterative processes, as operational improvement options for controlling bank logistic activities. The robustness of the master planning and continuous improvement models designed have the potentialities for enhancing the quality of bank operations whose functionality depend on resource flow across a typical head-office-branch network.