TOPIC PROBLEMS IN THE MADINA MARKET A SUBURB

TOPIC PROBLEMS IN THE MADINA MARKET A SUBURB OF ACCRA.

CONTENT �INTRODUCTION o PROBLEMS CAUSES EFFECTS SOLUTIONS

INTRODUCTION Market is a regular gathering of people for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other commodities. An area or arena in which commercial dealings are conducted. It an environment where organization introduce their products to create demand. Madina market functions daily with Wednesday and Saturdays as major market days. Items traded in the market includes perishable and non-perishables like manufactured commodities, imported goods like cloth, utensils and a variety of spare parts. Other goods include cereals, livestock and second hands clothing. The market faces several challenges that needs argent attention. . Some of the challenges includes; Poor sanitation Overcrowding Frequent fire outbreak Unstable power supply inadequate sheds etc. FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER

PROBLEM IN MADINA MARKET �POOR SANITATION; the sanitation in the market is very bad, the waste generated in the market is alarming, drains are chocked with flit. The market women display most of their food stuffs on a sack on the ground. Examples fruits and vegetables that are eaten raw. how many of you take the pains to wash an orange, pawpaw, banana or pineapple before peeling them? We call it buy one and get one free that is buyer food stuffs get an illness for free.

Cont. . . . Madina market is so congested that, getting access into the market is very difficult, the congestion is caused by the traders that sell by the road side. The pavements are all taken by these traders. One of the dimensions of total quality management is accessibility and convenience. In congested market environment, buyers find it very difficult to access the market. Getting into the market must be easy, but that is not the case in the Madina market.

�Sanitation refers to the POOR SANITATION Causes of poor sanitation Improper disposal of waste. Population expansion When there is no centralized place for disposal of refuse. Effects Poor overall human health. Economic and social disadvantages. LEADERSHIP hygienic means of promoting health through the preventions of human contact with the hazards of waste as well as the treatment and proper disposal of sewage or waste water.

CONT. . . . �SOLUTION �Sanitation Inspection The district assemble should incorporation of sanitation inspections into your quality control program will facilitate discovery of anything that might cause or permit poor sanitation. This section will outline specific areas to concentrate the sanitation inspection on. There must be dust bins at every vantage points in the marketplace, so the buyers and seller will dispose their waste in it, to ensure proper disposal of refuse. The dust bins should be electronic so that it will be able to separate waste. The waste should be collected regularly.

Cont. . Change of human attitude In general individuals in the market, both sellers and buyers should have a positive attitude towards sanitation issues.

Madina market is congested � Causes of overcrowding Poor demarcation � Effect Unclean environment Insecurity Government inability to financed the construction and maintain the market structure. Easy spread of communicable disease since there is too much body contact. Rural urban migration. Time constraint. It takes the buyers more time before acquiring what they wants to buyer. PRICIPLE OF TQM. COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY

Congestion cont. . . solutions Ø There must be a massive decongestion exercise; Unauthorized structures must be removed to make the market reachable. Ø The market must be segmented into zones. For examples zone is for fruits and vegetables. So that the buyer will go straight to the zone his needs are and also save the time of the buyer Ø There must be a new modern market, that should have more sheds and stores. QUALITY IS DOING THINGS EXCELLENTLY

Cont. . . . �There must be improve security in the Madina market to ensure that the buyers and the sellers items and properties are protected. The security personnel must be equipped, and also, there should be security cameras all over the market.

overcrowding

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Fire outbreak � Causes � Effects Unattended iron. Coal pot fire not turned out. Reconstruction of the market Properties wealth of billions of Cedis are destroyed Environmental pollution The frequent power outage. whiles others claimed it was due to illegal use of gas in the market. Illegal connection of electricity, � Solutions There should be one big modern kitchen in the market that will serve most of the market women especially those that sell food in the market. There should be an installation of fire extinguishers and fire alarm so as to determine fire at the early stage. Smoking in the marketplace. The market women must be trained on the basic technique s of putting off fire PROCESS APPROACH- removing non added value activities

conclusion �As a matter of urgency, proper quality control measure should be put in place to upgrade the standard of the market. such measures includes quality control, quality assurance etc.