Attachment Report A
Attachment Report A
BY
DPM-02-4017/2022
JULY 2024
DECLARATION
Name…………………………………………………..Sign………..…Date……………
Declaration by the Supervisor
This attachment report has been submitted with my approval as Zetech University
Supervisor.
Name…………………………………..………….Sign…….………Date………………
Lecturer Supervising
DEDICATION
This attachment report is dedicated to my family especially to my parents and siblings for
their love, care and financial assistance in my studies. May Allah grant them good health
and satisfy them with long life.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I acknowledge my attachment report supervisor for the professional advice and patience
throughout this attachment report. I would like to thank the entire Zetech University staff for
their continued support and also Mass express cargo ltd for allowing me to conduct this training
study at their premises. Thank you all every ones individual support that has contributed to my
success in finishing the attachment report.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
My attachment period at Mass Express Cargo ltd was an exceptional opportunity for me
to practically engage in the skills I acquired from my studies and put in an active
commercial enterprise. During my attachment at the Mass Express Cargo ltd I did not
only exercise the skills I have acquired at school in the various departments but also
learnt a lot. I was allocated different duties in places that require knowledge in
administration department and was allocated to work independently in different duties
and activities, my duties and responsibilities included, entering data into the system,
stocktaking, filing, attending clients and verification of opening balance in client’s trial
balance. This attachment report covers a complete account of the activities undertaken
during my time at Mass Express Cargo ltd and the responsibilities that were vested upon
me. It also covers briefly background of the company.
The firm must ensure that there is a clear job description and this will build a clear job
specialization. The roles and responsibility of each and every employee must be well
spelt out during allocation of assignments, as an observation, it is prudent for the
organization to continue motivating its employees through training, improving their
remuneration and establishing better working environment.
I recommend Mass Express Cargo ltd should organize team building activities for its staff
in order to bring them closer, this would give staff time to re-examine what they have
achieved so far, share personal experiences and ideas, learn to be together and appreciate,
increase the capacity of development policies and strategies, Improve relations between
the different departments in the firm, proper documentation of records to avoid any
mishaps.
Due to the rapid changing in the job market the top management has to create a culture of
encouraging the employees to advance their knowledge in line with professionalism. It is
a way to have the highest quality of service that the employees are putting in place for the
organization to be able to achieve its goals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY v
TABLE OF CONTENTS vi
CHAPTER ONE 1
INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER TWO 2
CHAPTER THREE 5
ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN 5
CHAPTER FOUR 8
EXPERIENCES GAINED 8
CHAPTER FIVE 15
5.1 Summary 15
5.2 Conclusion 15
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5.3 Recommendation 17
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background Information
The attachment report reviews my eight weeks of attachment at Mass Express Cargo
ltd,which is part of compulsory course work prior to the compliment of a Diploma in
project management It’s an overview of experience gained from activities carried out at
the company.
CHAPTER TWO
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DESCRIPTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
ATTACHMENT
This attachment helps me as a student to get first hand exposure on how industrial
activities are carried out thus helping one gain experience which prepares one to face and
handle employment with the expected competences.
It enables one to gain practical experience and also learn new and additional skills apart
from one learnt in the university and apply the skills learnt in theory practically,
industrial attachment exposes the student to different types of people in the work
environment and helps her cope with them at different levels in the organization.
The student also gets a chance to bring into the organization new ways of doing things
especially where one has very good interpersonal skills and also managerial competences
which he uses on a day to day basis.
Board of Directors
General Manager
Administration Department
Functions
Overall coordination of business, human resource management and development,
transport management, telephone services, office accommodation, mainstreaming gender
issues , management of information and communication technology, procurement and
disposal of stores, assets and equipment.
Finance Department
Functions
Coordination of budget preparation, implementation and control, prioritization of
programmers, projects and activities for the purpose of financial allocation in the budget,
coordination, preparation and implementation of procurement plans that are consistent
with the budget and cash flow projections, ensure that there are adequate funds available
to acquire the resources needed to help the organization achieves its objectives, ensure
costs are controlled, ensure adequate cash flow, establish and control profitability levels.
Manage office supplies stock and place orders, prepare regular reports on expenses and
office budgets, maintain and update company databases, organize a filing system for
important and confidential company documents, answer queries by employees and
clients, update office policies as needed, maintain a company calendar and schedule
appointments, book meeting rooms as required, distribute and store correspondence (e.g.
letters, emails and packages), prepare reports and presentations with statistical data, as
assigned, arrange travel and accommodations and schedule in-house and external events.
Manipulating statistical data; and providing reports, arranging both in-house and external
events, handling overflow inbound customer inquiries, fill-in low level management
decision making in absence of superior personnel, basic customer service activities
including follow up phone calls and appointment setting, attending functions and
networking events, meeting other executives and affiliates.
Manage and perform all check-out functions on a daily basis, communicate clearly and
openly with customers, manage the check-out area and ensure each station remains clean
and efficiently run, respond to cashiers’ requests for price checks and other functions for
customer service, listen to customer complaints and questions and refer them to the
assistant manager when required, ensure all stations have adequate cash and change at all
times, serve as the primary point-of-contact for customer service associates, operate bar
code scanning equipment, ensure that there is sufficient cash in the cash drawer, maintain
correct cash balances at cash registers and ask for a form of identification as needed, sort,
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count and wrap coins and currency, process payments made with cash, checks, credit
cards, and debit cards, provide change if necessary when checks are cashed, process
returns and exchanges, maintain a clean checkout area, communicate company policies
and procedures to customers, gift wrap customer purchases as requested and answer
customer questions.
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Chapter 4.
knowedge acquired
4.1 An Analysis of Learnt Knowledge and Applied Skills
The attachment opportunity gave me a chance to apply employee relations knowledge
and organization behavior on how to relate with my fellow workmates, fellow attaches
and even to the public, while conducting orientation and induct to new attaches’ and new
employees, I was able to appreciate why orientation and induction of employees is so
important to our organization.
Respect is highly observed. Staff members have respect for their seniors and also the
public in general, Staff members who perform their duties well are motivated verbally,
through recommendation letters, incentives and sometimes promotion. Staffs are also
encouraged to upgrade their education, employees needing assistance are able to be
assisted within the shortest time possible, employees are handled in a professional
manner embracing dignity and respect.
They have set clear and explicit standards of service that clients reasonably expect, they
always uphold transparency and accountability in service delivery, they always take
corrective action on errors and deficiencies that occur, they always uphold and safeguard
the independence of the county in the discharge of its mandate, they cultivate dynamism
and innovative practices through continuous improvements of systems and processes,
through these values upheld, I learned the way the organization should undertake the core
mandate. This was by working closely with various departments during my attachment.
And I also found out that practical part of management is very interesting.
4.2.1 Coordination
During my internship, I also gained skills that project administration department has got
to carry its functions by co coordinating with other departments. The coordination
involved making different people work together with an aim of achieving and fulfilling
the desired goals in the organization projects .
4.2.2 Teamwork
I learnt that when we worked as a team, there was a high better faster and smooth
operation of work, and in the sections that lack teamwork, I noticed that there was
presence of unhealthy competition and even mistrust amongst employees. In fact all the
time that we were carrying anything my supervisor encouraged team work. Unity as I
was told always gives rise to efficiency, effectiveness and accuracy in doing things. I
involved myself in team work as I would work together with my fellow attaches in doing
the task allocated. The team members of the working staff initiated this whenever it came
to doing a certain task.
Integrity was all the time reserved and to make sure that this is followed to the latter they
even included it in their staff working charter such that it can keep on reminding every
staff and guide them on what to do.
4.3 Observation and Critique
For the duration I have been at the organization I was able to make several
observations in which I liked some and disliked others;
Availability of securities making it clear and vivid that the working environment at the
department of information is a good and very conducive whereby there is able office
space, good air conditioning, quality lighting and proper security systems which include
CCTV cameras.
The organization is is embracing technology with good pace. However, There are few
computers serving the offices. The few computers are not efficient for research.
Some of the work is done manually hence wasting time and resources on one activity.
The organization should be in its fore front to set a paperless office. To avoid loss of
files and damages. Filing cabinets also take a lot of space.
Some staff were not willing to take attaches trough induction and sometimes we were left
to wonder how to proceed with assignment you are not familiar with.
I will apply the organization rules and ethics to enhance the clients and select using the
appropriate procedure and all clients possess the attributes e.g. deliver on time, open
transactions, quality services and reputation among others.
Having gained knowledge about the accounts system I will be in a position to transact
online and cope with technology, if given a chance to be an accountant I will be able to
the put operation policies of the organization and ways of carrying out activities. Having
acquired negotiation skills I will be able to negotiate very effectively and come to an
agreement. I will also try to interrelate with all other department in the organization in
order to enhance effective flow of work and continuous production.
For the period I worked at Mass Express cargo ltd to greater extent related well with the
working staff in various ways as one way of co-ordinating various activities of projects
among them and strategy I saw it well that acquire their contact details so that we can
avoid inconveniences for further clarification.
CHAPTER FIVE
In the period I served as an attaché, at Mass Express where I had a good opportunity to
acquire new skills and put into practice the knowledge I have learnt, gain work and field
experience, how to interact with different people at different levels within the
organization.
5.2 Conclusion
I must admit that the attachment was a success and I was very proud of been associated
with the organization as it provides the right working environment for an intern. Again, I
must acknowledge the hard work of my lectures in shaping me for the career. I was
happy to notice the high esteem held by the employees to students on attachment.
It is my confession that after the attachment, I have gained skills, experience and
knowledge on computer skills and technical application in business office environment. I
will use the skills learnt to perform similar tasks in a similar or different environment
which I will get involved in after I graduate.
I sincerely wish to appreciate the administration department including all the sections
under it for the opportunity they gave me to pursue my industrial attachment in their
organization and also for the assistance they accorded to me and being always ready to
let me learn from them. My eight weeks at the organization have had a great impact on
my career development.
I gained a lot of skills and knowledge which I will utilize for both my professional
growth and also enhance competitive edge for the company. An important thing I
encountered in administration department is team work which is part and parcel of the
organization good performance, additionally I had an opportunity to develop work
attitudes like curiousness, self-confidence, maturity and self-reliance hence obtaining
knowledge of potential careers and developing new areas of interest.
The necessary knowledge I gained from class helped to understand more on how to carry
out the business function effectively, some specific activities undertaken that need to be
taken seriously. These activities are arrangement of files, verification exercise, assisting
in preparing ledger accounts among other activities.
During the period of the attachment I have acquired skills and knowledge on how to plan,
organize, and administer the activities of the department, office, or division efficiently, to
keep informed of new developments relating to my function and to maintain a creative
and experimental attitude toward change, in order to continuously improve the operation
of my area of responsibility, during the period of my attachment I learned how to advise
the management in appropriate resolution of employee relation issues. Conducts wage
surveys within labour market to determine competitive wage rate.
5.3 Recommendation
Despite the well trained staffs at the organisation who guides attaches throughout their
attachment period, there are still areas to be checked on. These include; The organization
should also consider offering remuneration to their interns to meet their transport cost and
lunch this would go a long way in improving the morale of interns.
The firm must ensure that there is a clear job description and this will build a clear job
specialization. The roles and responsibility of each and every employee must be well
spelt out during allocation of assignments, as an observation, it is prudent for the
organization to continue motivating its employees through training, improving their
remuneration and establishing better working environment.
I recommend that the organization should organize team building activities for its staff in
order to bring them closer, this would give staff time to re-examine what they have
achieved so far, share personal experiences and ideas, learn to be together and appreciate.
Due to the rapid changing in the job market the top management has to create a culture
of encouraging the employees to advance their knowledge in line with professionalism.
The employees have to be given a well stipulated job description in accordance with their
skills and knowledge they have which is placing them in the right work, the organization
should improve the welfare of the staff as a way of motivating and hence improve
service delivery. Formal channels of communication should be established to eliminate
barriers to effective communication.
I would recommend that the corporate affairs department under which the customer care
section falls to be more professional in the way they run the section so that also
customers get more satisfaction from this people, the customer care staff should also find
a way of escorting guests to the offices they are visiting and ensuring their safety while in
the company’s premises at the same time taking minimum period to connect them to the
officer they want to see.
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