期刊名称：International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management
电子版ISSN：2395-5252
出版年度：2022
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：1074-1088
DOI：10.35629/5252-0401842846
语种：English
出版社：IJAEM JOURNAL
摘要：The study assessed the nexus between operations improvement function (dimensions by preventive maintenance and benchmarking) and environmental sustainability of petroleum tank farms in South South, Nigeria. The theoretical underpinnings are the theory of routine dynamics and the stakeholder theory, while the underlying research philosophy is positivism. Adopting a cross-sectional survey research design, first-hand data were generated usingquestionnaire.The elements of the accessible population are 820 middle and top-level managers of the selected tank farms. The Krejcie& Morgan’s sample size determination technique was deployed and 10% adjustment was made to provide forattritions and non-responses, bringing the adjusted sample size to 288 respondents. The dataset satisfied the assumptions of normality, linearity and equality of variance and the Structural Equation Modelling was deployed to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. Thestudy concludes that management commitment to preventive maintenance significantly amplifies environmental sustainability. Similarly, there is empirical evidence that benchmarking boosts environmental sustainability. Therefore, it is recommended that management of petroleum tank farms should increase the adoption of preventive maintenance by allowing engineers feel free to order spare parts to perform preventive maintenance activities, while ensuring that the spare parts are durable and meet quality standards. The study further recommends that managers of petroleum tank farms should improve their level of benchmarking by effectively and actively encouraging employees to learn from the experience and expertise of other colleagues and organizations.
关键词：Operations improvement function;Preventive maintenance;Benchmarking;Environmental sustainability;Petroleum Tank Farms
