Assessment of the G model adopted in maintenance management within the oil sector institutions in Skikda (Sonatrach) and its role in enhancing maintenance operations

Abstract

This study delves into the maintenance model G adopted by the maintenance management within the oil sector institutions in Skikda (Sonatrach). Recognized as a strategic autonomous entity that encompasses everything from planning to control, this management sector is pivotal in maximizing and leveraging available production energies based on scientific diagnostics and structured execution. This is instrumental in achieving reduced maintenance costs. Moreover, the study seeks to implement this model within a comprehensive maintenance framework that encapsulates the essential pillars of maintenance management: robust organization, effective human resource management, clear objectives and strategies, along with the support and commitment of top management. A field study examining the various phases of implementing preventive and corrective maintenance using the G model revealed that this function often lacks the requisite emphasis and care. This is attributed to the maintenance management's failure to effectively implement the G model as stipulated by the company, a deficient awareness in activating maintenance management perceived merely as a cost-reduction tool, coupled with a neglect of the human resources pillar and the lack of support and commitment from senior management.