Literature Review: The Role of Organizational Factors in Maintenance Organizations Affecting Their Manufacturing Performance, From Sri Lankan Cultural Perspective
- May 30, 2021
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Agriculture, IJRISS, Management
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue IV, April 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186
Janak Priyantha
Post Graduate Student, Department of Agriculture Extension, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Abstract: – Sri Lanka is still a developing/emerging country having an upper-middle income economy [87]. The vision of the entire country is expected to become a fully developed country in a short and reasonable time frame. In line with this vision, the level of maintenance of assets and facilities of the manufacturing and industrial establishments which contribute immensely to the national economy of the country must be enhanced and sustained. Manufacturing and maintenance industry performance today is inadequate, because of lack of standard policies and practices, mainly the absence of rich maintenance culture. The cultural deficiency mentioned above is one of the biggest contributors to this inefficiency. Thus, developing the maintenance culture is essential to increase the awareness about maintenance. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to critically review the existing literature of key organizational factors that affect the maintenance performance of manufacturing organizations, and consequently propose different approaches to resolve these issues and gaps identified from the perspective of research and practice.
The method of the study used is the electronic database and the recognized journal articles. conferences, seminars, books, symposium proceedings, theses, and synthesized literature [30]. Reviews provide a description, summary, and critical evaluation of these factors in relation to the research problem being investigated. Such research studies are in Sri Lankan context so rare and difficult to find even in other developing countries. Under these circumstances, this theoretical exploration is very significant. The determinant organizational factors revealed in this exercise are technology and innovation, communication in maintenance, training and education, problem solving, planned maintenance, maintenance policy and strategy, organizational structure and fund allocation. These findings indicate that these determinants have positive relationship with maintenance performance. This review paper will make significant contribution to existing body of knowledge and to the business performance.
Keywords: Maintenance Performance, Maintenance Culture, Organizational Factors, and Manufacturing.
