Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to work on an analytical approach to test sensitivity of a maintenance‐scheduling model. Any model without sensitivity analysis is a “paper work” without advancing for wider applications. Thus, the simulation of simultaneous scheduling of...

Purpose – This paper aims at developing a methodology capable of controlling accidents and failures in oil and gas production activities. Design/methodology/approach – Fuzzy analysis that is based on fuzzy linguistics, rule matrix, rule structures, and system operating rules is utilised....

Purpose – This paper aims to revisit the preventive maintenance scheduling literature. The problem to be solved is the simultaneous scheduling of resource‐constrained preventive maintenance and operations. In particular, the expression that defines the period‐dependent cost function for a...

Purpose – The manufacturing industry perceives government standards as an attempt to unnecessarily increase production cost. This may be due to lack of acceptable models for demonstrating the associated benefits to industry. It was the goal of this study to develop a simulation model for...

This paper considers the financial implications of the traffic congestion problem in the distribution of petroleum products in a Nigerian metropolis. Data relating to truck movements, their servicing costs and other parameters that are connected with traffic congestion are collected and analysed...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical and empirical relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and some dimensions of organizational effectiveness (OE) of insurance companies in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – Data were obtained from a field...