OPERATION & SUPPLY STRATEGY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF MULTINATIONAL OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE.

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  • David Onwuchekwa, Ph.D

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between operation & supply strategy and the performance of multinational oil and gas companies in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This study adopted a correlational research design. The population of the study consisted of 10 multinational companies operating in Rivers State as retrieved from Nigerian business directory search engine. The study adopted a census study, 3 respondents were selected from each firm multiplied by 10 firms give us a total of 30 respondents. Structured questionnaire instrument title “operation & supply strategy and performance” questionnaire was developed on five-point likert scale. The result of the Cronbach's Alpha reliability test indicates .800 which is above .70 which implies that the items are reliable. Pearson product moment correlation was used to test the hypotheses using SPSS (statistical package social sciences). The study revealed that there is a significance relationship between process design and profitability of multinational oil and gas companies in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. There is a significance relationship between infrastructure decision and productivity of multinational oil and gas companies in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. There is a significance relationship between sustainability and efficiency of multinational oil and gas companies in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The study indicates that there is a significant relationship between operation and supply strategy and the performance of multinational companies in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. This suggests that effective management of operations and supply chains can lead to improved performance outcomes for these companies. The study recommended multinational companies in Port Harcourt should continuously refine their process design to improve profitability, multinational companies should prioritize strategic infrastructure decisions that support enhanced productivity and multinational companies should embrace sustainability initiatives to improve efficiency.

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2025-01-20

How to Cite

Onwuchekwa, Ph.D, D. (2025). OPERATION & SUPPLY STRATEGY AND THE PERFORMANCE OF MULTINATIONAL OIL AND GAS COMPANIES IN PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE. BW Academic Journal. Retrieved from https://bwjournal.org/index.php/bsjournal/article/view/2573

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