Selection of Spare Parts Inventory Classification Model Using Hierarchical Analysis: An Applied Study in Iraqi Drilling Company

Authors

  • Hadi A. Alabrrow University of Basrah
  • Reyad Kh. Shareef Iraqi Drilling Company

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34120/ajas.v25i3.1009

Keywords:

Classification of spare parts, Hierarchical analysis, Classification with multiple criteria

Abstract

Aim of the paper: This study aims at selecting the best classification model for spare parts inventory by specifying the contribution of the classification of spare parts inventory in achieving competitive priorities in the Iraqi Drilling Company.
Study design: A Mixed method represented by a hierarchical analysis process was employed.
Sample and Data: The structured interview was used as a main tool for collecting data and the (AHP) method was adopted to analyze the data obtained from the sample of the study.
Results: The alternative multi-criteria classification model achieved the highest ratio of competitive priorities. The contribution of this model was (65.31%), which was distributed among the four competitive priorities (cost, quality, delivery, and flexibility.
Conclusion: The best classification of spare parts inventory in Iraqi Drilling Company is the classification model with multiple criteria.

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Author Biographies

Hadi A. Alabrrow, University of Basrah

He obtained his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom 2012. He is an associate professor at the College of Management and Economics at the University of Basra. He has many published research papers in Arab journals. He is a member of the editorial board of several Iraqi and foreign journals. His research interests include organizational behavior, administrative leadership, and administrative creativity. hadi_967@yahoo.com

Reyad Kh. Shareef, Iraqi Drilling Company

Holds a Master's degree in Business Administration in 2014, and is currently a Ph.D. student in Business Administration in the final stage of writing his thesis. He is an oil expert at the Iraqi Drilling Company affiliated with the Ministry of Oil and has research interests in production management, production technology, and management information systems.

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Published

2018

How to Cite

Alabrrow, H. A., & Shareef, R. K. (2018). Selection of Spare Parts Inventory Classification Model Using Hierarchical Analysis: An Applied Study in Iraqi Drilling Company. Arab Journal of Administrative Sciences, 25(3), 489–527. https://doi.org/10.34120/ajas.v25i3.1009

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 3 (2018)

Section

Operations Management