Four-day service-staff work-week in order to complete maintenance operations more effectively in a Nigerian power-generating station

M.T. Lilly, I. Emovon, S.O.T. Ogaji and S.D. Probert

Applied Energy, 2007, vol. 84, issue 10, 1044-1055

Abstract: Labour costs represent the major portion of the total cost in many industries and activities. This investigation examines a four-day workweek (compared with the current five-day week schedule) for maintenance operations in the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). The aim is to reduce maintenance labour-costs, while satisfying increasing demands for higher effectiveness. Changing from the five to a four-day workweek for maintenance personnel at the Afam power-station is predicted to produce savings of 10% of maintenance labour cost without any loss of output or quality of service.

Keywords: Power; station; Maintenance; Compressed; workweek; Workforce; Labour-cost; reduction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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