INFLUENCE GREEN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF OIL MARKETING COMPANIES IN KENYA

Francis Ogot Ong’elle, Dr. Jackson Ndolo

Abstract


Awareness and advocacy against the adverse effects of human activities on the environment and the need to mitigate the threats for a greener and safer world have birthed and consolidated many stakeholders. The recognition of a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a universal human right by the United Nations General Assembly and the need to translate the initiatives into tangible progress to address the global climate crisis defined by devastating flooding, heatwaves and wildfires has escalated the awareness and the seriousness of the situation and urgency for action. Industries which constitute the highest percentage of environmental degradation more so in the oil and petroleum sector, are increasingly being put to task with their consumers as well as law enforcers and regulators to adopt and mainstream environmental conservation initiatives and green manufacturing practices using green raw materials. This study, therefore, sought to establish the influence of the use of green manufacturing technologies on the performance of oil marketing companies in Kenya. The study conducted involved a descriptive research design methodology with a closed-ended questionnaire administered to a census of key oil marketing companies. Only senior and middle management workers of 62 Oil marketing businesses who have strategic and tactical responsibilities were eligible to participate. The managers were drawn from the departments of; procurement, production, finance, quality control, and marketing departments. A census sampling approach was used to get 310 managers from oil marketing businesses who are well-equipped to give the necessary information. The collected data was quantitatively analyzed using SPPS Version 25.0 computer software application. Correlation analysis was applied to determine the relationship between the variables. The study concluded that most machines or tools which consume less energy, water and fuel are used and most of them are impact and life cycle assessment tools for manufacturing. The study recommends that there should be an improvement in; the use of machines or tools which consume less energy, water and fuel, and how they impact and life cycle assessment tools for manufacturing.

Keywords: Green Manufacturing Technologies, Performance


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