Presenting an Energy Management Model in Food Industry Units (Case Study: East Azerbaijan Province)

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1 PhD Student, Department of Industrial Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Industrial Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

10.22059/ses.2025.388100.1110

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of presenting an energy management model in food industry units in East Azerbaijan Province. This study is an applied-developmental research in terms of its purpose, and in terms of the method and time frame of data collection, it is a non-experimental (descriptive) research that was conducted with a cross-sectional survey method. The research participant population includes theoretical experts (university professors) and empirical experts (managers of food industry units). Sampling was carried out with a purposive method and continued until theoretical saturation was reached. Finally, 20 experts participated in this study. The statistical population of the quantitative section also includes managers and experts of food industry units in East Azerbaijan Province, totaling 370 people. Semi-structured interviews and a researcher-made questionnaire were used to collect research data. The qualitative part used the theme analysis method and Maxqda software to analyze data. In the quantitative part, confirmatory factor analysis method and AMOS software were used. Research findings showed that the role of each factor in energy management includes financial measures, control processes, promotion of organizational communications and interactions, promotion of educational, scientific and research levels, promotion of organizational culture, promotion of management processes, sharing of best practices, strengthening of operational processes and technical processes. It was also determined that based on each of these statistical findings, with 95 درصد confidence, energy management structures in food industry units are in a favorable condition.

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Journal of sustainable Energy Systems
Volume 4, Issue 3
July 2025
Pages 267-284

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