The Strategic Plan of the District 5 of Gas Transmission Operations Based on the SWOT Technique and the SWARA Weighting Method, with an Emphasis on the Green Services

The road to excellence for an organization is a continuous process that begins with planning and goal setting and continues with ongoing evaluations, necessary reforms, removal of barriers and reinforcing strengths. In this regard, the full understanding of the current status of the organization and its problems is a crucial step. Therefore, managers implement their strategic thinking within the framework of strategic planning, which is the process of prioritizing the missions of the organization. Due to the important and influential role of District 5 of Gas Transmission Operations in Iran, it needs strategic planning to achieve its mission. Meanwhile, a new strategic plan has been developed. In the current study, the SWOT technique was used to identify the current status and goal setting, while the SWARA method was used for weighting the criteria. The results showed the score of 2.47 for internal factors and 2.53 for external factors. The ultimate goal was to reach a score of 3 for both internal and external factors. To this end, physical asset management and motivating personnel are the most important issues addressed in the strategic plan. In this way, transparency, flexibility, the support and acceptance of new ideas, reliance to domestic companies, following environmental regulations, and respecting the efforts of employees are among the values in reaching the vision. Therefore, by consulting the experts and in line with the world?s established standards, the District 5 has taken steps to implement the developed strategies and good results have been achieved so far.