Summary: | Local Government has an authority to manage local assets in an optimal
manner. The authority of management is accompanied by the responsibility of
asset maintenance, so the role of asset management, particularly motor vehicles, is
very important. Considering that motor vehicle maintenance cost in the Municipal
Government of Pekalongan is large, the planning of motor vehicle maintenance is
required to do in order that the objective of the maintenance can be achieved.
The objectives of this study are to analyze the amount of motor vehicle
maintenance cost and to identify factors influencing motor vehicle maintenance
cost in the Municipal Government of Pekalongan. The dependent variable was
motor vehicle maintenance cost, and the independent variables were the value and
the number of motor vehicles.
Data used were panel data from 16 SKPD in the Municipal Government of
Pekalongan during 2008-2010. Analysis instrument used was a descriptive
qualitative analysis and a panel data regression using the Fixed Effect Method.
Result of the analysis shows that the amount of motor vehicle maintenance
cost per year in 16 SKPD of the Municipal Government of Pekalongan from 2008
to 2010 was IDR258.655.720,00 in average, where the allocation of spendings for
fuels/gases and lubricants was 57.54 percent, assembly substitutions was 24.84
percent, and service was 17.62 percent in average. The achievement of realization
for motor vehicle maintenance was 94.87 percent in average of all the budgets.
Result of the panel data regression indicates that the value of motor vehicle and
the number of motor vehicle have significant positive effects on motor vehicle
maintenance cost.
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