Path Analysis on the Operatives as the Moderator on the Development of the Gas Distribution Networks in Indonesia

Continuous dynamics play a central role in the analysis of critical milestones that every business or industry ought to constantly achieve to ensure sustained long-term expansion, with an emphasis on stability. This principle is equally applicable to the domain of natural gas distribution. The year-over-year data trends consistently indicate the increasingly growing trend in the deliverability of gas distribution in Indonesia. This research endeavors to enhance comprehension of the delivery of natural gas through distribution networks in Indonesia, aiming to elucidate latent variables crucial for optimizing the supply of natural gas to metropolitan regions. The research method used in the study follows the statistical technique of analyzing the relationship between observed and latent variables (SEM). More precisely, structural equation modeling is a statistical technique that supports the analysis of the complex relationship between constructs and indicators tightly with validity in multivariable data analysis, and the validity of the multiple regression model can be proved. As for the research method, revenue, operatives, volume of distributed gas, and operational costs, which are the indicators of the gas distribution network variables. Meanwhile, unlike previous research, this paper failed to check the validity and reliability, but this research confirms the validity and reliability of the model appropriately. The investigation results indicate that the direct impact of human resources as moderating variables on the expansion of the city gas network is 0.302. It shows that the number of gas networks in the city increased by 30.2%, while the moderating variables accordingly increased by one unit. Likewise, the operatives as moderating variable, profoundly impacts the internal corporate costs affecting the expansion of the deliverability of gas with the coefficient 0.295. This signifies that a single increase in moderating variables corresponds to a 29.5% increase in city gas networks, indicating a positive and significant influence