Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering: Volume 17 Issue 2

A literature review of maintenance performance measurement: A conceptual framework and directions for future research

J.M. Simões, C.F. Gomes, M.M. Yasin

This research aims to examine the relevant literature related to maintenance performance measurement in the manufacturing sector. In the process, innovative approaches and models…

Practical application of the Decision Making Grid (DMG)

Nafisah Aslam‐Zainudeen, Ashraf Labib

The purpose of this paper is to explore the applicability of the Decision Making Grid (DMG) and its usefulness, in practice, in the maintenance of rolling stock in the railway…

A framework for strategic planning in maintenance

Umar Al‐Turki

The purpose of this study is to introduce a framework for developing a maintenance strategic plan that links the maintenance function with the corporate strategy and integrates it…

Practical application of an Analytic Hierarchy Process for the improvement of the warranty management

V. González Díaz, J. Gómez Fernández, A. Crespo Márquez

This paper will be focused in one of the stages included in a reference framework proposed for the improvement of the warranty management. Particularly, the Analytic Hierarchy…

Typology of condition based maintenance

Jasper Veldman, Hans Wortmann, Warse Klingenberg

The purpose of this paper is the development of an empirically based typology of condition based maintenance (CBM) approaches, including the relevant characteristics and…

Reliability and availability analysis of a robot‐safety system

Shen Cheng, B.S. Dhillon

The purpose of this paper is to study reliability, availability, and mean time to failure of a repairable robot‐safety system composed of n robots, m safety units, and a perfect…