Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering: Volume 24 Issue 1

Impact of quality management tools and techniques: Case of Namibian municipal water distributors

Timothy Silombela, Michael Mutingi, Ayon Chakraborty

The purpose of this paper is to provide an understanding on the impact of quality management (QM) tools and techniques in water supply infrastructure maintenance and the…

Optimal stopping time of software system test via artificial neural network with fault count data

Momotaz Begum, Tadashi Dohi

The purpose of this paper is to present a novel method to estimate the optimal software testing time which minimizes the relevant expected software cost via a refined neural…

Assessment of factors affecting maintenance management of hospital buildings in Jordan

Dana Jandali, Rateb Sweis

The purpose of this paper is to identify and assess the factors affecting maintenance management performance of hospital buildings in Amman, Jordan. Besides, the operational state…

Maintenance strategies: Decision Making Grid vs Jack-Knife Diagram

Turuna Seecharan, Ashraf Labib, Andrew Jardine

Maintenance management is a vital strategic task given the increasing demand on sustained availability of machines. Machine performance depends primarily on frequency and…

Maintenance performance measurement – a case of the sugar industry

Balasaheb Shahaji Gandhare, Milind M. Akarte, Pradip P. Patil

The purpose of this paper is to present an empirical investigation of maintenance performance (MP) management practices from the sugar industry in India.

Gear fault detection using dynamic transmission variance

Chris K. Mechefske, David Benjamin Rapos, Markus Timusk

The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a study that used measurements of shaft relative rotational position, made using inexpensive Hall Effect sensors and magnets…

Condition monitoring based on modified CUSUM and EWMA control charts

Suzana Paula Gomes Fernando da Silva Lampreia, José Fernando Gomes Requeijo, José António Mendonça Dias, Valter Martins Vairinhos, Patrícia Isabel Soares Barbosa

The application of condition-based maintenance on selected equipment can allow online monitoring using fixed, half-fixed or portable sensors. The collected data not always allow a…