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Some aspects of measuring maintenance performance in the process industry
R.H.P.M. Arts, Gerald M. Knapp, Lawrence MannPerformance indicators of operational maintenance can help maintenance staff improve its operations, so that the direct and indirect costs of failure processes can be reduced…
Empirical study of attitudes to teamworking in manufacturing system maintenance
Richard GreenoughThis paper describes a study of attitudes to team working in an engine plant of a major UK motor manufacturer. The aim of the study was to identify causes of resistance to…
Predictive maintenance techniques and their relevance to construction plant
David J. Edwards, Gary D. Holt, F.C. HarrisThe construction industry relies increasingly on profits generated from high utilisation of mechanisation. Interruption of this mechanical supply not only incurs the “tangible”…
The raison d’être of maintenance
V. NarayanThe effective management of risk is the characteristic feature of a successful organization. The risk may be relating to safety, the environment, or one affecting profitability…
Optimal replacement for a one‐unit system subject to delivery and test
Wei‐peng Liao, John YuanNotes that the so‐called age replacement model was first proposed to determine the optimum age limit at which the system is replaced after installation. It was then extended by…
World‐class maintenance using a computerised maintenance management system
Ashraf W. LabibThis paper describes industrial research in which the implementation of a computerised maintenace management system (CMMS) was used as an effective tool that supports decision…
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- Prof Salih O'Duffua