Abstract
Organizations develop maintenance management systems (MMS) which prescribe procedures and standards necessary for uniform and effective management of maintenance resources. The operating conditions of organizations change over time and advances in technology change maintenance trends. Hence, periodic review and evaluation of MMS is warranted in order to maintain the objective of effective maintenance. In this paper a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of maintenance management systems is developed. The evaluation of the MMS is performed in two stages. The first stage audits the existing MMS and evaluating its level of implementation. In the second stage the standards, procedures and the availability of maintenance resources are reviewed to assess their adequacy for the current and future maintenance needs of the organization. Reorganization, new standards and procedures or resources may be required to improve the productivity and effectiveness of the maintenance system. The analysis in the proposed framework relies on historical data, procedure audit, work sampling and questionnaire analysis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 29-43 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | spec.is. |
| State | Published - 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Materials Science (miscellaneous)
- Fuel Technology
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering