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Evaluating the maintenance process: 21st-century management strategies for maintenance process...

By Westerkamp, Thomas A.
Publication: IIE Solutions
Date: Tuesday, December 1 1998

Maintenance management has become one of the most important concerns for corporate organizations, compelling maintenance departments to look for strategies for improving the maintenance process. However, maintenance staff might find it hard to introduce improvements while performing everyday repairs and preventive maintenance work. A recommended strategy is to first review their current program by evaluating the organization structure and then auditing the maintenance process. The auditing should look into seven aspects of the maintenance process: training, personnel, cost control, planning

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