The economic and political realities of the 1990s forced managers to reverse long-standing organizational cultures in order to reduce costs and energy expenditures in their organisations. For instance, these can be achieved, with respect to maintenance, by replacing a reactive repair-focused attitude by a proactive reliability-focused culture. Thereby far less (i) human effort is expended and (ii) energy would be wasted, both of which lead to increased profitability.
A methodology for the development of PM using the modern approaches of FMEA, rootcause analysis, and fault-tree analysis is presented. Applying PM leads to a cost reduction in maintenance and less overall energy expenditure. Implementation of PM is preferable to the present reactive maintenance procedures (still prevalent in Nigeria).
Abstract:A developing society needs to adapt to change and foster creativity. In the pursuit of continual improvement (i.e. reducing energy consumption, better service performance, greater availability and improved reliability), implementing wise maintenance schedules is essential for contemporary organisations. Several studies of a wide range of Nigerian industries indicate that indigenous low availability and low productivity are endemic. The resulting closure of some of these industries has triggered off a realisation of the strategic challenges in maintenance management. In addition, the contemporary increasingly-competitive business environment in Nigeria has raised the strategic importance of maintenance functions, especially in organisations with significant investments in physical assets. Five strategic aspects of maintenance management have been identified, namely: -maintenance methodology; support processes; organisation and work structuring; comparable culture; and general management. Three factors that permeate these dimensions are wise leadership, excellent communications and an understanding of the human factors involved.
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