A literature review on maintenance priority - conceptual framework and directions

Abstract

Abstract. Proper maintenance prioritization enables organization to ensure their maintenance performance remains in the acceptable level. This paper aims to examine the relevant literature related to maintenance priority. Based on this paper, a conceptual framework and future research directions are presented. A database of 184 publications published during 1990 to 2015 was reviewed for the purpose of this paper. The literature review presented the factors used in maintenance priority, methods for priority setting, and the trend of maintenance priority. A discussion was carried out on the maintenance priority based on organisation goal and balancing maintenance priority. Based on this literature review, a conceptual framework, which presents the facets of factors and methods considered in maintenance priority setting is offered. The understanding of factors and methods considered in maintenance priority setting can aid maintenance managers in maintenance planning and ensure maintenance performance of the assets remains compliant with the needs of the organization.

Priorities in Croatian School Building Maintenance: A Comparison of the Main Stakeholders’ Views

“…The results of this study are consistent with previous studies [4,8,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] in determining the importance of user involvement in building maintenance processes since their requirements differ from what the maintainers currently provide [8,24]. Findings from the literature review [8,24,36,39] indicate that, according to experts, the priority works in building maintenance primarily relate to maintaining the safety and health of users.…”

“…Numerous authors [4,8,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] confirm that in maintenance decision making, along with experts, the users' views should also be heard. According to [4], neglecting the users' views when making maintenance decisions can affect their satisfaction with the maintenance processes and the institution's functioning.…”