A survey of maintenance management systems in South African tertiary educational institutions

Buys, Fanie; Nkado, Raymond

doi:10.1080/01446190600851009

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“…The outcome of the analysis of operational history, which leads to the development of performance improvement strategies, provides intelligent information for decision-makers at all levels to assess the achievement of predetermined goals [19]. It facilitates the tracking of past progress, helps to learn about the future and challenges maintenance operatives to practise the art of continuous data collection, analysis and the interpretation of feedback information [21]. It enhances oversight and compliance activities, supports proposals for change and requests for additional resources [21,22].…”

Section: Use the Pm Results To Bring About Change In The Organisationmentioning

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Harnessing the Multiple Benefits of a Computerised Maintenance Management System

Ogbeifun¹,

Pasipatorwa²

2021

Operations Management - Emerging Trend in the Digital Era

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Those involved in maintenance operations are enjoying the benefits of information and communication technology in the planning and management of maintenance activities, resource management and planned production. In the digital space, the computer-based operating systems, commonly referred to as computerised maintenance management systems (CMMSs), enable quick and effective communication between stakeholders, facilitate improved planning, easy access to historical data, reporting and performance improvements of the maintenance function. However, success in the use of CMMSs depends on the human capacity of the users of the system. In practice, many organisations use the CMMS tool for planning, operations management and reporting, without the aid of detailed analysis of operational information in the CMMS database. They fail to harness all the possible benefits. Three case studies were used to illustrate the situation. Two of them refer to academic institutions and the third is a manufacturing company. In the academic institutions, the CMMS was used for maintenance planning, management and periodic reporting. The manufacturing company included analysis of the information in the operational database, which culminated in identifying the level of the reliability of machines in the production network through benchmarking. The conclusion is that the quality of the human capacity enables organisations to harness and make maximum use of the potentials inherent in typical CMMS software.

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Section: Use the Pm Results To Bring About Change In The Organisationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Harnessing the Multiple Benefits of a Computerised Maintenance Management System

Ogbeifun¹,

Pasipatorwa²

2021

Operations Management - Emerging Trend in the Digital Era

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“…It is, however, unfortunate that most based their budget estimate on the previous year ' s budget plus allowances for the coming year ' s budget. This approach is a ' recipe for disaster ' ( Buys and Nkado, 2006 ). Table 8 displays the maintenance strategies of the responding universities.…”

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Appraisal of the building maintenance management practices of Malaysian universities

Lateef

Khamidi²,

Idrus³

2011

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This article presents the results of a questionnaire survey conducted on the background information of an ongoing research. The article describes the characteristics, size and strategies of university maintenance departments. Questionnaires were administered on 50 university maintenance organizations. With a 66 per cent response rate, the fi ndings suggest that though the expenditure on maintenance is inadequate, poor management of the resource and maintenance services are also contributing greatly to the poor service delivery, the spate of maintenance backlogs and poor user satisfaction. On the basis of the outcomes of the questionnaire survey and a literature review, a schematic value maintenance management model is proposed for university maintenance organization. The maintenance department should be regarded as a business unit. The signifi cant impact it has on the university institution can be illustrated by reviewing it in terms of characteristics. It should be strengthened by including it as one of the university strategic business units. This will also make it more attractive and competitive. The department should not be seen as an engineering-led unit, but as a business-led unit so that it can be creative, innovative and competitive.

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“…Therefore, decision to select lowmaintenance materials, components, and elements to significantly lower the maintenance budget, and the downtime loss are very important for these types of condominiums, as they are running with a small maintenance fund due to occupants' low income levels (Buys and Nkado, 2006;Stoy and Kytzia, 2006). It was revealed that the economic factors such as insufficient budget, low income levels of the users and costly maintenance needs are some of the biggest challenges faced by the MCs in carrying out necessary maintenance without compromising the performance of the building.…”

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“…On the other hand, facility managers are the "keepers" of databases and information systems that contain valuable operational and maintenance information on different building types (Preiser, 1995). This information from facility managers enriched with their vast store of practical knowledge and experience and the feedback from users of the building on operational and maintenance problems, are excellent inputs for the designers in order to develop "low cost maintainable" buildings (Buys and Nkado, 2006). Thus the facility manager could be the "pathway" for providing such feedback and for persuading designers to take correct design decisions on any maintenance management issue, in order to make life easier for all stakeholders.…”

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“…Strategies such as prioritization of maintenance were used for effective allocation of limited resources, ensuring the best solutions so as to optimize maintenance management (Jamali et al, 2005;Buys and Nkado, 2006;Bardey et al, 2006). Thus, it can pay an immediate attention on the most critical building elements.…”

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Maintainability of Condominiums Constructed for Low-Income Families in Sri Lanka

2015

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Sri Lanka now has a prime market for "vertical growth" and the private sector has become the main developer. However, the government has also contributed to these developments through the condominiums constructed for low income families. These were built for the purpose of re-settling people from shanties and recently, Tsunami victims. These condominiums have shown significant failures and problems. This paper looks at some of these problems; specially maintenance. Three types of condominiums were selected to study. Interviews were conducted with management corporations, selected occupants and professionals in the relevant authorities. The study focused on understanding maintainability problems related to technical facilities, management, social condition, and legal background. Twenty five technical management, social and legal related problems were observed that occur during the maintenance and operational stages. Some of them have become a huge burden to the government. Further, the study identified eight strategies from substantive experts to eliminate these issues now and in future attempts.

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A survey of maintenance management systems in South African tertiary educational institutions

Cited by 19 publications

References 1 publication

Harnessing the Multiple Benefits of a Computerised Maintenance Management System

Harnessing the Multiple Benefits of a Computerised Maintenance Management System

Appraisal of the building maintenance management practices of Malaysian universities

Maintainability of Condominiums Constructed for Low-Income Families in Sri Lanka

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