Chapter: Mechanical : Maintenance Engineering : Repair Methods For Material Handling Equipment
General structure of six phases of good maintenance management
General
structure of six phases of good maintenance management
The proper
operation of an industry requires appropriate strategies in maintenance management.This
is ensured by the effective integration of various phases involved in
management. A good maintenance management can be considered as having six phases
as shown.
They are
1
Work identification
2
Planning
3
Scheduling
4
Execution
5
Recording
6
Analysis
The important steps in this
system approach are
•
Codification and cataloguing
•
Preparation of history sheet
•
Preparation of instruction and operating manual
•
Preparation of maintenance manual
•
Maintenance operation liaison
•
Maintenance work order and permit system
•
Job execution, monitoring, feedback and control
General
structure of computerized maintenance management system
Computerized maintenance management system is the application
of computers in planning, scheduling, monitoring and control of maintenance
activities.
A computerized maintanance
management system includes the following aspects:
•
Development of a database
•
Analysis of available past records
•
Development of maintenance schedules
•
Availability of maintenance material
•
Feedback control system
•
Project management.
Te objectives of CMMS.
6.
Maintenance of existing equipments
7.
Inspection and service of the equipment
8.
installation or revamping of the equipment
9.
Maintenance storekeeping
10.
craft administration
11.
Te advantages of CMMS.
1. Improve
maintenance efficiency
2. Reduce
maintenance costs
3. Reduce the
equipment downtime by proper scheduling preventative maintenance.
4. provide maintenance
reports in specific
formats depending on the
requirements.
5. Quicker access
to plant maintenance statistics
Work order flow diagram
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