Maintenance practices in Swedish industries: Survey results

被引:93
作者
Alsyouf, Imad [1 ]
机构
[1] Vaxjo Univ, Sch Technol & Design, Dept Mech Engn, SE-35195 Vaxjo, Sweden
关键词
Maintenance practices; Survey; Sweden; Maintenance approaches; Proactive maintenance; MULTIATTRIBUTE DECISION-MAKING; OPTIMIZATION; STRATEGIES; FRAMEWORK; CRITERIA; POLICIES; SYSTEMS; MODELS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.05.005
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the maintenance practices that are used in Swedish industry. The study was performed by conducting a cross-sectional survey within Swedish firms that have at least 100 employees. The main results achieved from the study show that the role of maintenance is not highly recognised. There is a need to spend and invest more in maintenance, which is considered by the majority of Swedish industries as a necessary expense. Although about 13% of the maintenance department time is spent on planning maintenance tasks, nevertheless, about one third of the time is spent on unplanned tasks. There is a need for more adoption of maintenance concepts such as total productive maintenance (TPM) and reliability-centred maintenance (RCM). The lack or ineffectiveness of planning and scheduling can significantly restrict the maintenance department in achieving its objectives and can thus prevent the company from maximising business profits and offering competitive advantages. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:12
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