Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on maintenance management
and suggest possible gaps from the point of view of researchers and practitioners …

Purpose–Maintenance and its management has moved from being considered a “necessary
evil” to being of strategic importance for most competitive organisations around the world. In …

Manufacturing organisations have been witnessing a transition from mass manufacturing to
lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing is focused on the elimination of obvious wastes …

Purpose–A major role of facilities management is ensuring the useability, reliability, and
safety of the asset being managed. To achieve this management must use a system to …

Competitiveness has forced companies to improve the overall performance of the business.
In the area of maintenance, much has been written about strategies, such as total productive …

During the last decade, many companies have made large investments in the development
and implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. However, only few of …

The industries have created threat to the present environment through their manufacturing
methods. Moreover, the excessive utilization of natural resources have led to scarcity and …

This paper describes how a common database can play an important role in reaching cost-
effective improvements of maintenance performance. The definition and overall design of a …

The implementation of proactive maintenance, as presented here, offers a complete
package for maintenance system development. The package contains a methodology, a …

Maintenance is an indispensable part of the business process and plays an important role in
an organisation's success and survival. The main purpose of maintenance is to ensure …