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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Narayan, V. 100 years in maintenance: practical lessons from three lifetimes / V. Narayan, M.C.Das, J.W. Wardhaugh. p. cm.
TS192.N353 2007
658.2'02--dc22
2006053263
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About the Authors
V. Narayan is a leading authority on maintenance and reliability engineering. He is a graduate mechanical engineer from Pune University in India and has over 40 years of experience in maintenance and project management. He has worked in the automobile, pharmaceutical, liquefied natural gas, oil & gas production, and petroleum refining industries. In his long career he has trained, consulted and worked in many countries, including spending eight years as the head of the Maintenance Strategy group in Shell UK Exploration and Production. He headed the Maintenance and Reliability Center of...
