TABLE OF CONTENTS Good, sound, functional maintenance practices are essential for effective maintenance / asset management strategies. But what exactly are "good, sound, functional maintenance practices?" The materials contained in this overview (and the overview for each of the volumes in the Maintenance Strategy Series) explain each block of the Maintenance Strategy Series Process Flow. They are designed to highlight the steps necessary to develop a complete maintenance / asset management strategy for your plant or facility. The activities described in the Process Flow are designed to serve as a guide for strategic planning discussions. The flow diagram for the Maintenance Strategy Series Process Flow can be found at the end of this overview.
Many individuals may believe that this type of maintenance strategy program is too expensive or time consuming to implement, especially when there are advanced predictive or reliability techniques that might be employed. Yet there is a reason for the sequencing of the Maintenance Strategy Series process flow. If attempts are made to deploy advanced techniques before the organization is mature enough to properly understand and utilize them (basically, the "I want results now" short-term focus), they will fail. The reason? Developing and implementing a sustainable maintenance / asset management strategy is more than just distributing a flow chart or dictionary of technical terms. It is an educational exercise that must change a company culture. The educational process that occurs during a structured implementation of basic maintenance processes must evolve into more sophisticated and advanced processes as the...
