Maintenance keeps your property, plant, and equipment in good working order and operations up and running around the clock.
Maintenance is the combination of all technical, administrative and managerial actions during the life cycle of an item intended to retain in, or restore it to, a state in which it can perform the required function.
SOURCE: EN 13306:2017
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May 30, 2023by Jorma Manninen
Lean maintenance is a strategy that aims to reduce waste and inefficiency in the management of operating fixed assets. Lean maintenance management is needed to get maintenance jobs done efficiently...
May 22, 2023by Jorma Manninen
All it takes is an unexpected equipment breakdown or a surprise repair to derail your well-planned maintenance schedule. So, what's the secret to better maintenance management and minimizing...
Mar 30, 2023by Jorma Manninen
Hey there fellow maintenance enthusiasts! Today, I want to shed some light on a buzzword that has gained momentum recently: corrective maintenance management. Picture this - you're driving home after...
Mar 22, 2023by Jorma Manninen
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I recall one of my first experiences with poor maintenance management vividly. I had just landed my dream job at a coveted company, and within my first week there,...
Feb 11, 2023by Jorma Manninen
Prescriptive Maintenance or RxM in short is a type of Preventive Maintenance (PM) strategy where the upcoming due dates of PM tasks are not predetermined. Instead PM Work Orders and PM Tasks are...
Feb 7, 2023by Jorma Manninen
Predictive Maintenance or PDM in short is a type of Preventive Maintenance (PM) strategy where the upcoming due dates of PM tasks are not predetermined. Instead PM tasks are scheduled based on the...
Feb 5, 2023by Jorma Manninen
Condition-Based Maintenance or CBM in short is a type of Preventive Maintenance (PM) strategy where the upcoming due dates of PM tasks are not predetermined. Instead PM tasks are scheduled based on...
Feb 4, 2023by Jorma Manninen
Corrective maintenance (CM) is a maintenance strategy selected for operating fixed assets that are allowed to run to failure. The purpose of the corrective maintenance strategy is to restore the...
Jan 22, 2023by Jorma Manninen
Preventive maintenance is a maintenance strategy selected for critical operating fixed assets to prevent undesirable events from affecting the operational availability and quality, and the...
Nov 6, 2022by Jorma Manninen
Maintenance managers are struggling to execute the maintenance strategy and to achieve the maintenance goals and objectives set by the company's management due to the lack of a maintenance process so...
Nov 5, 2022by Jorma Manninen
Maintenance managers are struggling with the execution of the maintenance strategy and failing to achieve the maintenance goals and objectives set by the company's management often due to the lack of...
Nov 2, 2022by Jorma Manninen
Maintenance managers are struggling with the execution of the maintenance strategy and failing to achieve the maintenance goals and objectives set by the company's management often due to the lack of...
