Supplement to Chapter 15 MAINTENANCE Maintenance.

All activities that maintain facilities and equipment in good working order so that a system can perform as intended. Maintenance activities are often organized into two categories: buildings and grounds, and equipment maintenance. The goal of maintenance is to keep the production system in good working order at minimal cost. Decision maker have two basic options: 1. Breakdown maintenance (reactive approach). Dealing with breakdowns or problems when they occur. Among the major approaches used to deal with breakdowns: a. standby or backup equipment that can be quickly pressed into service. b. inventories of spare parts that can be installed as needed c. operators who are able to perform at least minos repairs on their equipment. d. repair people who are well trained and readily available to diagnose and correct problems with equipment. 2. Preventive maintenance (proactive approach). Reducing breakdowns through a program of lubrication, adjustment, cleaning, inspection, and replacement of worn parts. Preventive maintenance is periodic. It can be scheduled according to the availability of maintenance personnel and to avoid interference with operating schedules. It is generally scheduled using some combination of the following: a. the result of planned inspections that reveal a need fos maintenance. b. according to the calendar. c. after a predetermined number of operating hours Predictive maintenance. An attempt to determine when best to perform preventive maintenance activities. Total preventive maintenance. JIT approach where workers perform preventive maintenance on the machines they operate. Replacement a. historical records b. technological change c. forecasts of future demand