MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

LECTURE – 23

MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING SUBJECT COORDINATOR

8th Semester VAIBHAV GUPTA

Topic Covered

 Bar Coding
 Computer Maintenance Management System

Source: Maintenance Engineering HandBook by R. Keith Mobley Page 1

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BAR CODING

 Bar coding programs were developed back in 1962 to track railroad cars as they travel around the
United States.
 Bar coding is available in over 40 symbolisms which give the customer and industry several
options to choose from.
 There are two major categories of bar codes to choose from, a one dimensional (1D) and a two
dimensional (2D). The 1D is the most common and least expensive of the two and serves all the
needs of a large MRO inventory.
 Bar code scanners are used to read bar code labels and in some cases, transmit the data in real
time using a radio frequency (RF) to the CMMS where the transaction is recorded immediately.
 If the scanner unit stores the data internally, the data will need to be downloaded to the CMMS at a
later time.
 There are two primary technologies used in bar code scanners. The laser scanner or the charged
coupled devices (CCD) are available in today’s market. The laser scanner is most functional and
can scan a bar code from over 20 ft away making it the choice of most storeroom employees.
 The CCD is useful at close range and is most applicable for office or scanning bar codes on
documents on the shop floor.

Source: Maintenance Engineering HandBook by R. Keith Mobley Page 2

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COMPUTERISED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

INTRODUCTION
 CMMS are computer software programs designed to assist in the planning, management and
administrative procedures required for effective maintenance.
 Many of the maintenance management and administrative procedures, which previously done by
hand can be done automatically by a computer using CMMS software.
 Maintenance – related data can be entered directly into the computer rather than written on paper
an reports can be generated automatically or on demand by computer rather than manually
sorted and typewritten.

OBJECTIVES

1. Maintenance of existing equipment:

 Reducing equipment downtime.
 �Maximizing the operating life of the equipment

2. Inspection and service of equipment

 Execution of the preventive maintenance work within the constrains of production
schedules

3. Installation or major refurbishing of the equipment

4. Maintenance store keeping

 Minimizing the spare parts inventory

5. Craft administration
 Minimizing productivity of the workforce.
 In order to achieve the above objectives, a maintenance manager requires a substantial
amount of timely information.
 In manual systems, many maintenance staff are required to collect and present the need
information through excessive paper work.

Source: Maintenance Engineering HandBook by R. Keith Mobley Page 3

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COMPUTERISED VS MANNUAL MAINTENANCE

 In most computerized maintenance management systems, the basic activities performed are:
1. Work order planning and scheduling
2. Maintenance stores controls
3. Preventive maintenance
4. Maintaining maintenance records
 In manual system
 The above activities are usually kept to their simplest forms to minimizing clerical work
required and are not as useful or-to-date.
 Major disadvantage of a manual system is the difficulty of obtaining a history of the
maintenance work.
 The computer has the capability to
 Receive
 Store and
 Retrieve, data with past speed

Source: Maintenance Engineering HandBook by R. Keith Mobley Page 4

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ADVANTAGES OF CMMS

 Lower Equipment Downtime

 Increased Maintenance Labor Efficiency
 Overall Maintenance Cost Reduction
 Improved Supervisor Effectiveness
 Improved Parts & Materials Availability
 Lower Production Cost
 Lower Preventive Maintenance cost
 Lover parts and Materials inventory
 Lower Purchasing Cost for Maintenance Parts &
 Materials
 Reduced Outside Maintenance Contractor Cost

Source: Maintenance Engineering HandBook by R. Keith Mobley Page 5