ABSTRACT
Maintenance managers are used to budget cuts. Not the least because maintenance is viewed in most organizations as a cost. Maintenance budget cuts will help the company save money in the short term, but almost always result in higher costs in the long run. It is very simple; think about the input–process–output “equation” applied to maintenance. If you only reduce the inputs—in this case, the maintenance budget—and keep the maintenance process constant, the outputs will reduce. This makes it very clear that budget cuts alone don’t solve the problem. The short-term savings often result in lower product or work quality, and these in turn are accompanied with higher risks for the safe and reliable operation of the equipment.
