ABSTRACT
This chapter presents various important introductory aspects of engineering maintenance. It covers need for maintenance, engineering maintenance facts and figures, maintenance engineering objectives, maintenance-related measures, safety in maintenance, problems, and references. The maintenance-related measures covered are nine indexes.
There are ten problems at the end of the chapter to test the reader’s comprehension in the area. Finally, it is added that the sources of most of the material presented in the chapter are given in its reference section. This will be useful to readers if they desire to delve more deeply into a specific area of interest.
