ABSTRACT
The heart of sound engineering maintenance management is the control system. This control system must clearly identify what work is to be done, what materials are needed, when the work should be done, how long it should take, what skills are needed to perform the work, and what special tools are needed. The system should permit regular reporting of accurate records so that projected completion schedules are maintained and quality of the maintenance work is assured. Finally, the system should capitalize on the work accomplished by making improvements. Figure 2.1 illustrates schematically what is embraced in a maintenance control system. This is illustrated by those programs, records, reports, and evaluations that are contained within the dotted square. The various programs that facilitate plant availability include predictive and preventive maintenance, emergency maintenance, reliability improvement, cost reduction, and training. Records and reports that need to occur as production takes place include maintenance performance, product quality, equipment failure, equipment history, and costs. These data permit an analysis and evaluation so that the various engineering maintenance management programs can be improved, thus allowing greater plant availability.
