ABSTRACT
The elevated complexity and costs of production assets combined with the requirements for high-quality manufactured products necessitate novel design and condition-based maintenance (CBM) approaches that are able to provide the required levels of availability, maintainability, quality and safety while decreasing the cost of the system as a whole and throughout the production lifecycle. The implementation of a PM strategy, and the application of a CBM platform, is not only a technological challenge but a deeper question of new business models and their acceptance. The problem is that it has been claimed that maintenance personnel tend to be conservative and not prone to change. CBM Implementation is not devoid of the challenges and hurdles associated with programs that require a drastic change in the way an organization functions. This chapter aims to classify these issues into four major categories. These are: Technology, People, Processes and Organizational Culture.
