Abstract
Evidence is provided of the importance of maintenance
and reliability, and the current status of reliability and
maintenance (R&M) practice is reviewed, in terms of the
gaps between the advances in technology and the evolution
of the R&M techniques. This is followed by a comparison
of the status and the quality of R&M in which it is argued
that, although quality is a sub-set of R&M, the status of
R&M is lagging behind that of its quality. The total quality
management framework that has led to the development of
quality awards is then introduced. A three-stage, total R&M,
management award is then proposed which is adapted from
the quality awards but enhanced to include issues that are
felt to be more relevant to the R&M domain. Proposals are
tendered for future research and developments in this field.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 34-39 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Maintenance & Asset Management |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 25 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |