Modernizing a Preventive Maintenance Strategy for Facility and Infrastructure Maintenance

Abstract

Properly implemented preventive maintenance (PM) strategies can provide many benefits to an organization in terms of extending equipment life, optimizing resource expenditures, and balancing work schedules. Periodic evaluation of a PM strategy can help identify ways to improve efficiencies and maximize its effectiveness. This research effort was accomplished by performing a case study of the United States Air Force's infrastructure and facility PM program known as the Recurring Work Program (RWP). Based on a thorough review of relevant maintenance management literature and data collected through a series of interviews, a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis was performed to evaluate the current program. Findings from the SWOT analysis supported the formulation of eight Focus Areas (FAs), each which represents a unique theme of practical recommendations for improving the program. Using this research as a model, maintenance practitioners can formulate a practical framework to evaluate and modernize their PM strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA501214

Entities

People

  • Ross E. Dotzlaf

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Civil Engineering
  • Community Of Practice
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Management
  • Management Personnel
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Operations Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Safety
  • United States
  • Warning Systems

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