Spares Management The ability to ensure the availability of the equipment through maintenance interventions, corrective or preventive, depends on the presence and maintenance of an adequate stock of spare parts. It is not exaggerated to consider the unavailability of spare parts as the responsible for 50% of the total down time of a system subject to failure. Of course, the stock levels of the various spare parts depend on the maintenance policies adopted and it represents itself a potential maintenance policy. This is the reason that put the spare parts management at the top priority for any company that want to improve the OEE of the production asset, to have a clear TCO of the machines and to optimize the working capital on spare parts. What is Spare Parts Management? Spare Parts Management is all about maintaining the relevant parts stock in the appropriate location adhering to quality, at optimal cost and available at the right time. This ensures that the efficiency and operating...

2 software solutions for maintenance activities In today’s world with the advancement in technology, skillsets and production demands, the industries are evolving daily with new features and tools to remain competitive. One of them is plant maintenance activity which is crucial for any business to get the maximum performance from the equipment to achieve the end results. In earlier days plant maintenance was performed manually by detailing, planning and recording in papers and files. This was a tedious process to dig into the right documents to get the equipment maintenance history, take actions and keep the equipment in operation effectively during breakdowns. Over the years with experience new tools & software’s were developed and with continuous introduction of new functionalities have resulted in various software packages like SAP PM and various CMMS . In the specific in this article, I compare 2 software solutions for the maintenance activities of machinery and production lin...

Maintenance The maintenance concept is the comprehensive description of the maintenance constraints, considerations as well as plans to provide support to the operations of the system or equipment in the development process. The concept of maintenance of a system or equipment is derived from the operational concepts and the operation is the major driver in the design and support of the system. Furthermore, the requirements of the maintenance concepts are translated into the support requirements and system design. The maintenance concept continues to come into a form the decisions of the design system, as well as the product support requirements and the detailed maintenance as the activities of the system design, are completed (Waeyenbergh & Pintelon, 2002). At the time of developing the maintenance concept of the system, some important guidelines must be considered which are provided below: The overall general repair policies like the criteria of repair or replacement of equi...