Track: Engineering Economy, Education & Management

Abstract

The way an organization is resourced for delivering projected maintenance performance is driven by various factors which vary from organization to organization. But strategic drivers are key to determining the maintenance organizational selections that an organization will pursue in order to fulfill its mandate of maintaining equipment reliably. The crux of engrossing on a specific maintenance organizational structure has a lot to do with managing the logistical aspects of maintenance. Having a functional structure is one thing, and having a structure that optimizes maintenance logistics according to defined parameters is something that is worthy researching on. Combinations of organizational forms are also acceptable as long as the basic objectives are met within the business context, and ensuring high efficiency and effectiveness of the maintenance function as a whole. The maintenance structure has to be determined and reviewed periodically for relevance as the technological advances can render some structural orientations irrelevant. The major thrust of forming maintenance crews around physical assets reliability will drive the decisions of the form and sizes that organizations adopt in order to meet their functional mandate.