Track: Engineering Management

Abstract

Maintenance performance is crucial for the viability of many manufacturing organizations as the maintenance status of equipment has a direct impact on manufacturing performance. In turn, the manufacturing performance has a colossal effect on business performance generally as many manufacturing enterprises’ survival is hinged on manufacturing output. The significance of high maintenance performance need no over-emphasis as costs for manufactured goods can spiral out of control only because of low equipment reliability. Whether maintenance performance is measured as a direct or indirect business objective, it is irrelevant as it can affect manufacturing performance output momentously if it goes unchecked. Thus, for equipment intensive manufacturing enterprises, it is imperative that the maintenance performance is measured and tracked to prevent any downward trending slant. Thus this research was carried out to unravel the significance of measuring and monitoring maintenance performance and the value derived from such measurements. The feedback loop to performance improvement need to be further pursued to enable consistent maintenance improvement.