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Developing maintenance craft labor efficiency through an integrated planning and control system: A prescriptive model
Author(s) -
Finch Byron J.,
Gilbert James P.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/0272-6963(86)90016-1
Subject(s) - craft , control (management) , operations management , business , computer science , process management , operations research , economics , engineering , artificial intelligence , archaeology , history
Abstract The area of maintenace management has been placed under increasing pressure because of changes in the manufacturing production planning and control systems. In the last few years plant management has been asked to respond to productivity and quality challenges unmatched in business history. The maintenance department plays an important, indeed vital, role in the attainment of improved levels of productivity and quality. This article examines the relationship between production and maintenance management systems. A conceptual model is developed that integrates the preventive and corrective aspects of maintenance planning with the priority and capacity activities of the production planning system. The model assists management in scheduling maintenance craft labor for additional efficiency and effectiveness.