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Maintenance Organization

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Maintenance Organization

Introduction
Organizing is the process of arranging
resources (people, materials, technology etc.)
together to achieve the organization’s strategies
and goals.
The way in which the various parts of an
organization are formally arranged is referred to
as the organization structure. It is a system
involving the interaction of inputs and outputs.
It is characterized by task assignments,
workflow, reporting relationships, and
communication channels that link together the
work of diverse individuals and groups.
Maintenance Organization Objectives
and Responsibility
A maintenance organization and its
position in the plant/whole organization is
heavily impacted by the following elements
or factors:
Type of business, e.g., whether it is high
tech, labor intensive, production or service;
Objectives: may include profit maximization,
increasing market share and other social
objectives;
 Size and structure of the organization;
 Culture of the organization; and
The specific responsibilities vary from
one organization to another
1. Keeping assets and equipment in
good condition, well configured and safe
to perform their intended functions;
2. Perform all maintenance activities
including preventive, predictive;
corrective, overhauls, design
modification and emergency
maintenance in an efficient and
effective manner;
3. Conserve and control the use of
spare parts and material;
Centralization vs Decentralization
The decision to organize maintenance in a
centralized, decentralized or a hybrid form
depends to a greater extent on the
organization is philosophy, maintenance
load, size of the plant and skills of
craftsmen. The advantages of
centralization are:
1. Provides more flexibility and improves
utilization of resources such highly skilled
crafts and special equipment and
therefore results in more efficiency;
2. Allows more efficient line supervision;

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