Maintenance Organization
Maintenance Organization
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;