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Transformation to the Post-Maintenance Era

DOI: 10.4324/9781003054856-10

INTRODUCTION

We are in the second phase of the post-maintenance era, but many companies are still operating under the maintenance mentality. Changing from the maintenance era to the post-maintenance era, which is completing Phase 6 transition, requires a paradigm shiftand substantial effort as it sets the foundation with significant organizational changes.

The early cases of transformation from the maintenance era to the post-maintenance era took years to complete. These transformations were not smooth for three major reasons. First, the new equipment management approach was experimental, without prior success examples to follow. Second, it was a result of the increasing ...

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