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Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, Twelfth Edition
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Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management, Twelfth Edition

by Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson
February 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
480 pages
219h 58m
English
Pearson
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Maintenance

There are two types of maintenance: preventive maintenance and breakdown maintenance. Preventive maintenance involves monitoring equipment and facilities, performing routine inspections, servicing, and keeping facilities in good repair. These activities are intended to build a system that will reduce variability, find potential failures, and make changes or repairs that will maintain efficient processes. The current generation of sophisticated sensors allows managers to build systems that can detect the slightest unusual vibration, minute changes in temperature or pressure, and slight changes in oil viscosity or chemical components. Preventive maintenance involves designing technical and human systems that will keep the productive ...

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ISBN: 9780134422404