Product Development, 2nd Edition

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Designing for Maintenance

This chapter addressed the issue of product maintenance in detail. It examined the need for product maintenance, the variety of commercially available consumer products, and the distinction among different methods of product maintenance. Several terms associated with the general topic of product maintenance were presented.

Several maintenance methods were presented to inform the reader of the variety of approaches adopted to facilitate product design for ease of maintenance. The practical utility of each methodology was scrutinized to examine its value in dealing with real-world situations when the product, equipment, and systems are operating in the field.

Keywords

Maintenance; preventive maintenance; methods time measurement; ...