Maintenance And Quality Management

Flynn et al. (1994) define quality management as an integrated approach to achieve and sustain high-quality output. Quality engineering is the discipline that deals with the analysis of a manufacturing system at all stages, to improve the quality of the production process and of its output. This can be referred to as the means of achieving a consistent maintenance management system within an organization. Quality improvements methods are a means of improving the organization customers’ satisfaction and competitiveness. Quality is related to manufacturing, and reliability is more related to the validation of sub-system or lower item requirements, (system or part) inherent design and life cycle solutions. (Flynn, et al., 1994) A manufacturing

Interactions between quality and production can be interpreted from maintenance point of view. The primary output of production is the desired product and its secondary output is demand for maintenance, which result in an input for the maintenance function (Ben‐Daya & Duffuaa, 1995) Thus, the implementation of a strong maintenance program within an organization is desirable in order to provide reliable equipment maintenance and reduce equipment process variation. (Cua, et al., 2001) Maintenance major role is to maintaining the quality of the elements involved in production instead of reacting from one repair to another. A good maintenance program has a positive effect on production by increasing production capacity and controlling the quality and quantity of output. When outlining the link between quality and maintenance, is also necessary to indicate that product quality, production cost, machine condition and its life cycle are not just influenced by the type of production machinery and maintenance policy, but also by the quality of the input of elements (such as raw material, production tools, methods and procedures, operating and maintenance staff competence and operating conditions) in the production process (Maletic, et al., 2012)

In a case study Alsyouf (2007), found that loss of production because of unavailability of plant due to unplanned stoppages and losses related to

When applying the Maintenance management approach it is vital for the plant assets to be prioritized. The assets are prioritized according to the probability/risk number (RPN). The assets found to have a high PRN number will be analyzed first. If the number of resources available outweighs the assets at risk, management should mitigate risk by determining where the available resources can be applied first. Thus, the organization’s risk management process, should have a well-established risk assessment structure, which contains a mitigation plan and implementation