4020 – 11 – Selecting a Maintenance Approach

It is highly unlikely that any maintenance approach will get rid of the need for reactive maintenance. Picking the best approach can lower the amount of time maintenance workers need to spend performing RM. A lot of companies will mix different styles of maintenance in the shops.

All maintenance approaches have advantages and disadvantages. With fewer machines, a PM approach needs to be effective. The costs would be much lower than the training and equipment of a PdM or RCM approach.

A company can hire a consultant to determine the optimal approach.