Lean Smart Maintenance—Value Adding, Flexible, and Intelligent Asset Management

Abstract

Maintenance is a strategic factor and a key enabler for smart production. Therefore, it needs to be intelligent -- smart -- and cost efficient -- lean. The Lean Smart Maintenance (LSM) management concept combines these two perspectives and enables a value adding, efficient, and intelligent asset management for production with digitalization aspects. This paper introduces LSM and explains its major components. LSM consists of efficiency drivers, e.a[macron]g. maintenance processes and planning, outsourcing, and effectiveness factors, e.a[macron]g. data and knowledge management, qualification and maintenance strategy. The implementation of the instruments in a four loop controlling cycle with vertical data integration is important. Furthermore, a LSM implementation model is introduced. A LSM assessment methodology as implementation step is briefly explained. A maturity model is used to identify and improve the current state of asset management. The four step LSM implementation model is described.