Proactive maintenance as a tool of optimization for vehicle fleets, in terms of economic and technical benefits

Abstract

Maintenance is one of the more important processes that affect productivity and creates added value, for the main process within every company. The aim of this paper is to highlight the process of vehicle fleet maintenance and the evaluate the economic and technical benefits, in terms of optimizing the maintenance process. We used economic, comparative analysis to evaluate the maintenance process. Pareto analysis on the principle (80/20%) presents critical service activities for each type of bus. Critical services of the maintenance process are shock absorbers, cooler, planning service, brake lines. Important features of the maintenance process are cost optimization, capacity planning, workload utilization, optimal material delivery and monitoring the fulfillment of the plan for every company, in various areas of industry. The solution to the problems of fleet maintenance is the introduction of a proactive maintenance approach, aimed at improving the individual activities and capabilities of the vehicles used in the process.