Impact of Machine Overhauls on the Breakdowns in the Manufacturing Industry

Abstract

This study focuses on a new maintenance strategy called Machine overhaul, which uses the concepts of Reliability Centered Maintenance and how it is different from other traditional maintenance strategies that various manufacturing companies use to improve machine reliability and increase productivity by creating opportunities for longer production runs without suffering from breakdowns through performing minimal periodic maintenance activities and reducing overall cost. The framework of this study addresses the development of this strategy by working with different Original Equipment Manufacturers as they are the subject matter experts in their respective fields and how it is planned and executed by the Maintenance team in an organization. It helps the management and leadership team of an organization to make decisions using the data-driven approach through analysis and comparison of the impact of this strategy against traditional ones to improve reliability and productivity to achieve organizational objectives every year.