Management of the Maintenance Function Revisited: Emphasis on the Electric Utility Industry

Abstract

This article evaluates maintenance management in an electric utility setting. It begins with a historical review before discussing present pressures on management and the new importance of maintenance costs. It discusses remedial, preventive and predictive maintenance, and the implications of each one of these maintenance functions.

Citation

Thompson, M. and Kathawala, Y. (1991), "Management of the Maintenance Function Revisited: Emphasis on the Electric Utility Industry", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 8 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000001642