Trends in turnaround maintenance planning: literature review
Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering
ISSN: 1355-2511
Article publication date: 30 January 2019
Issue publication date: 23 April 2019
Abstract
Purpose
Turnaround maintenance (TAM) is a planned stoppage of production for conducting a comprehensive maintenance of equipment or plant with the purpose of improving plant availability and performance. The purpose of this paper is to investigate trends in the operation and management of TAM, as reported in the literature, and identify gaps, in the context of a system approach that views a plant as part of a network of a supply chain.
Design/methodology/approach
This literature review is based on over 80 subject-relevant papers and uses content analysis. The literature subjects are classified into several managerial areas that include organization, planning, scope and risk analysis, execution, performance measurement and learning. The gap in the literature is identified in light of the proposed system view for TAM.
Findings
The system view of TAM opens new opportunities for new research areas for improving the operation and management of TAM. These areas include optimizing TAM scheduling and developing methods for managing risks along the entire business supply chain. In addition, new approaches for collaboration, sharing knowledge, best practices and expertise within the supply chain become necessary for effective TAM planning and control.
Originality/value
This paper reviews the literature and provides a new classification of TAM. It adopts the system view for TAM that has brought new insights in the operation and management of TAM. New trends for research in the area of TAM are identified.
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Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, through projects Nos RG1121-1 and RG1121-2.
Citation
Al-Turki, U., Duffuaa, S. and Bendaya, M. (2019), "Trends in turnaround maintenance planning: literature review", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 25 No. 2, pp. 253-271. https://doi.org/10.1108/JQME-10-2017-0074
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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