Abstract
Rising complexity in industrial asset and maintenance management due to more volatile business environments and megatrends like Industry 4.0 has led to the need for a new perspective on these management domains. The Lean Smart Maintenance (LSM) philosophy, which focuses on both the efficient (lean) and the learning (smart) organization was introduced during the past few years, and a corresponding maturity model (MM) has been developed to guide organizations on their way to asset and maintenance excellence. This paper discusses use cases, in which the usability and the generic aspect of the LSM MM are validated by using data from three different asset management assessment projects in organizations with different types of production. Research results show that the LSM MM can be used as a basis for management system improvement, independent of production types such as one-of-a-kind industry, mass production and continuous production.
Highlights
The volatile market conditions are exerting more and more pressure on companies and the management level, which needs to increase productivity, save resources and improve organizational processes to remain competitive
Maturity models (MM) that focus on asset and maintenance management are still rare
Further research questions arose from this previous publication and this paper focuses on answering one of these questions: Is the new Lean Smart Maintenance (LSM) maturity models (MM) generically applicable for different production types? In this context, the applicability of the LSM MM is validated with project data of previous reorganization projects with differing production types
Summary
The volatile market conditions are exerting more and more pressure on companies and the management level, which needs to increase productivity, save resources and improve organizational processes to remain competitive. The authors of this paper proposed in a previous publication [7] a generic maturity model which takes a holistic approach on asset management, maintenance processes and organization, and I4.0 aspects. Further research questions arose from this previous publication and this paper focuses on answering one of these questions: Is the new LSM MM generically applicable for different production types? It is followed by an introduction into the LSM MM, which was first published in 2020. A critical reflection of the results is performed, and further steps of investigation and development are presented
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