Maintenance Management Information Research Articles

A Strategic Roadmap to Improve the Maturity Level of Maintenance Information Management Systems

A Strategic Roadmap to Improve the Maturity Level of Maintenance Information Management Systems

PENGUKURAN LAJU KERUSAKAN DENGAN MENGINDIKASIKAN NILAI MTBF DALAM MANAJEMEN PERAWATAN MESIN PADA PT. AIC

PT. AIC uses a manual system in engine maintenance management. This makes it difficult to access in measuring the rate of damage, for acceleration information in maintenance management. This problem requires an identification to provide an effective machine maintenance management information system. The MTBF value will be able to detect machine damage, especially the piccanol gamma loom machine. The MTBF value can see the damage to the machine by looking at the condition of the machine, the data history of machine damage, the number of machine failures that occurred in a certain period. The MTBF value of the machine can control the reliability and know the life of the machine. Action maintenance can be done before the machine is damaged. After calculating the MTBF value of the piccanol gamma loom machine, it is still relatively small so the machine is still often damaged.

A Maintenance Maturity Model for Assessing Information Management Practices for Small and Medium Enterprises (M3AIN4SME)

Maintenance management is assuming an increasingly important role and garnering increased attention in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, the difficulty of collecting data and processing information is evident in such contexts. In the current literature, few maintenance maturity models focus on the maintenance information management practices field. Moreover, though the existing models allow for assessing the maturity level, they do not indicate or assist in identifying and defining actions to reach the highest level. Furthermore, these models are not suitable for any type of organisation, as the assessment areas defined are quite generic (high level). For this reason, this paper proposes an innovative model for assessing the maturity level of maintenance management information practices in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The model provides the organisation with the strengths and weaknesses of their maintenance information management practices. The proposed model allows a clear measure of the maturity of the maintenance information management practices in smaller industrial contexts and provides a customised improvement programme. The model proposed supports small and medium companies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their maintenance management information infrastructure. The maturity model developed, in addition to being an assessment tool, provides and supports knowledge on the behaviours and practices for achieving world-class results.

BIM-Based Maintenance Data Processing Mechanism through COBie Standard Development for Port Facility

In the AECO field, there have been many efforts to transform the design, construction, and maintenance methods that have been carried out in the traditional way based on document-based data into digital ones. BIM makes it possible for the information necessary for the entire construction process to be transformed into a language that computers can understand. In the field of architecture, BIM has been actively used throughout the entire construction life cycle through steady research since the 2000s, while COBie was developed in order to deliver information generated in the design and construction phase to the maintenance phase based on the BIM environment. In the field of infrastructure, however, digital data-based maintenance information management has not been actively studied. In particular, in the case of a port, once a facility is built, it has to be maintained for a longer period than other facilities, so facility maintenance is of utmost importance. Therefore, this study applied COBie, which is being used in the architecture field (building), to the port field. To this end, the COBie standard format in the port field was developed based on the port facility object breakdown structure and property breakdown structure. The port COBie developed through this study is included when the BIM model is converted to the IFC model so that facility management can be performed through the IFC-based viewer in the future. The port COBie schema developed in this study can be expanded to other fields such as roads and bridges in the future.

Application of Expressway Electromechanical Equipment Operation and Maintenance Information Management

Application of Expressway Electromechanical Equipment Operation and Maintenance Information Management

Towards a BIM-based approach for improving maintenance performance in IBS building projects

PurposeThe contemporary practice of conventional maintenance for industrialised building system (IBS) constructions suffers from poor service delivery and defect repetition. A key problem impeding the widespread adoption of emerging technologies is the lack of competent contractors to support the effectiveness of the technology implemented in conventional methods and to ensure returns on investment. The shortcomings of conventional methods are assessed from the perspective of IBS buildings. This paper aims to identify the different system approach using Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology that is equipped with decision making processes.Design/methodology/approachThis paper describes the establishment of key problem areas, the elements involved in implementing good practice and the requirements for integrating maintenance management processes and information databases in the maintenance management system.FindingsConventional methods have little emphasis on defect diagnosis tools. They also enhance inadequate strategic decision-making in the analysis of information when attempting to improve the maintenance project outcomes for IBS construction. The characteristics identified in a case study of IBS buildings are presented and analysed.Originality/valueThe conclusions and recommendations drawn from the analysis of the IBS case study are discussed, synthesised and deliberated upon. The approach presented in this paper integrates various aspects of building information modelling technology to facilitate improved execution of IBS maintenance activities.

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COMPUTERISED SOFTWARE SYSTEMS IN REPLACEMENT MAINTENANCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT: A SOUTH AFRICAN CASE STUDY

Computerised software systems have undeniably continued to gain recognition in the implementation of reliable maintenance policies in today’s Industries. While significant investigations corroborating the importance of management technology in developed economies abound, this study examines the level of the technology’s success in a typical manufacturing firm in South Africa. Using an analytical research approach, useful maintenance indices were established from the dataset stored in the maintenance information management system of a case example manufacturing firm, designated ‘X-Company’ in this research for the sake of confidentiality. The result shows that, as applied currently to the replacement maintenance of the case example system, the technology requires optimisation. Maintenance policies that can improve the poor correlation between the current status on the one hand, and the established trends in the maintenance engineering literature and practice on the other, are recommended.

Effect of Using Building Maintenance Information Management System in Maintenance Process in Ministry of Education

Educational buildings and Schools are one of the important facilities in community directly related to all families and any problems in the buildings affect the learning process, in Kurdistan according to the latest status about 60% of schools need maintenance and renovations and these data’s needs to manage properly. Information management involves the design of a system in which data is collected and processed into management information, Missing building information or outdated lead to ineffective project management. In this research a web-based model namely BMIMS (Building Maintenance Information Management System) is developed to record, kept, manage and share all information between technical staff in directories. The Model presented to the technical staffs in MOE (Ministry of Education), perform a survey using the special questionaries’ form. The results show that the system has an impact on maintenance process and information management in MOE, the system outcome effect on three themes which are information, communication and cost. The model lead to increase collaboration, communication and productivity, and reducing request for information, losing data, time, rework and administration cost. BMIMS also improves data gathering, information management, better design and construction decisions, knowledge transfer, and staffs technical skills. The research indicates the factors which lead to implement in MOE, training staff is the first one after that the hardware and IT issue after that adoption by top managers. This model is most suitable for other ministries carrying out maintenance.

An Open Source Framework Approach to Support Condition Monitoring and Maintenance

This paper discusses the integration of emergent ICTs, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), the Arrowhead Framework, and the best practices from the area of condition monitoring and maintenance. These technologies are applied, for instance, for roller element bearing fault diagnostics and analysis by simulating faults. The authors first undertook the leading industry standards for condition-based maintenance (CBM), i.e., open system architecture–condition-based maintenance (OSA–CBM) and Machinery Information Management Open System Alliance (MIMOSA), which has been working towards standardizing the integration and interchangeability between systems. In addition, this paper highlights the predictive health monitoring methods that are needed for an effective CBM approach. The monitoring of industrial machines is discussed as well as the necessary details are provided regarding a demonstrator built on a metal sheet bending machine of the Greenbender family. Lastly, the authors discuss the benefits of the integration of the developed prototypes into a service-oriented platform, namely the Arrowhead Framework, which can be instrumental for the remotization of maintenance activities, such as the analysis of various equipment that are geographically distributed, to push forward the grand vision of the servitization of predictive health monitoring methods for large-scale interoperability.

Research on BOM multi-view mapping method orient to aircraft in-service data management

In order to establish the framework for aircraft life-cycle data management and ensure the efficient implementation of maintenance information management of in-service aircraft, the characteristics of maintenance information management of civil aircraft in service were analyzed. BOM views were classified, and a BOM multi-view model was constructed. By analyzing the main mapping forms of BOM multi-views, the node types of BOM multi-view were defined, the mapping rules of BOM multi-view model were proposed, and the mapping algorithm of BOM multi-view model was designed and implemented. Finally, method validation was performed by the BOM mapping of 48-section torsion box of a certain aircraft. The results show that, the mapping of EBOM to M-BOM is realized effectively, ensuring the full integration of the information management structure in the in-service maintenance phase and the development phase, and ensuring the consistency of the aircraft life-cycle data management framework.

Assessing the information waste in maintenance management processes

Purpose Due to recent technological developments, many maintenance managers become overwhelmed by the vast amount of data available to support their decision making. The purpose of this paper is to discuss identifying and eliminating waste in information management processes through a value stream mapping (VSM)-based method. Design/methodology/approach A theoretical framework is constructed based upon a review of the previous academic literature. The application of the framework is demonstrated with an empirical case example of a maintenance information management process within a food manufacturing company. Findings The paper highlights existing examples of applying VSM in information management; however, the knowledge is fragmented and has not been extensively applied in a maintenance context. The case example shows that the suggested process offers a feasible method of mapping and evaluating the inherent waste in information management processes. Originality/value The paper summarizes the existing body of knowledge on lean information management in maintenance, and presents a theoretical framework on how VSM can be applied in the context. An empirical example is provided to show the method applied to a real industry case. The results will illustrate how the framework can support companies in identifying the waste and development potential in their maintenance information management.

Usage of Simulating in Improving the Management of Maintenance and Repair at the Transportation Company

Vehicle maintenance plays an important role in the activities of the transportation company. It is an integral part of company operation. The timeliness of the vehicle maintenance of largely depends on the adopted management system of their application for service. The article is devoted to the issues of ensuring the rational functioning of a transportation companion the basis of the development and implementation of an information system for managing the vehicle maintenance and repair. In developing the maintenance management information system, we proceeded from the possibility of qualitatively and effectively implementing the general goal of the technical operation subsystem. It consists in maintaining fleet performance and the need for developing recommendations on the implementation of measures aimed at ensuring quality and timely maintenance. A simulation model of the transportation company has been built. A plan-factor computer experiment was carried out, which allowed finding such parameter values (the number of repair workers, the age structure of the fleet, the permissible variation of the established maintenance frequency) that ensure a minimum of the goal function—the cost of the fleet operating. On the basis of the data obtained as a result of the simulating, it is possible to make recommendations on the rational management of the fleet maintenance system.

An application framework for development of a maintenance management system based on building information modeling and radio-frequency identification: case study of a stadium building

Identifying, tracking, controlling, and managing facilities and the associated problems are critical tasks in facility management. In addition, the facility maintenance information needs to be constantly updated, which leads to an extra workload for staff using paper and two-dimensional drawings. To overcome these challenges, a system based on building information modeling (BIM) and radio-frequency identification (RFID) is developed for managing and maintaining facilities. The proposed system simultaneously connects the BIM model using industry foundation class (IFC) data structures, the facility maintenance database, and the RFID reader and shows the accessible data through the internet on a handheld screen. This approach provides a general framework for maintenance information management of building facilities. The framework invokes the proposed system to be for preventive maintenance and the reports based on it. The system is implemented in the case study of the building maintenance of a soccer stadium to validate the proposed system and demonstrate the system’s effectiveness for maintenance management.

Sustainable maintainability management practices for offshore assets: A data-driven decision strategy

Efficient and reliable maintainability management is a basic element behind ensuring sustainable practices for offshore assets. A method for easily implementing offshore asset maintainability management is proposed and described in terms of the maintainability decision-making process based on data-mining technology. A dataset of historical logs from operational systems drawn from offshore oil and gas service firms that have adopted sustainable maintenance management information system practices, including 12 main systems and 91 auxiliary systems, is used to inform a case study describing maintainability management and the decision-making process. The method uses the optimal values from a multicore classification model that adopts a goal-oriented data mining decision-making approach. Based on maintenance feature attributes, fault duration, fault loss, and frequency of occurrence in maintenance management are the three most important predictors of decision objectives. The decision tree classification results also indicate that the total average maintainability of assets in the key assets component is 53.4%, and the total average maintainability of noncritical assets is 37.9%. The five most important characteristic events found during maintenance and configuration processes were flaws in the tubing for A-annulus communication, leakage in the closed position, external leakage, failure to close on demand, and hydraulic failures that cause safety loss. The results provide unique insights into how offshore enterprise operators can improve maintainability management and decision-making performance using a data-driven decision strategy perspective. Furthermore, it provides a solution for visual proactive maintenance management and decision making under a data-driven framework, making it easier to implement maintenance management and decision-making tasks.

Development of a bridge maintenance system for prestressed concrete bridges using 3D digital twin model

Preventive maintenance is increasingly becoming an essential strategy in the bridge industry owing to its proactive advantage of maintaining the structural sustainability during its entire service life. Several in-use bridges lack an appropriate regular maintenance solution, leading to extra cost during the operation stage. This paper proposes a new generation of the bridge maintenance system by using a digital twin model concept for more reliable decision-making. A detailed solution is proposed in this work to enhance the bridge maintenance process using a parallel solution: a maintenance information management system based on a 3D information model in conjunction with a digital inspection system using image processing. Three-dimensional digital models are required to utilise information from the entire lifecycle of a project, including design and construction, operation, and maintenance, by continuously exchanging and updating data from each stakeholder. For the maintenance of prestressed concrete bridges, the twin models are defined and their uses are presented.

Research on Construction Method of In-service Aircraft Configuration Data Model

In order to establish the basic data architecture for aircraft in-service configuration management, ensuring efficient implementation of it, the characteristics of configuration change caused by various maintenance and support operation during the service phase of large civil aircraft were analyzed. On this basis, formal classification of in-service aircraft configuration data was carried out. Based on the product structure tree, the architecture of the aircraft configuration data was constructed. The in-service aircraft configuration data schema was defined. By introducing the idea of Skyline query, the configuration change information filtering method was designed and implemented. Finally, method validation was performed by the maintenance and support data of an airline company. The results show that, the automatic extraction of configuration change information is realized effectively, ensuring the full integration of the in-service aircraft configuration data schema and production and maintenance information management, and ensuring the real-time and consistency of in-service aircraft configuration data management.

Improvement indicators for Total Productive Maintenance policy

Many papers have been written on financial indicators to assess the use of a maintenance policy based on Total Productive Maintenance, while others have compared results showing the impact of criteria such as the Mean Time Between Failures. This paper provides the maintenance managers indicators which can assess the relevance of the actions carried out as well as readjustment of the planned maintenance program. In long term, this indicators knowledge may lead them to review their maintenance policy. To reach this aim, we propose several indicators for reliability, diagnosis and prognosis to assess and improve the maintenance policy based on Total Productive Maintenance. Methods used to obtain these indicators are only based on operating maintenance activities. These latter were extracted from a database produced by a Computerized Maintenance Management Information System. This work focuses on a maintained process based on total productive maintenance in which available sensor data are not indicative of degradation level achieved by the system. Indicators presented were obtained using Survival Laws, Hidden Markov Model and Support Vector Machine. As a concrete case study, an alloy foundry process is used.

Rekayasa Sistem Informasi Manajemen Perawatan Mesin Perkakas di Laboratorium Proses Manufaktur Jurusan Teknik Mesin Universitas Brawijaya

Manufacturing Process Laboratory of Mechanical Engineering of University Brawijaya still applies the manual system in carrying out preventive maintenance. This has caused delays of action for machine maintenance and difficulties encountered by the manager or head of the laboratory with accessing to data on preventive maintenance matters to obtain the required information. Besides, there has been no encoding on the machines, components, and spare parts so that the search for information on the machines and spare parts took a long time. Therefore, a Maintenance Management Information System, which integrates Database science, Preventive maintenance, and machine tools, was created where the steps included developing the prototype. The instrument used in creating the information system was Microsoft Access 2016. Based on the testing results, the Maintenance Management Information System could generate report recaps, daily reports, warnings of available spare parts stocks, and tools and search menu. Accordingly, the information system could meaningfully assist the head of the laboratory in managing the maintenance of machines.

Spatial Sampling with Fisher Information for Optimal Maintenance Management and Quality Assurance

AbstractMaintenance management has been relying heavily on collecting asset condition information to plan for maintenance activities and budget allocation. Data collection is often conducted on a s...