GEG7044

Industrial techniques in maintenance management

Motivation and control of the maintenance workforce; industrial relations in a maintenance environment; problems associated with the production/maintenance interface; leadership styles and managerial assumptions about maintenance tradesmen. Work measurement, method study and activity sampling applied to maintenance activities; time management. Stock control of materials and parts within the maintenance function; design of stores layout; establishing stores coding, inventories, stock levels, re-order levels and purchasing procedures. Planning of shutdowns and major maintenance project activities using Gantt charts and critical path networks.

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