Industrial techniques in maintenance management
J Ang
6 points * 78 hours * Full-Year subject * Gippsland/Distance
Objectives The student is expected to develop a deeper understanding of industrial techniques in maintenance management. The student is expected to become more proficient in the ability to apply the tasks and techniques involved in industrial relations and project management.
Synopsis 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.
Assessment Examination: 60% * Assignments: 40%
Recommended texts
Relevant Australian Standards
Prescribed texts
Mann L Maintenance management Lexington Books, 1983
Alexander R and Lewer J Understanding Australian industrial relations 3rd edn, HBJ, 1994
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