Maintenance Management of Multiple Plants

This paper brings insights into practical considerations regarding maintenance. It addresses challenges faced when meeting maintenance, operations, and safety (MOS) requirements at the point of usage - on the factory floor - where the final application holds diverse requirements to be met with diverse and limited resources. The scenario covers an installation with a central administrative office (head office) and multiple outlying plants of varying size, staff, and budgets - each with its own limitations and its own demands. The paper states that the sole purpose of the electrical system is to support operations of the factory; that management is fully committed to proper MOS practices; that management requires a level of consistency between outlying plants; and that a level of “fairness” must be addressed.