Significance of the Predictive Maintenance Strategies for SMEs

Abstract

The predictive maintenance is key to long-term profitability of a company in the manufacturing sector it can have a big impact on the supply, quality and price. The main methods are Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and they must satisfy the requirements of the various small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The paper identifies the barriers to the implementation of TPM within SMEs. Based upon our analysis a methodology for an integrated management system for predictive maintenance or the Advanced Integrated Maintenance Management System (AIMMS) is presented. The results presented in this paper show that AIMMS supports strategic decisions for predictive maintenance and it helps increase the equipment effectiveness by prioritizing the criticality of the equipment focusing on specific resources, increasing profits based on the Return On Investment (ROI). 276Hadjiski M., Doukovska L., Kojnov S., V. Monov V. and G. Nikov V. Significance of the Predictive Maintenance Strategies for SMEs.