The applicability of the Centeno, Chaudhary and Lopez repair time standard methodology in a rail maintenance environment

The establishment of labour standards within a production environment has become common practice, and is receiving growing recognition in the maintenance environment. However, the application of labour standards in a transit maintenance organisation has received limited attention. Centeno, Chaudhary...

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Main Authors: Rommelspacher, Karl Otto, Fourie, Neels, Mutibura, Abel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stellenbosch University 2015-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
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Online Access:http://sajie.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1225
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Summary:The establishment of labour standards within a production environment has become common practice, and is receiving growing recognition in the maintenance environment. However, the application of labour standards in a transit maintenance organisation has received limited attention. Centeno, Chaudhary and Lopez have developed a repair time standard methodology that has been applied in the transit bus maintenance facilities of three agencies in central Florida in the USA. An investigation into the applicability of this methodology in a rail maintenance environment in South Africa forms the basis for this study.
ISSN:1012-277X
2224-7890