Maintenance management performance – An overview towards evaluating Malaysian palm oil mill

Deficient maintenance management can severely affect competitiveness of an organization by reducing throughput, increasing inventory, and leading to poor performance.Performance cannot be managed without measurement: it provides the required information to the management for effective decision makin...

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Main Authors: Baluch, Nazim Hussain, Abdullah, Che Sobry, Mohtar, Shahimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut Teknologi Bandung 2010
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/16091/1/4.pdf
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Summary:Deficient maintenance management can severely affect competitiveness of an organization by reducing throughput, increasing inventory, and leading to poor performance.Performance cannot be managed without measurement: it provides the required information to the management for effective decision making; and is used by industries to assess progress against set goals and objectives in a quantifiable way for effectiveness and efficiency.For the palm oil mills to stay competitive, it is imperative that they elevate the maintenance management role; from a cost center to the strategic partner in business.This paper highlights how measuring maintenance performance helps us identify the factors causing poor performance, and provides an opportunity to improve company’s profits.