A maintenance planning approach in which maintenance requirements are determined from current asset condition, risk and operational requirements rather than historical practices.
Zero-Based Maintenance is a structured maintenance planning methodology that evaluates maintenance requirements from first principles by considering current asset condition, operational requirements, criticality, risk and reliability rather than relying solely on historical maintenance programs. The objective is to optimize maintenance activities while improving asset performance and reducing unnecessary work.
Zero-Based Maintenance develops maintenance programs based on current asset needs rather than historical maintenance practices.
Zero-Based Maintenance commonly incorporates reliability engineering, condition monitoring, risk assessment and asset criticality analyses to develop optimized maintenance strategies aligned with current operating requirements.
Zero-Based Maintenance develops maintenance requirements from current engineering analysis, whereas traditional maintenance programs often evolve from historical maintenance practices.
Maintenance Management; Reliability Engineering; Asset Management.
Manufacturing.; Oil and gas.; Petrochemical.; Power generation.; Infrastructure.
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