OM 0015 –MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
DRIVE | SPRING2016 |
PROGRAM | MBA |
SEMESTER | IV |
SUBJECT CODE &NAME | OM 0015 –MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT |
BKID | B2008 |
CREDITS &MARKS | 4 CREDITS AND60 MARKS |
Note–Answerallquestions.Kindlynotethatanswersfor 10 marksquestionsshould beapproximatelyof400 words. Eachquestionisfollowed byevaluationscheme.
Q.No | Criteria | Marks | TotalMarks |
1 | Writeshortnotes onthefollowing: | ||
a. ProactiveMaintenance | 2.5 | 10 | |
b. PlannedMaintenanceWorkCycle | 2.5 | ||
c. Maintenanceorganisingschedule | 2.5 | ||
d. AreasofMaintenancePractices | 2.5 | ||
A | a. ProactiveMaintenance
b. PlannedMaintenanceWorkCycle c. maintenanceorganisingschedule d. AreasofMaintenancePractices |
2.5
2.5 2.5 2.5 |
10 |
2 | WhatdoyoumeanbyAssetStrategy?ExplainbrieflyStepsInvolvedinDevelopinganAssetStrategy. | ||
A | AssetStrategy
Stepsof developingan assetstrategy. |
3
7 |
10 |
3 | Assumeyouaretheheadofthemaintenancedepartmentinamanufacturingorganisation.You areassigned aresponsibility of implementinga maintenanceimprovementprogram.Whatcomponentswouldyouincludein themaintenanceimprovementprogram? | ||
A | MaintenanceimprovementprogramComponents | 3
7 |
10 |
4 | Whatdo youmeanby MachineQuality?WhichAspectsareto be ConsideredforMachineQuality? | ||
A | MachineQuality | 4 | 10 |
AspectsTo beconsidered | 6 | ||
5 | Writeshortnotes onthe following- | ||
a. Zero basedbudgeting | 2.5 | 10 | |
b. Remotemaintenanceaudit | 2.5 | ||
c. Codificationofspareparts | 2.5 | ||
d. MaintenanceBenchmarking | 2.5 | ||
A | a. Zero basedbudgeting
b. Remotemaintenanceaudit c. Codification ofspareparts d. MaintenanceBenchmarking |
2.5
2.5 2.5 2.5 |
10 |
6. | CaseStudy:ConditionMonitoringatXYZLtd.
XYZLtd.isoneofthelargesthydro-generatingfacilitiesinIndia.Theorganisationhasbeeninthisbusinessforthelast10years.Itcoversabuildingareaof150000squaremetresandtheplantareaof50000squaremetres.Tomanagesuchlargeplantarea,theorganisationhasrealisedtheneedforhighmachinereliabilityandavailability.Forthis,XYZhasdecidedtoimplementacondition-basedmonitoring(CBM)program.Tomaketheprogramsuccessful,theorganisationformedaCBMteamfortheimplementationoftheprogram.Theteamacquiredknowledgeaboutthecurrentconditionofeachmachineand equipmentintheplantandidentifiedthefollowingloopholesintheexistingmaintenancesystem: v Presentmaintenanceincludedonlycorrectiveandscheduledactivities. v Inspectionswereconductedlessfrequently(onceina year). v Theprocedurefollowedfordeterminingfaultsonlycontainedvisualinspectionandgapmeasurement. v Measures tocontrolcontaminationin oilwerenotpresent. v There was no aggressivecontroloffailure. v Oilanalysiswasrestrictedtoidentifyinghazinesscausedbyhighlevelsofmoisture,oftenpastthedangerpoint,ordarkeningduetoadvancedstatesoflubricantoxidationand breakdown. Moreover,thereweresignificantlyhighmanpowerrequirementsandmaintenancecostsintheorganisation.Therewerefrequentfailuresofhydraulicshuttlevalvesthatmaketheunitinoperational.Torepairandrestorethesevalves,therepaircrewhadtoperformrecceofthesite(an hour eachway),disassemblethevalve,andrepairit. |
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TheCBM team,afteracquiring the knowledge, hasrealised theopportunity to improveoperatingconditionsoftheplantthroughconditionmonitoring.UndertheguidanceoftheCBMteam,thefollowingchangeshavebeenimplementedintheXYZ’splant:
v Full-timefiltrationsystemsincludingstoragetanks,oilpumps,etc.areinstalled. v Finerfiltrationmethodsareimplementedto cleanoilsystemsto tighttolerances. v Conditionmonitoringtechniquesforoilanalysisareimplementedbydefininglubricantconditioncontrol,onsitemonitoringofparticlecounts,viscosity, and moisturescreening. v Vibrationanalysisisalsoadoptedtoensureproperalignmentandbalanceofmachines’ parts and detectabnormalitiesthatmayotherwise go unnoticed. v For electrical system’smaintenance,thermographyisused. |
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Discussionquestions:
1. WhichconditionmonitoringtechniqueshavebeenusedtoimproveplantmaintenanceatXYZ?2. Do youthinkthattheimplementationofconditionmonitoringtechniquesistherightdecisionof XYZ?Justifyyouragreement/disagreement. |
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A | Discussionquestions:
1. Whichconditionmonitoringtechniqueshavebeenusedtoimprove plantmaintenanceatXYZ? 2. DoyouthinkthattheimplementationofconditionmonitoringtechniquesistherightdecisionofXYZ?Justifyyouragreement/disagreement. |
5
5 |
10 |
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