...Farhad Anvari; Rodger Edwards Purpose The main purpose of the research is to develop a comprehensive model for measuring overall equipment effectiveness in the capital‐intensive industry such as steel, oil and chemical companies so as to meet their essential requirements. Design/methodology...

...Kit‐Fai Pun; Kwai‐Sang Chin; Man‐Fai Chow; Henry C.W. Lau This paper reviews the basic concepts of several maintenance approaches and discusses the increasing needs of effectiveness‐centred maintenance (ECM). It discusses the principles and relates them to the measurement of ECM performance...

...John Crocker This paper pays particular attention to three major areas: inspection effectiveness, repair effectiveness and maintenance induced failures. These three areas are frequently ignored not only in the design of the system but later during the operation of that system. It is often assumed...

...Benjamin S. Blanchard Many systems in use today are not performing as intended, nor are they cost effective in terms of their operation and support. Manufacturing systems, in particular, often operate at less than full capacity, productivity is low, and the costs of producing products are high...

...A. Raouf; M. Ben‐Daya Discusses a systematic approach to total maintenance management. Presents a methodology suitable for measuring the current effectiveness of the maintenance system and identifying areas of potential improvement. For situations in which improvement rate becomes insignificant...