... workload due to changes in both the maintenance program and the flight schedule. During the summer of 1997, a study of aircraft maintenance worker schedules was conducted at the aviation department of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (Alfares, 1997). The objective was to evaluate the current...

... number of pavement sections for maintenance and repair. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Analytical hierarchy process Priority rules Saudi Arabia Keywords Analytical hierarchy process, Priority rules, Saudi Arabia PI = Priority index for any section (out of 100); W_j...

...Abdulmohsen Al‐Hammad; Sadi Assaf; Mansoor Al‐Shihah Outlines the defects and faults during the design stage that affect building maintenance in Saudi Arabia and their relative degree of importance. Performed a survey of a randomly selected sample of 90 contractors, 30 architectural/engineering...

... objectives: © MCB UP Limited 1997 Electricity industry Saudi Arabia TQM Utilities The electric utility industry is going through some significant changes in environment. Historically, utilities enjoyed monopoly status. They had no competition and with rates decreasing due...

...Ahmed Z. Al‐Garni States that aircraft tyres are critical for safety and they must have high reliability. Compares two policies for tyre replacement and their reliability and cost which are for Saudi aviation and the international standards. Aircraft industry Safety Saudi Arabia...

...William V. Harper The Ministry of Communications (MOC) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken an aggressive approach to optimize the condition of its highway infrastructure. This includes pavement, bridges, culverts, tunnels, rest areas, and the multitude of related highway elements that comprise...

... factor (a number between 0 per cent and 100 per cent); PS = price score; P_l = lowest trender price; P_x = price of tender under evaluation. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Evaluation Maintenance Saudi Arabia Tendering ”Evaluation”, as defined...

...Khaled S. Al‐Sultan The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has undergone tremendous development over the past 20 years. This development has been so comprehensive as to include almost every sector of the economy. The next stage is to continue to expand as much as financial resources permit but, more...