Department of Mechanical Engineering, EE/MM391 Course Project, 2015

MAINTENANCE & RELIABILITY ENGINEERING

Project Title: A case study on maintenance program in the
manufacturing/service industry

Introduction
Maintenance is an important system in operation. In an era where industries are
focusing on 24 hours operation to maximize production, machines are pushed to
its absolute limits to cope with this demand. As utilization increases, the rate at
which the machine parts get worn out increases thus the frequency of failure
increases rapidly. To combat this problem and ensure that machines continue to
operate at its optimum, maintenance work is carried out.

Project Brief/Objectives
The project objective is to identify existing maintenance program within the
manufacturing/service industry in Fiji. During this case study students group will
identify the current status of the organisation; with respect to the project content
(i.e. Modern approach of Maintenance engineering and application). Well it is not
about resolving entire issues of the organisation; however in the context of the
project you will first study the particular processes in the industry and identify
the existing maintenance procedure. In case the absence of any modern
approach of maintenance program; propose and design a suitable approach.
Once it is identified using the engineering tools of particular field the analysis
needs to be done. Finally, a formal report should be presented.

Deliverables and scope

1. Identify and communicate with a suitable organisation where a case study
can be conduct
2. Study various types of maintenance program
3. Data collection related to the project objective
4. Apply the respective tools to analyse the problem
5. Using the quality control and mathematical tools identify the core causes if
there is any gap identified during the study
6. Finding an appropriate/ suitable maintenance program that can address
the identified workplace problem
7. Report formulation. The report should contain zero% plagiarism.
A sample report may available through the following links:
http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1405007.pdf
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/13552511311315922
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212017313001904
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/257118148_Hotel_engineering_facilities
_A_case_study_of_maintenance_performance
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=5871842

Department of Mechanical Engineering, EE/MM391 Course Project, 2015

Important dates:
Brief report: Should include the details of communication with a suitable
organisation where the case study will be conducted and Literature review.
Due by: Week 9 (during the respective lab session)
Draft report submission: Week 12 (discussion will be held during the
respective lab session)
Project presentation and report submission: Week 13 (during the
respective lab session)
Sponsor/Client
Industry will be identified by
the students group
Email:
Tel:

Academic
Supervisor
Dr. Kabir Mamun
e-mail:
mamun_k@usp.ac
.fj

Technician

Students per
group

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