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THE OPPORTUNITY
THE IMPORTANCE
28.3% in maintenance
productivity
20.1% in equipment
downtime
20.1% savings in
material cost
Stage 1
• Proper Documentation
System
Stage 2
• Introduction and
integration of CMMS
Stage 3
• Using CMMS to its full
capability
Stage 4
• Continuous improvement
and staying proactive
Stage 5
• Sustainability in all
departments
SOURCE: FOCUS MANAGEMENT EXPERTS INC.
BACKGROUND TO STUDY
THE RESEARCH QUESTION
1. What are the requirements for
successfully integrating a
sustainable CMMS into a reactive
based maintenance strategy?
Has a well-developed
reactive maintenance system
Well documented history of
breakdowns and repairs
Organisation is ready in
terms of tools and its
processes
Using CMMS as a tool rather
than using it as the strategy
Identification of change
management activities during
transition process
SOURCE: WWW. SCIENCE DIRECT.COM
PROJECT DESIGN
Data collection Method Exploratory Research using the Data from monthly reports
following for data collection: and maintenance records
1. Secondary data Survey forms to determine the
2. Survey attitudes, behavior and
( Self-administered ongoing practices of
questionnaire maintenance department in
surveys) the organisation.
2. Survey forms and consent forms will be saved in a password protected external drive kept in
a secure filing cabinet for a minimum of 5 years.
Non-maleficence?
1. Review survey questions for any topic that probes further into person’s emotional well being.
TIMELINE
Task Start date End Date Duration (in days) % Complete Activities
Research on topic 02/18/2019 03/01/2019 10 100 Research on Topic and identify the gaps in research
Conduct continuous and thorough literature review and identify
Literature Review & project objective and research questions. Create ethics approval
Ethics Approval 03/04/2019 04/12/2019 30 100 and submit to Toi-ohomai
Target organisation and send information sheet and get signed
Collect Data and consent forms. Conduct survey and historical data interpretations
Anlysis 04/15/2019 05/10/2019 20 50 and analysis.
Final Paper 05/13/2019 06/10/2019 21 50 Write and re-write final paper
MY OWN LEARNING
What aspects of applied business research have you found interesting
and enjoyed learning about?
Incorporating ethical considerations in research design.
What have you struggled with? What aspects did you find difficult
with this paper?
Selection of the best suited research design method, data collection
and data analysis
Why do you think students may find research difficult or
overwhelming?
1. The problem of not having a problem
2. Difficulty of Narrowing the problem to a more specific problem
3. Problem on how to go about the research methodology