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Statistical‐based or condition‐based preventive maintenance?

Lawrence Mann, Anuj Saxena, Gerald M. Knapp

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The focus of preventive maintenance (PM) programmes in industry is shifting from a pure statistical basis to online condition monitoring. Examines the shortcomings of statistical‐based PM which are contributing to this shift, and the potential benefits of and current research issues within condition‐based PM. Notes that statistics and quality control techniques will continue to play a critical role in this evolution.

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Key concepts: Preventive maintenance, Condition-based maintenance, Statistical process control, Reliability engineering, Quality (philosophy), Risk analysis (engineering), Focus (optics), Control (management)