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Asset Maintenance Management in Industry

A Comprehensive Guide to Strategies, Practices and Benchmarking

  • Provides deep insights on asset maintenance strategy and practices
  • Includes a practical questionnaire for baseline survey, maintenance flow sheets, and guidelines
  • Bridges skill gaps between academics and industry

Part of the book series: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science (ISOR, volume 310)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Asset Maintenance: A Primary Support Function

    • Rama Srinivasan Velmurugan, Tarun Dhingra
    Pages 1-21
  3. Asset Maintenance in Operations-Intensive Organizations

    • Rama Srinivasan Velmurugan, Tarun Dhingra
    Pages 23-59
  4. Maintenance Strategy, Practices and Spare Parts Management

    • Rama Srinivasan Velmurugan, Tarun Dhingra
    Pages 61-82
  5. Asset Maintenance Framework and Benchmarking

    • Rama Srinivasan Velmurugan, Tarun Dhingra
    Pages 83-112
  6. Intelligent Predictive Maintenance: Industry 4.0

    • Rama Srinivasan Velmurugan, Tarun Dhingra
    Pages 113-135
  7. Asset Maintenance Strategic Plan for Operational Excellence

    • Rama Srinivasan Velmurugan, Tarun Dhingra
    Pages 137-158
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 159-177

About this book

This book introduces readers to essential strategies, practices, and benchmarking for asset maintenance in operations intensive industries. Drawing on a case study from the oil and gas sector, it offers a methodology and practical solutions to help maintenance practitioners select and formulate an asset maintenance strategy, and to establish best maintenance practices at an organizational level using the frameworks developed here. It is intended for industry practitioners, young maintenance professionals, and students of engineering management who aspire to a career in operations intensive industries.

Authors and Affiliations

  • GAIL India Limited, Noida, India

    Rama Srinivasan Velmurugan

  • School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India

    Tarun Dhingra

About the authors

Dr. Rama Srinivasan Velmurugan has more than 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He holds an MBA and a doctorate in Oil and Gas Management from the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India. Dr. Velmurugan has written extensively, and his articles have been featured in publications of prestigious journals and conferences. He is a certified chartered engineer of the Institution of Engineers.

Dr. Tarun Dhingra has more than 20 years of experience in research, teaching, and industry. He is currently a Professor of Strategic Management and Assistant Dean of Research at the School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India. He has published extensively in prestigious journals.





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Softcover Book USD 64.99
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