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Maintenance Training

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Planning and Control of Maintenance Systems

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This chapter introduces skill and skill levels, type of training, a framework for indicating an appropriate training program and means of evaluating the effectiveness of such training programs in the context of maintenance. Skill levels and maintenance training activities are discussed in detail.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Systems Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Salih O. Duffuaa

  2. University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

    A. Raouf

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  1. Salih O. Duffuaa
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Correspondence to Salih O. Duffuaa .

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Exercises

  1. 1.

    Define the term skill. What are the possible skill levels in a typical maintenance department?

  2. 2.

    Flowchart the cycle of the maintenance training activities.

  3. 3.

    How would you carry out a need analysis to identify maintenance training needs?

  4. 4.

    What are the key factors that influence worker’s job performance?

  5. 5.

    Explain how would go about designing a training program for maintenance.

  6. 6.

    How would you evaluate the effectiveness of maintenance training program?

  7. 7.

    Locate an organization in your area and evaluate their existing maintenance training program, and suggest improvements to it.

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Duffuaa, S.O., Raouf, A. (2015). Maintenance Training. In: Planning and Control of Maintenance Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19803-3_9

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19803-3_9

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