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Statistical‐based or condition‐based preventive maintenance?

Lawrence Mann (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
Anuj Saxena (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
Gerald M. Knapp (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)

Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering

ISSN: 1355-2511

Article publication date: 1 March 1995

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Abstract

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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Mann, L., Saxena, A. and Knapp, G.M. (1995), "Statistical‐based or condition‐based preventive maintenance?", Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol. 1 No. 1, pp. 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552519510083156

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MCB UP Ltd

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