A classification of maintenance literature and mapping of key maintenance concepts

Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this work thesis is to review the literature on maintenance management and suggest possible gaps from the point of view of researchers and practitioners and present a data model of relationships between key maintenance concepts and maintenance areas. Design/methodology/approach – The paper systematically categorizes the published literature and then analyzes and reviews it methodically. Are defined the most important concepts and are analyzed these concepts to find a relationship between them. Findings – finds that important issues in maintenance management range from various optimization models, maintenance techniques, scheduling, and information systems etc. Within each category, gaps have been identified. A conceptual diagram foe maintenance concepts almost is faund. Practical implications – Literature on classification of maintenance management has so far been very limited. This work thesis reviews a large number of papers in this field and suggests a classification in to various areas and sub areas. Subsequently, various maintenance indicators in the field of maintenance management are identified to help researchers specifying gaps in the literature and direct research efforts suitably. Keywords Maintenance: maintenance ontology, maintenance management, maintenance concepts, reliability, availability, MTTR, MTBF, maintenance cost, UML diagram

Scopo - Lo scopo di questo lavoro di tesi è quello di rivedere la letteratura sulla gestione della manutenzione e suggerire eventuali lacune dal punto di vista dei ricercatori e professionisti e presentare un modello di dati di relazioni tra i concetti chiavi e aree di manutenzione.