Maintenance management in hospital equipment: a case study
Maintenance management in companies, whatever their branch of activity, has been a key factor in achieving the quality and reliability of the processes, this has made it invest more and more in tools that help in the continuous improvement of maintenance indicators. Therefore, the objective of this...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2017 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte (UNIBH) |
| Repository: | Revista e-xacta |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/7144 |
| Online Access: | https://periodicos.uninove.br/exacta/article/view/7144 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Maintenance Management. Improvement. Analysis. Gerenciamento da Manutenção. Melhoria. Análise. |
| Summary: | Maintenance management in companies, whatever their branch of activity, has been a key factor in achieving the quality and reliability of the processes, this has made it invest more and more in tools that help in the continuous improvement of maintenance indicators. Therefore, the objective of this article is investigate the main causes of the high frequency of breakdown of hospital equipment and to demonstrate possible ways to treat them. For the analysis and study, quality tools and the observatory method were used in order to quantify the problems encountered with the high frequency of equipment breakdown and the costs generated with the repairs, and to elaborate proposals that could reduce them. With this, it was possible to perceive the points with greater failures and the elaboration of a plan of action with the purpose of to provide a significant improvement in the process of management of the hospital maintenance. |
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