Exam L4M7 Topic 7 Question 98 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIPS's L4M7 exam
Question #: 98
Topic #: 7
Sidel Corp is a major food processor. It invested heavily on manufacturing facilities and processing machineries. Sidel's expenses on maintenance are exceptionally high. To minimise the total cost of maintenance, what should Sidel Corp do?

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Maintenance can represent a significant portion of the cost in asset intensive organisations (such as Sidel - a food processor), as breakdowns have an impact on the capacity, quality and cost of operation. However, the formulation of a maintenance strategy depends on a number of factors, including the cost of down time, reliability characteristics and redundancy of assets. Consequently, the balance between preventive maintenance (PM) and corrective maintenance (CM) for minimising costs varies between organisations and assets. Nevertheless, there are some rules of thumb on the balance between PM and CM, such as the 80/20 rule.
Preventive maintenance is a type of proactive maintenance, while corrective maintenance is an example of reactive maintenance. Therefore, the answer should be "Balance between proactive maintenance and reactive maintenance".

by Susie at May 15, 2025, 02:20 AM

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