Framework for designing effective condition monitoring and maintenance systems

摘要

A framework has been developed that extends current information system design methods for effective design and evaluation of machine condition monitoring and maintenance management systems, as a method for more concretely demonstrating the value of system features prior to system design, and for assessing system performance after implementation for continuous system improvement. An effective system from the framework's perspective is first, performance-based, i.e. benefits due to the system are balanced with associated costs. Second, it is fit for the system owner's purpose, i.e. it has been designed with respect to organizational business strategy, objectives, and constraints. And third, it is holistic, i.e. it addresses various performance criteria that are important to the system stakeholders, e.g. operational excellence, financial, safety and environmental. This paper describes the framework and its high-level application using an example case related to the maintenance management of mobile machines in oilsands mining operations.