The need for a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in condition-based maintenance technology management

摘要

Businesses need manufacturing capacity, technical expertise and operational skills to manage their assets efficiently, if they are to survive in today's global environment. The whole future of a business enterprise can be thrown into jeopardy at anytime by unforeseen turn of events. Very few managers, engineers/technologists, who are the decision-makers, are sufficiently trained in coping with the fast technological and managerial changes that are taking place. Maintenance of our manufacturing assets can no longer be ignored or treated as a necessary evil. It is an essential manufacturing management frontier that warrants serious attention if the companies are to achieve and sustain true worldwide competitive advantage. Now is the time for implementing the profitable condition-based maintenance technology management principles and practices. Within the last few years there has been a worldwide growth in companies' investment in condition-based maintenance equipment and its application. It is also widely reported that lack of proper training backed up with sound knowledge is costing the industry a fortune. The key to success to any business must be to add 'values' to its goods, services and people in the minds of its customers. Companies that cannot create any added values to its assets will not long remain in business. Business success relies on the ability to realise that 1 + 1=3 (at least!). No doubt, that a soundly-based COMADEM strategy would create the much needed added value to the business output in a very significant way.