Why Maintenance Departments Regress?

The maintenance department is responsible for keeping plants operating efficiently and economically. This gives the business a competitive advantage in terms of reliability and costs.

Over time, some companies begin to lose this role. There are only fragments of good practices left, with the maintenance area's current results being unsatisfactory.

In this article, William Jacobyansky shares his experience, discussing situations that cause maintenance departments to go back to using antiquated methods and strategies. These situations also serve as a warning, since they keep the maintenance area from acting in a purely reactive manner, which prevents it from being strategic.