MS – 57 Maintenance Management July – Dec 2012

1. Elaborate the concept of Life Cycle Cost of any plant and equipment. How maintenance function can affect the Life Cycle Cost and profit?
2. Discuss the various issues related to maintenance control.
3. What are the various classifications of maintenance costs? Explain the process of collecting this cost with the help of an example from thermal power plant.
4. What do you understand by the term ‘Total Safety Management’? How can a maintenance function help in Risk Management?

5. Define Reliability, Availability and Maintainability. Also explain the importance of ‘BATH-TUB’ curve in maintenance of equipment.
6. Explain the process of Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) and it benefits.