Analysis of Equipment Maintenance Operation and Repair in a Construction Industry

Machinery and equipment which have become an integral part of any construction activity and plants and machinery now constitute a substantial portion of the construction cost in a project(in tune of 10 to 30 percentage of total project cost depending up on the extent of mechanization), has to be maintained to turn the project in to a profit making centre for any organization And also because the cost of maintenance of any equipment is in tune of 200 to 250 percentage of cost of equipment it has become imperative for going in for maintaining the equipment during its expected life cycle. Equipment maintenance is a science because it involves scientific and technical know how of different machineries involved, and it is an art because for identical problem it may require different treatment or action or process. We need equipment for technical and speedy construction and at the same time for economical and timely completion of project. The objective of this thesis is to study the various maintenance management practices that are currently being employed by large construction sector and to identify the best practices for effective maintenance management. This study will help to understand the maintenance phenomenon and factors responsible for better efficiency and less operating cost of owning and operating by reducing the down time of equipment.