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MS 57 (January 2025 - July 2025) - ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT

Course Code:MS-57

Course Title:Maintenance Management

Assignment Code:MS-57/TMA/JULY/2024

Coverage:All Blocks

Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment to the Coordinator of your study centre. Last date of submission for July 2024 session is 31 October, 2024 and for January 2025 session is 30th April 2025.

1. What are the major considerations taken while 'planning for maintenance for a manufacturing unit/machine/equipment? Prepare a maintenance schedule for a plant.

2. Many organizations have standing conflicts among maintenance and production/operations employees. Describe the nature of these conflicts. What are the main causes?

3. Write a short note on the following:

a. MTBF

b. MTR

c. MTWS

d. TPM

"In TQM organizations, the traditional approach of post-production detection of defects is discouraged, and prevention philosophy is adopted to bring down the non conformance characteristics". Relate this approach to modern maintenance management systems.

5. Discuss the preventive maintenance. In what ways is preventive maintenance necessary in JIT/Kanban/pull manufacturing as opposed to push manufacturing?

MS 57 (July 2025 - January 2026) - ENGLISH

ASSIGNMENT

Course Code

,

MS-57

Course Title

,

Maintenance Management

Assignment Code :

MS-57/TMA/JULY/2025

Coverage :

All Blocks

Note: Attempt all the questions and submit this assignment to the Coordinator of your study centre. Last date of submission for July 2025 Semester is 31 October 2025and for January 2026 Semester is 30th April, 2026.

1. Discuss the objectives and functions of a maintenance system. Explain how the total maintenance cost is affected by the level of preventive maintenance.

2. What do you mean by continuous improvement? Explain the similarities and dissimilarities between Deming's PDCA Cycle and CAPD Cycle.

3. Write a short note on the following:

a) Reliability centred Maintenance (RCM)

b) Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)

c) Predictive Maintenance

d) Maintenance Audit

4. What is a 'bath-tub' curve? Briefly describe the three regions into which life cycle of a unit or device can be subdivided.

5. What parameters are used for machine vibration monitoring? Mention the conditions under which they are used for machine condition monitoring.

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